Taking advantage of the warranty
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Taking advantage of the warranty
I've had my 04 civic for about a year now, and the warranty is about to expire as i have 32000 miles on it. I've started a new job recently that has me driving a lot, and frequently i hear some very worrisome sounds when shifting into 1st and reverse.... what kind of maintance is offered through honda's standard warranty?
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if you wan to really take advantage of your warrenty.. drain all the oil out of the engine and remove tranny fluid then go lay some rubber to the pavement... after about 1 minute your enginetranny will be toast, refill oil and tranny fluid and flat bed the car to honda and bring a lawer and lie your *** off saying the car is a POS and you need a new drivetrain...
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Originally Posted by MajinB
um im pretty sure the warranty does not covery a manual tranny. go to the dealership and tell them of the shifting prob. they should cover it.
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Originally Posted by LowSky
if you wan to really take advantage of your warrenty.. drain all the oil out of the engine and remove tranny fluid then go lay some rubber to the pavement... after about 1 minute your enginetranny will be toast, refill oil and tranny fluid and flat bed the car to honda and bring a lawer and lie your *** off saying the car is a POS and you need a new drivetrain...
haha i'd try that, if i had like 7k or so just layin around, in case they gave me this look...
whats a new engine and trans runnin installed at the dealerships fine labor rates? oh and the great deals on parts you get there too! 
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Originally Posted by MajinB
um im pretty sure the warranty does not covery a manual tranny.
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Originally Posted by MajinB
my bad, i meant clutch burning instances and synchro probs. not sure about synchros but i know clutches aren't
My dad had a clutch covered under warranty. It depends if they think you abused the car or not. If it is simply a fualty part that breaks befoer the 36k 3 year warrenty, they HAVE to fix it for free (accept the battery, brake pads and tires), unless they can prove you abused or neglected (improper maintance) the car. When they take the clutch off they can see if you burned it or it simply fell apart. Synchro generally are covered under warrenty, unless agian they can prove you abused the car, but syncros are far hard to prove that you abused.
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Originally Posted by LowSky
honda will cover syncros as long as they dont find a short throw shifter, bald front tires, and APC stickers....
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Rep Power: 401 grinding gears and skip shifting can put more wear and tear on the synchros.
the 6 speed honda tranny is notorious for synchro/gear failure when people skip shift.
the 6 speed honda tranny is notorious for synchro/gear failure when people skip shift.
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Originally Posted by MajinB
your saying if i burn the clutch out they have to replace it?
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Originally Posted by benya7thmix
i was just kinda curious if you'd do something different or particular if the warranty was running low, seems a waste to pay for a 3 year warranty and not use it....
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Originally Posted by njerry
NOT COVER UNDER WARRENTY, CAUSE IT IS A PART THAT WEARS BY THE DRIVER.
they will warranty the burnt out clutch if they do not feel you've abused it or driven it improperly. i know plenty people who had a clutch burn out early and get it replaced under warranty.
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Originally Posted by benya7thmix
i was just kinda curious if you'd do something different or particular if the warranty was running low, seems a waste to pay for a 3 year warranty and not use it....
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