VTEC01EX

iTrader: (6)

rant mode on...

Unbelievable. I go to unscrew the top of the factory airbox (which I've done several times before, all successfully), and all of a sudden CRACK - and the screw won't unscrew and there's a crack in the plastic. What the frick was Honda thinking when they designed this thing! I could see if I was overtightening it, but I was unscrewing it! Now I'm stuck with a dilemma... I hate aftermarket intakes, but I definitely dont have much confidence in this design now. Blah.

rant mode off.

FALKEN

iTrader: (55)

are you within warranty??

which part broke?? (top-half or bottom-half)

VTEC01EX

iTrader: (6)

I am within warranty - 3K miles left, and about a month left. It looks like the top part broke... actually, hell, I'll go snap a pic.

FALKEN

iTrader: (55)

if your in warranty...they will replace it (tell them to check their bulletins for the repair memo)





i had to do this and mine was at 35,893mi

VTEC01EX

iTrader: (6)

Here's a pic...

http://www.ramarch.com/greg/airbox%20002.jpg

So they're not going to feed me a bunch of BS about how I clearly broke it due to negligence? Is there a TSB or some sort of documentation on the part being faulty?

FALKEN

iTrader: (55)

that looks like the top part that is cracked...

when i found that mine was cracked, i went in for an oil change (LOF)...when they tried to check the air filter, they saw that it was all busted...they called the Service Advisor and asked him to send it through as a warranty claim since there is a bulletin to swap-out the air-box due to a manufacturing defect

VTEC01EX

iTrader: (6)

Cool... I'll have to give that a try. Thanks for the heads up.

So now I'm at 1) airbox replacement, 2) new seat rails due to rocking, 3) steering wheel clicking sound, 4) clutch squeak, 5)... give it time, i'm sure there will be a 5.

izmaxx

iTrader: (1)

If the warranty stuff doesnt work out you can buy the part at the dealer or online at:

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...y5=AIR+CLEANER

got all the same problems with my civ...its all good

VTEC01EX

iTrader: (6)

It's not all good... Rather annoying quality issues for such a "quality" brand.

MIT

iTrader: (10)

i broke mine too, just like urs, then took me almost 1hours to pull that screw out.......i dont think that dealer is goin to replace that staff....cuz human error,, "over torque"

ImportRacer2123

iTrader: (13)

I have a full stock air box for sale $35 shipepd

FALKEN

iTrader: (55)

they will if he is under warranty (they have a bulletin on it)

ctx66

why would he buy a full used assembly when he can buy a brand new lid, which is all he needs for $20

VTEC01EX

iTrader: (6)

Exactly. That's precisely why I intend on just buying a new lid. It's a good thing I put off my misc. part order through College Hills a little while longer.

CivicTrip

yeah mine broke too, but it was the bottom, the retainter that the screw goes into cracked out of the housing. grrrr, took it to the dealer and fixed under warranty

drcivic

How did you get the screw out after it cracked? Mine is still stuck and when I turn the screw it just bulges out through the crack. This ticks me off, my car is only 2 months past warranty but with only 45,000 km. I also have a squeeking in my rear shocks I noticed today too. Doh!!

VTEC01EX

iTrader: (6)

Majestic sucks and hasn't gotten me my cover yet, so I'm still working on this project. It 'bulges' on mine too - I thought that part was in the top, not the bottom? Looks like I might be in the market for a whole assembly after all.

SweetDEALS

Same thing happened to me two weeks ago. I went to unscrew all of the screws, and noticed that they kept spinning, without coming out. Each of the screw casings had cracked (i.e. the plastic). I took my car to Honda and complained about it. The service manager told me that many people have had this problem, and that it is a defect with the OEM part. They refused to fix it under the extended warranty, but I complained enough that I only had to pay for the part (upper and lower casing), and not the labour.

drcivic

Ya, I went in to the dealer and they wouldn't fix it either because my warranty just finished. They tried to make it sound like this issue just affected my car only and that they had never seen or heard of this problem happening before. What the heck is wrong with all these dealers and totally contradicting each other?

Anyway, I too complained enough that (opposite to the above post) I would only have to pay labour and they paid the part. I have an appointment booked for Monday so we'll see how much labor is. According to the TSB it should only take 0.3 units of time. Hopefully this will be much less than the $101 they quoted me for the part (had I paid for it).

ctx66

$101 sounds right, regardless of how long the book time is they always round up to an hour. so $65 labor, $25 parts, then other crap they usually include

VTEC01EX

iTrader: (6)

I got the replacement lid from Majestic (they finally sent it) for $25ish, and I got the bottom part of the box from Streetglower on For Sale/Trade forum for $10. It doesn't make any sense to pay that much when the parts are so easy to change. If anything, just tell them you want the parts, and you'll take care of the labor by yourself.