[RunSam]

Originally Posted by monnish.k

The wheels look sexy! would love to see it in person on the next Sunday cruise.

Definitely! Hoping for some cool shots

[sudhirjaipur]

Originally Posted by CzechItaliaMoto

With my limited knowledge of car electricals, I don't think this relay has anything to do with the alternator. A quick Google search shows this is used for dual horns or dual headlamps etc. One more thing I found bizarre, the Honda guys are asking you to source the part? That's a first.If indeed that relay was causing a problem, the Honda guys should have replaced it with an OE part.

Please find a competent car electricals shop in your city and get the car out of HASS. The alternator replacement should be your last resort before trying other alternatives. Good luck.

Thanks for your advice, I ultimately got a used Alternator installed, the car came back yesterday, running ok so far, lets see for some time.

The mechanic told me that the steering also needs work, he says some pump has to be replaced. May be I will have to go the same way as the Alternator, any advice on this. Thanks.

[CzechItaliaMoto]

Originally Posted by sudhirjaipur

Thanks for your advice, I ultimately got a used Alternator installed, the car came back yesterday, running ok so far, lets see for some time.

The mechanic told me that the steering also needs work, he says some pump has to be replaced. May be I will have to go the same way as the Alternator, any advice on this. Thanks.

Great that the used alternator is working for now.

With regards to the steering, the power steering pump is a known issue for the Civic, and if you have plans to keep the car for a long time, I would suggest getting a new original pump from Honda or source the same. Getting a used one is a risk, since it could be in similar or worse condition than the one which is installed in the car.

If you're not facing any issues w.r.t high amounts of leakages, I'd suggest keeping the same pump until it makes a lot of whining noises or when the steering feedback is notably different/worse from how it always was.

If your mechanic is willing to service the pump installed in the car, TBHPian @eccentric has given some good info on what is to be done. Will be linking that -
https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techn...ml#post5171496 (Honda Civic : Maintenance, Service Costs and Must dos)

[abhijitrpatil]

Originally Posted by sarathlal

I will keep this thread updated if am able to get it resolved.
Yep, it's very weird; Now the 'Tune' knob controls volume, and 'Volume' known controls Tune. Source selectors are messed up as well, but all others just goes in fine.

Hey, any updates? Facing the same issue. Usually disconnecting the battery would solve the issue but this time it’s not fixing itself. Please let me know if there’s a solution. Thanks

[sarathlal]

Originally Posted by abhijitrpatil

Hey, any updates? Facing the same issue. Usually disconnecting the battery would solve the issue but this time it’s not fixing itself. Please let me know if there’s a solution. Thanks

Unfortunately no positive outcome.
I was not willing for the service centre to take off the system for repair attempt as well, so just getting used to the situation

[abhijitrpatil]

Originally Posted by sarathlal

Unfortunately no positive outcome.
I was not willing for the service centre to take off the system for repair attempt as well, so just getting used to the situation

Do your speakers work fine? because ever since this issue, mine have become rear dominant and the whole music experience has just become very average.

I do have a spare pre-facelift audio system unit, maybe should try plugging that in and seeing it that solves the issue

[sarathlal]

Originally Posted by abhijitrpatil

Do your speakers work fine? because ever since this issue, mine have become rear dominant and the whole music experience has just become very average.

I do have a spare pre-facelift audio system unit, maybe should try plugging that in and seeing it that solves the issue

Yes, the whole system works perfectly fine except for those two knobs taking on each others job.

The equaliser can be used for adjusting the centre of sound dominance. Have you tried that?
[Edited to add]
The adjustment would be under 'Fader' and turning the tuning knob will move sound from front to back

[razrman]

I have a 2013 model. My instrument cluster is acting funny. Shows traces of moisture inside plus multiple lights & indicators are lit together or flicker.
Could be due to water seepage that i had noticed during this monsoon.
Local garage said its due to shorting and has quoted 5k to repair this. Is it a right price?

[sumeethaldankar]

Originally Posted by razrman

I have a 2013 model. My instrument cluster is acting funny. Shows traces of moisture inside plus multiple lights & indicators are lit together or flicker.
Could be due to water seepage that i had noticed during this monsoon.
Local garage said its due to shorting and has quoted 5k to repair this. Is it a right price?

My Civics' cluster used to stay on even with the car locked during the monsoons. The issue will go away during the dry season. Sometime it would not come on during monsoon season and disconnecting and re-connecting the battery would get the display back on. In your case the speedo sections seems fazed or that is just a plastic cover? Not sure what the issue could be here.

[razrman]

Originally Posted by sumeethaldankar

My Civics' cluster used to stay on even with the car locked during the monsoons. The issue will go away during the dry season. Sometime it would not come on during monsoon season and disconnecting and re-connecting the battery would get the display back on. In your case the speedo sections seems fazed or that is just a plastic cover? Not sure what the issue could be here.

Yes, I used to face this same problem earlier specially during monsoons. It would stay on for sometime and then switch off on its own. This time however, it stayed on continuously and the battery drained. The hazy section is the moisture build up inside the speedometer. Hence thinking of a repair. But the cost of 5k is not sitting well with me.

[sarathlal]

Originally Posted by sudhirjaipur

The mechanic told me that the steering also needs work, he says some pump has to be replaced. May be I will have to go the same way as the Alternator, any advice on this. Thanks.

Hi, got any updates on the power steering pump issue of yours?

Originally Posted by CzechItaliaMoto

With regards to the steering, the power steering pump is a known issue for the Civic, and if you have plans to keep the car for a long time, I would suggest getting a new original pump from Honda or source the same.

This is true, but I guess the new pump cost 42000 Rs. The parts availability in general has smoothened out, but the prices has gone crazier.

[CzechItaliaMoto]

Originally Posted by sarathlal

This is true, but I guess the new pump cost 42000 Rs. The parts availability in general has smoothened out, but the prices has gone crazier.

42000 Rs for a power steering pump is insane! Last I knew, it was 25000 rs and this was only a couple of months ago. On the other hand, around 50000 for the pump and the power steering hoses that are usually replaced with it, is the norm nowadays.

[sarathlal]

Originally Posted by CzechItaliaMoto

42000 Rs for a power steering pump is insane! Last I knew, it was 25000 rs and this was only a couple of months ago. On the other hand, around 50000 for the pump and the power steering hoses that are usually replaced with it, is the norm nowadays.

Oh I thought the pump alone is that much. But again, the whole power steering system is kinda looped in together as a dead knot.

If you dont change the power steering fluid, the motor will start whining. If you change the power steering liquid, the chances of pump developing leak is high.
Now if you change the pump, the increased pressure will cause the hoses to give way.
Hmm

But at the end, the joy it gives on the open roads make all it a worthwhile struggle, just like being with a toddler

[sarathlal]

Got hit with the dreaded power steering pump leak issue couple of weeks back. Happened almost after two months of changing the power steering fluid.
Coincidence that we were discussing about this, just 1-2 days before I got hit with

Lukcily, the HASS in Trivandrum have some wonderful engineers, Sumesh and his team. They also happen to love the Civic . They put in a lot of effort and overhauled the pump with the repair kit from Honda. Couple of times it was a failure but they were relentlessly attempting to get this fixed and finally they were able to get the pump back to normal! A big thanks and shout out to them!

If this had not worked, the replacement cost estimate was somewhere north of 40K!

So, after the ordeal, Civic is back in form and running good. The steering is bit tighter, which otherwise is perfectly fine.

[saket77]

Originally Posted by sarathlal

Got hit with the dreaded power steering pump leak issue couple of weeks back. Happened almost after two months of changing the power steering fluid.
Coincidence that we were discussing about this, just 1-2 days before I got hit with

The steering pump leak and the engine mounts- the 2 time bombs fitted by Honda in the Civic

But the car otherwise is incomparable to anything this side of 30L in the current market. Thankfully in my ownership, nothing major hit me. Now that you have bitten the bullet, the car should be good for many thousand miles from now. The engine itself is bullet proof and even though I have migrated to a new gen Honda, I simply miss the ride quality and the wide track of Civic. It is not going to be easy to get over it for me. I can go all day long about how much and what all I miss about the Civic.