Recent content by Rob-EP3

Genuine Honda

It was a OEM clutch kit that was used

No. I got over 70k miles on the original clutch with my driving style, so surprised I’m getting a potential clutch issue this early

Hi guys, After a bit of advice please... I’m getting a burning smell (clutch like) when the car is driven a bit hard but no smell whatsoever during my daily commute through town, which is very stop start. The thing is apart from the smell, I get no other symptoms, like difficulty to change...

Thanks for the replies all. Turned out to be a the idler pulley. Bearings literally obliterated, which must have been the sound I was hearing. The burning smell was the friction of the aux belt going round on the seized pulley. New pulley and belt, back on the road! Thanks again!

forgot to mention that bit. It doesn’t start!

Thanks for the advice. You don’t think it’s the timing chain then?

Hi Guys, just need some advice please… This last week I’ve noticed a whining / grinding noise coming from the aux area. Looking at some of the post and YouTube videos it appears the likely culprit is the idler pulley. I’ve order this and a PCV value too. It gets worse… On my way to work...

Silly question, but does the breather pipe pass oil through it? Good shout, I’ll give everything a good clean and report back. As long as the oil level is fine, am I safe to carrying on using the car for the next couple of weeks before I can find the fault or take to a garage?

Thanks mate

There a oil marks on the drive. I might still put some card down to check the amount its losing. In regards to the oil, I supply my own for each service and have always used Titan Race Pro S 5 / 40

Here you go mate.

I’ll try and give everything a good clean and then try and find where the source is. Failing that I will take it to a garage to find the source. My service is during next month so I’m due a new filter and oil change... Any idea what the black pipe is next to the oil filter? Seems pretty...

Hi, I have an oil leak on my EP3. I was just wondering from the photos below if anyone knew the possible culprit? Just another question, is it possible to cross-thread an oil filter? The reason I ask is after my last service I noticed straight away I had an oil leak. I took the car back to the...

Looks good. Thanks mate, I’ll get them ordered