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Hey all, Looking for a bit of advice if any of you can help.. I have a 2002 JDM Honda Civic Type R EP3 that I am looking to now sell; it’s a bit tricky because it has a knocking coming from the bottom end, but with the impending arrival of my first child, I just don’t have the spare cash and...

Hi Chris, Pistonheads and Torque GT might be able to help. Interested to see if anyone has any better companies as I’m looking to sell my JDM EP3 too

Hey, that is very interesting because it was definitely my bottom end and a new crankshaft wasn’t fitted; instead it was ‘reground’. To be exact, they did the below: - ‘Honda type R engine dismantled, crankshaft reground, block honed, cylinder head overhauled cleaned and reassembled with new...

My thoughts exactly.. I have the invoice and it had a warranty on it, so I ensured I emailed them about it for audit trail. Going through the motions with him, but I’m of the same opinion that it’s his responsibility

No, I completely agree and it wasn’t cheap to have it rebuilt. He’s been out to look it over, but I got the feeling he was trying to find something else to indemnify himself. All he really said was that he was baffled and asked me to drain the oil and see if I could see any metal or metal...

Understood - thanks again

Thanks for the response - I’ll check the filter also

Thanks for the response, will take that into consideration - I’ve recently had the bottom end rebuilt so I’m trying to work out if it could be something to do with the job or an underlying issue

Hi all, I’ve recently had my engine in and out and drained the oil. I’ve since put the engine back in and restocked the oil to full but have noticed it is now under the minimum line after only 20-25 miles of driving (normal everyday driving, not racing etc) - there are no oil leaks anywhere, so...

Afternoon all, I had a bottoms end rebuild on my EP3 and after minimal mileage (around 25 miles) of normal driving i.e. not hard driving, always ensuring it’s warmed etc a garage has just confirme the bottom end has gone again. I’ve spoken to the guy that fixed it and he’s perplexed as all...

Ah, nice one - thanks so much

Hey guys, I’m literally in the midst of putting my engine back in my JDM EP3 and I’ve got 2 parts that for the life of me I can’t recall where they go.. would anyone be able to offer insight of what these parts are for? Took the engine out a year ago and having a memory malfunction Any help...