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2008 Honda Civic FN2 Type R

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Here is my 2008 Honda Civic FN2 Type R in Milano Red, had the car a few weeks now and really liking it, its my first Honda and first experience of a VTEC engine! Previous cars were family Volvos, so this is a welcome move back to a hot hatch for me (previously had 3 RenaultSport Clios) the interior of the Honda is another level compared to the Renaults.

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No real plans other than service and get to know the car, a 70 mile trip home from buying saw me average 43.5 MPG which i was more than happy with!
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TO DO
Mini service
Oil & filter
Air filter
Pollen Filter
Previous receipts for plugs and MTF gearbox fluid so no plans to do these yet

Spare Key

Fix passenger side wing mirror (doesnt fold)

Spare tyre
 
Service day

Petronas 5w40 Fully Synth Oil
Bosch Oil Filter
Crossland Air Filter
Fram Cabin filter

Jacking up - just enough room!
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Pre oil drain prep
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Draining
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Whilst the oil was draining, turned my attention elsewhere

Air filter - Old/New
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new one in
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Pollen filter - easy access
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Pollen filter - Old/New
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Jumped back under the civic to tackle the oil filter, its up there somewhere!
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Removal tool made easy work of it, would have been difficult without
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New Bosch oil filter fitted
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Drain plug back in, time to refill the oil
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Action shot
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Service tray refitted along with copper grease to help on the next service.
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I say odd because mine has never got anywhere near that, even doing 60 in 6th on the M4. 15 miles of that though is all I can stand before dropping down to 4th to do some proper driving.
 
I was quite shocked by that figure too. I had an fn2 for a while and never got anywhere near that no matter how hard I tried. My best was 34/35. At least I'm not the only one, I was starting to feel bad for my old car.

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Granted i will never probably see that again, was an economy run to see what it was capable of more than anything
 
Roof repair

Dropped the Civic off at Honda for the roof corrossion repair under warranty (very impressed they covered a car 11 year 10 months into a 12 year warranty, that didnt have full Honda SH).

Roof before
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Roof after (with new window rubber)
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With a MOT due in Feb i asked them to MOT at the same time and replace the NS/R tyre as it was flagged on the health check done when they inspected to roof.

They failed it on the MOT test for the OS/R tyre due to cracking, ok fair enough, i now have a pair of brand new Rainsport 3s on the rear. They also failed it on a leaking OS/F shock absorber, quoted me £288 for a replacement and advised when questioned that theres no issue replacing singularly !

Declined on the shock as i found the same Sachs items for £64 each, ordered a pair of these, will fit myself and will get it re-MOT'ed elesewhere.
Funnily enough, the parts guy told me the Sachs i had ordered werent genuine items, i said well they are identical part numbers but minus your sticker - justification for the silly price no doubt.

I did notice i have been left with a scratch on rear alloys where they have changed the tyres and polishing residue left on the passenger side which is disappointing.
 
Front suspension replacement

The Sachs front struts arrived, along with some droplinks (ignore the brand, 2 year guarantee) which were added to bump the price up a little to get free P&P
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First off , this is what we are dealing with, everything i had researched before made no reference to the droplinks being attached to the strut, however due to this being the setup on every previous car i had i bought the droplinks with this in mind - the civic was no different (guess the US market has a different setup)
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Droplinks were a pain on OSF (lower strut bolt was a pain on NSF)
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OSF droplink off (after some cutting)
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Old vs New - old ones had 0 rebound so time for a change!
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Compressing the spring, wouldnt do it again without these compressors with the safety lugs - took the danger out of it
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Swapped
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Refitted with new droplink
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All done and time for the test drive
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Other side done

Submitted for MOT and passed :)
 
Hi - hope its ok to post here. I have 2 questions on my FN2 which I need help with:

1. After fitting an HKS induction kit, my VTech feels a bit sluggish getting to red line. I like the noise (if a bit excessive) but something doesn't feel right. Its certainly not as smooth as my EP3 with K&N filter... is this normal with the FN2 engine? Perhaps it needs a remap?
2. I have some rust above the front windscreen which I understand was a common problem back in the day. Been quoted £450+VAT to repair & paint but they insist it will probably come back.

Will advice is appreciated - thanks!
 
1) Have you got the heatshield fitted? Might be a bit of heat soak from the exhaust manifold but yes it will benefit from a remap.

2) Honda were still covering this on an extended 12 year warranty. The windscreen rubber is replaced for a revised part and it shouldn't come back. Try Honda before you start paying a body shop.
 
Thanks for the reply - I have considered the heat shield but not been stationary long enough for excess heat (only had car 1 month).
I am waiting for a reply on a remap as I heard it must be a specialist like TDi North (i have emailed my local company - Avon Tuning).

2. its a 2008 FN2 - 12 years is this year :) would they really honor that since I am the 3rd or 4th owner?... Cheers
 
congrats on the new car-
quick Question since I'm About to get one myself. Cold engine at idle and you remove the oil filler cap - are ther a lot of blowby gases coming out. The one I looked at had plenty of air coming out and I'm not sure if that is normal for that engine - the filler cap did almost not stay on.
thanks for the help
 
Hey guys, can I please get an opinion on this remap info from tuning company:
"attached rolling road print out from a 2007 Type R with owners permission to share the graph. We increased the rpm limiter from 8200 to 8700 and lowered the Vtec point from 5500 rpm to 4200 rpm. This drastically improves mid range power and torque and improves acceleration.
**on the phone he says its not using Hondata - but they no longer need to open up the ECU and can do it with OBD ??***
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