Well it’s been a long 3 weeks without it and having to drive this.
Pictures should do the talking ...
Started to experience some issues with 5th to 4th gear not engaging.
Took it to a dealership nearby who I cannot recommend enough (Newbury Honda) who test drove the car and their chief tech also experienced it.
Then along came the men in white coats from Swindon who came along to the dealership with a complete new transmission in tow .. they drove it and left the gearbox with the dealership and instructed them to fit it.
They also rectified a slight paint blemish on the bonnet.
Hey presto no more 5>4 locking out randomly.
As I alluded to earlier in this thread when I went to collect the car 2 days ago a screw was found in the tyre and without quibble the dealership replaced both front tyres with new cs6 tyres at a cost over over 400£ so the inconvenience was in a way, worth it.
Points to note ;
1) sometimes it’s useful having good connections at Honda uk.
2) this dealership has carried out a complete transmission change out on a 900 mile old fk8 (polished metal) with similar issues. Incidentally mine had the issue at 2400 miles.
3) they’ve changed 3-4 fk2 gearboxes with 1-2 synchro trouble.
4) it’s really good to have it back and I have no ‘lost love’ for the car. It’s as good as new.
5) at this time Honda are scratching their heads as to what is making this happen and subsequently the original box is making its way over to the land of the rising sun for further diagnosis.
6) no Honda haven’t lost their way.
....And Home after a rewarding beating of an s3 on the way back from said dealership.
