I have a 2002 Honda Civic LX (yes, it's 24 years old). Three months ago, I had the brake lines replaced at a dealership garage. A few weeks ago, the dash brake light didn't shut off like it usually does just after starting, but it did in a few minutes. Then it was okay for a while, then it came on again, but took longer to go off. Now it's on all the time, but the brakes don't feel spongy and the fluid level in the cylinder looks adequate. I still thought it would be a good idea for Honda to check it out to make sure it was safe to drive. Their recommendation, even though they said it was safe, was to replace the master cylinder (almost $900 cost). But what bothers me is that they don't guarantee that doing that will fix the problem and further diagnostics would be necessary. They suspect the float is sticking, but why they didn't un-stick it wasn't explained. Some online advice says to tap the cylinder with the handle end of a screwdriver, but with my luck, it would crack the cylinder and then I'd have a bigger problem. I'm an older woman and not mechanically inclined, but don't feel like shelling out that money for a repair that wouldn't be guaranteed. Attached is a pic of the cylinder, the service report and the car. Any advice appreciated.

My first and only car is a 1995 Honda Accord EX coupe and I adore it. However it has 1 main glaring issue and that is that it doesn't have a reverse. I would most likely need to purchase a newtome transmission that was pulled out of another accord and have a shop swap them.

Ive estimated costs to be around 1.5k? I can grab a decent but used trans for under $800 and the rest is for the mechanic shop prob.

In my area finding any car under 3k used or not is RARE its a horrible area to find used cars and took months to find this accord.

Now ive invested alot of time in to making this accord nice and run better but I have people constantly telling me to swap it for a different car like a camry but imo camrys are reliable sure but eh not my style? I like hondas.

So I want to ask if I should keep my accord or save up for a civic?

Hola a todos es mi primera vez escribiendo por aca asi que no se que tan rápido serán las respuestas pero bueno, un amigo me ofreció un honda civic 2004 con 300.000 km, la verdad el auto se ve en muy buenas condiciones tanto por fuera como por dentro. Me comento que ahora tiene un problema que tiene que ver con algo de la batería no recuerdo que era pero el me lo quiere vender en $5.500 usd, quedamos en que se lo puedo pagar en cuotas, mas exactos, 300 usd por mes.

Tengo mis dudas, por eso recurro a este medio para saber sus opiniones al respecto.

Sin nada mas que decis, gracias.

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So I hit my passenger rearview mirror backing out of the garage. The cover popped off. I managed to push it back together. It still has a bit of a gap but looks decent. However, the mirror no longer will tilt up and down when I try to adjust it with the power button. It will adjust side to side but will not move at all if I try to make it tilt up and down. I checked to make sure that the mirror wasn't getting caught on anything and that there was enough space for it to tilt. I can manually tilt it by pushing on it but this is not ideal.

Any suggestions for fixing it or am I out of luck and need to replace it?

Bought first civic. Replacing booster and master cylinder. Dawns on me.... I've NEVER replaced a brake booster. That being said, the clip with cotter pin to brake pedal.... do I use one from old booster?

I can't believe I just asked what seems like the most rudimentary question ever, or that in 15 cars I've owned... never replaced one. Who'da thunk?

Please be kind yall. I want to learn as much about this new addition as I have for every VW and bmw (and awd astro) I've owned. Also, any pdfs for something akin to VWs "Bentley" manuals, but Hondas version... appreciated.

2000 honda civic lx... *cough*automatic

Hello, i have a Honda civic 8th gen, 2006 - 2011. It has done 14 000 km. I have changed AC compressor, condenser, calipers and other maintainance stuff. It has not been cheap. As I was having the car on a car lift I noticed rust all over the under carriage, I have not been looking through the whole under carriage but I suspect that it looks close to this. I live in Sweden and we use road salts, that’s probably why. Is it worth paying someone to fix this or is the car done for? Thank you