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Took it in to NTB for a brake inspection. They did agree that the torn boot caused the uneven wear from the brake pads. Though they did show me that the calipers are very rusty and suggested that they be replaced. How often do calipers usually need to be replaced? Do you think this is necessary or will fixing the boot and replacing the pads be ok?
How difficult is it to do yourself? I’m no mechanic but I am competent when it comes to repairs. I’d like to do it myself but if it is difficult then I’d rather have a professional do it. Brakes are pretty important. Also, what would a good price for calipers be?
Finally got my car back. It is running perfectly! Misfires are gone, rough idle is gone, and it seems quicker on top of it all. I guess I got one of the few Hondas with a fuel delivery problem. At least it only needed one injector and not all 4.
They have done a leakdown test, Cylinder 1 showed 35%. With swapping injectors, cylinder 1 is now normal and the cylinder they switched now has the issues. Car has been in the shop for two days and only just over $100 is labor so I’m not complaining. They seem to be pretty certain it is that injector. Valve lash was checked, timing chain checked, cam timing, everything you can without taking the whole engine apart. All checks out. They’ll know by tomorrow if the new injector solved the problem. I’ll ask them about the scan tool and see if they did any tests with it. This is the fourth time this car has been in for misfiring. I really hope this fixes the problem.
I ended up taking to the dealer because I need this car to be safe to drive and I need it soon. So far they have no idea. No vacuum leaks, good compression, cam shafts look good, valves look good. Now they are leaning towards injectors. They are swapping them around to see if the problem moves with them. Hopefully they’ll find it fast.
They think the one bad injector is causing a rich condition for the other three cylinders causing them to misfire. I don’t know. As long as it gets fixed I dont care what they do.
No paperwork yet. Car is throwing P300, 301, 302, 303, 304 and a rich condition code. Dealer did compression test and all is well there. Also did a cylinder leak test, not sure what that is (seems like compression to me but im no mechanic), and determined that cylinder 1 is leaking 35% so that is why they are focusing on that cylinder. They took off the valve cover and checked everything on the top half of the engine. All checked out. Spark plug on cylinder on also has major carbon build up even though it has less than 250 miles on it. Dealer thinks that the leak in cylinder 1 is causing it to run lean, so the car is compensating by making the fuel/air ratio too rich. They believe that that is why the other three cylinders are misfiring. By switching the injector to cylinder 4, they want to see if the rapid carbon build up switches to that plug. If so then the injector is malfunctioning. I’m thinking that they are out of ideas. Valves are good, no vacuum leaks, no clogged EGR or PCV, no cam damage from bad valve job that was done one this vehicle,