What causes a crack in the engine block?
Many engine block cracks are caused by contaminants making their way into the metal of the part during the manufacturing process. In these cases, a poorly cast block can start to leak, whether coolant or oil, from the crack itself.
Can a Honda Civic engine block crack out of nowhere?
It only took a few minutes to discover that Honda Civics from certain years, all have defective engines and the engine block can crack out of nowhere. It was just a delightful joy finding out that Honda issued an extended warranty up to 10 years for the vehicles to cover the defective engines. My car was 1 year out of the extended warranty!
Why is coolant leaking from my Honda Civic?
Word to the wise, steer clear of Hondas. We purchased what we though was a great value, a used 20087 Honda Civic with 35,000 miles and 3 years later and NOW with 85,000 miles was have coolant leak. Discovered Honda TSB 10-048 leaking engine because of a cracked block, that is exactly what we have.
Is the Honda engine block out of warranty?
My car had just over 96,000 miles on it. After I noticed that the engine block was cracked, I called Honda and was also just 2 months out of the 10 year warranty. They wouldn’t even budge an inch. I work at an Apple service provider and their customer service is a lot better in this circumstance.
Is the Honda TSB 10-048 leaking engine block?
Discovered Honda TSB 10-048 leaking engine because of a cracked block, that is exactly what we have. Honda advised me to have a Honda dealer completed a report and submit a good will request to have this fixed. The warranty was extended to 10 year no limit on mileage.
It only took a few minutes to discover that Honda Civics from certain years, all have defective engines and the engine block can crack out of nowhere. It was just a delightful joy finding out that Honda issued an extended warranty up to 10 years for the vehicles to cover the defective engines. My car was 1 year out of the extended warranty!
Is there a Honda Civic with a coolant leak?
Honda is offering a new engine block or completely new engine, free, to owners of 2006 through 2008 and some early 2009 Civics that have developed a coolant leak coming from the engine block.
Can a Honda Civic engine leak be repaired for free?
The free service applies to all Civics except the Hybrid and the Civic Si, and it effectively extends the original warranty to 10 years, regardless of mileage. Why this matters: The leak can allow coolant to drain away, leading to overheating or a total engine failure.
Is it worth it to replace engine in Honda Civic?
The car is not worth the engine replacement past the 10 year point per a manufacturer standpoint. Honda puts a new engine in your 10 year old 110k civic and in 2 weeks you come back because the transmission died. Its not worth it.