NiallN22

Hi all, just wondering if anyone can give me some help and advice here as I've tried a few garages so far and gotten nowhere. My engine has some strange/erratic behaviour on light loads - Sometimes it will stutter/Kangaroo before coming to life, other times it will have almost no response to the throttle initially then when you press it a little harder it revs frantically like its running away. This only seems to happen within the first half inch of pedal travel, so what you use when pulling away gently in city driving and slow cruises. At heavier loads i.e. accelerating with more vigour or faster cruises say 50mph+ these faults do not occur. It is only in stop/start driving conditions and town speeds that it happens. There are no engine lights on, I took the car to a Honda specialist who scanned the car for stored codes - Told me there were no codes and they could not replicate the fault (they didn't actually take the car out properly to try and recreate it). I've rang around a few other garages and even asked a local rolling road if a live diagnostic run on the rollers might reveal anything.... All been totally unhelpful and said basically the same thing, if the computer isn't showing what the fault is we don't want to touch it 🙄 Can anyone give me some help or advice on what this could be as its driving me mad and makes driving in town a fraught experience when you are trying to pull away and either bog down/almost stall or charge away with a squeal from the front tyres. I feel like it must be an electronics fault somewhere because of its transient/intermittant nature but beyond that I'd just be throwing parts at it out of guess work and hoping for the best and I really don't want to do that. Any help much appreciated! Cheers

The AC was set to Auto mode, I have since turned it to "AC-Off" mode and that has stopped the rad fans running (the AC its self doesn't seem to work). The heater its self remains pretty useless. I have it on max all the time but the air temp is never more than tepid. Not ideal in these conditions! 🤨 The coolant level is correct and I have confirmation from a garage that the engine is getting up to temp from a diagnostic check (78 degrees apparently) and both hoses to the heater core are getting warm. This is really stumping me. Thinking I might sell the car tbh as I can't be doing with freezing my nuts off all winter! lol

Hi all, I Recently had the car in for a diagnostic check and the garage confirmed the engine was getting up to temp (78c)? but the heater in this car is useless! I have it on max constantly and in this weather the car is never warm inside even after 40+ minutes of driving. The air that comes out of the vents is tepid at best. I am having to wear my coat, hat and gloves all the time while driving this car! 😨 I know diesels do take a while to warm up but surely this is not right? I did ask the garage to investigate it but they were a bit dismissive and just said the car is getting up to temp and the heater works... The car is a 2007 Civic 2.2ctdi. Any help or advice on this would be appreciated. I am tired of driving everywhere in a stone cold car! Cheers

Hi. Sorry I should have mentioned, it's not just the guage - the heater its self doesn't seem right - Even on full heat the air coming out is tepid at best and does little to warm the car. I've also noticed the radiator fans seem to be blowing most of the time even when it's freezing cold and the engine has just started up, that doesn't seem right either.. Might these things be connected? I have run various diesels over the years so I'm used to the slow warmup but there is definitely something not quite right here.

Hi all, New Honda ownere here, recently picked up a bargain Civic 2.2 ctdi. I've notice the temp guage never quite hits the middle even on extended drives (see pic) The heater does also seem a little weak in cold weather. Is this right or is the the thermostat shot? Is there any way I can see what temp the engine is actually running at without a diagnostic machine? Cheers, Niall

Hi all, First time Honda owner here, recently bought an FK3 Civic 2.2ctdi. Just saying hi, as you do! 🙂 Although I am new to Honda myself, I am quite familiar with the brand (Family members have owned various CRV/Shuttle/Odysey models for the past 25 years, and I did once own the Rover/Honda 620si). I have previously owned various BMWs (still have an E39) so the civic is my new practical run about and the E39 is going to be my summer car. Just one quick question about the Civic - I have noticed that the temp guage doesn't appear to reach the middle of the guage - it sits slightly below, even after 1hr+ of driving (see pic) Is this normal or does it mean the thermostat is shot? Cheers in advance, have a great weekend all