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Hi Members, its a long Shot probably, but does any Member know which Tyres can offer a comfortable ride on my 4 X 4 1997cc CRV Exec , Not lookinking at Michelin or the expensive makes , maybe a middle range price tyre, with our roads in such a shocking state, I thought a softer make of tyre would give a more pleasant comfortable ride. All replies would be appreciated Many Thanks BAZZER RN 1

Trying to find a decent Honda Civic or Honda Jazz for a Friend, She doesent have a lot of Money to spend but if you know of one for Sale in the Bournemouth Christchurch Area in good condition for Sale Please let me me know and I will forward details on to Her Many Thanks BAZZER RN 1

Or a loose exhaust pipe just maybe ???? I had a similar problem on a Jag took a while to knuckle down the cause BAZZER RN 1

Hi Duchess Welcome to the Honda Club, I was in West Sussex last week and soon off to Eastbourne East Sussex, Enjoy your CRV and the walks with your Dogs Lovely Area to Live. BAZZER RN 1

Hi Colin welcome, I had a Honda Accord, lovely car sorry to see it go, trouble free motoring Best Regards BAZZER RN 1

Welcome to the Honda Family and hope we can help with any questions or queries Best Regards BAZZER RN 1

I use the cigar lighter to charge my smart phone with the correct usb lead, no problems and charges quickly BAZZER RN 1

I use a Foseal O1-01 , Its a decent OBD 2 Reader for checking any codes and deleting them and other scans which you might need, I used it on my X Type and now on the CRV, Its not expensive and does what I need it to. BAZZER RN 1

Hi again, there must be an Independent Honda Mechanic in Bournemouth or surrounding Areas would be pleased to hear from any Members who know of one please BAZZER RN 1

I had a Honda Accord 2.1 and the gear change was silky smooth , Had a few comments about the CRV and the general consensus of opinion is that it could be due to AWD , but no one is completely sure if this is the Notchy gear change problem and Honda Dealers have no positive answers either. I would be pleased to know the answer as different people have different views it would be good if anyone who has had this problem with an AWD mK3 Manual 1997cc CRV has found the answer and would let us know. Cheers and thank you for your reply BAZZER RN 1

Hi Ian Might be a bit late replying but as Trevor has said first thing and the least expensive is to check the Relay which is shown in the Fuses location in the Handbook , Mine had a similar problem, replaced the Relay and cured the problem BAZZER RN 1

Hi Jon, I have been looking for an Independent Honda Mechanic in the Bournemouth surrounding Areas Any one of you kind Folk know of one please BAZZER RN 1

Hi Kath, how did you get on with the Hand Brake Adjustment ??? would be interested to know. BAZZER RN1

Thank you for this advice , I have had the Gearbox Fluid changed and some Molyslip put in as well, its a lot better, not entirely eradicated the notching but certainly a lot better than it was, I might try having the Clutch Fluid renewed as you suggest, is your CRV a Four Wheel Drive AWD as a lot of advice given is because its AWD , whether this is true or not I'm not sure Thanks for the reply and suggestion which is really appreciated BAZZER RN 1

Mine is a 2008 1997cc AWD Manual Petrol Exec and on a work journey to Eastbourne last week I averaged 35-37 MPG The problem is we never know how accurate the Speedometer /Mileage Meter is on some cars but working on the fuel consumption I think thats about right without thrashing it and driving at a steady 60 mph where applicable due to heavy traffic and the inevitable Road Works on this route. BAZZER RN 1

Hi Kath forgot to mention that my CRV is a 08 Reg and AWD but it should be the same to adjust your Hand Brake, Have a look in your Handbook to see and let me know how you get on Welcome to the Honda CRV Club Kath Best wishes BAZZER RN 1

I will update you and other Members if it will help. BAZZER RN 1

Hi Kath Had the same problem with mine when I bought it, There is a simple adjustment you can do yourself, Inside of the center console between the front seats ,remove the bottom cover, it just lifts out and you will see the handbrake cable with the adjustment nut, with a correct size spanner think its a 10 or 12 mm turn the adjusting nut a few turns to tighten the brake cable as advised in your Hand Book and this should solve your problem. Best Regards BAZZER RN 1

Morning Trevor As promised I would update you, I had the Gear Oil changed and there does seem to a difference in changing the gear selection ,the notching is not so apparent, The Mechanic also advised putting in some Molyslip Gear Treatment which he said he had used before and made a big difference to Gear Changes , So popped off to Halfords and have got some Molyslip which I will add to the new Gear Oil and see if it improves matters even more. Will keep you and Members updated Cheers Trevor BAZZER RN 1

Morning Trevor Cars in the Garage for the Gear Oil Change hopefully it will improve Gear Selection, I don't get a Clunk when turning Left or Right or Reversing but will look at changing the Diff Oil later, I get a notching effect when actually changing Gears it's not a smooth gear change, Have been told by others its because its an AWD, lots of comments from other CRV Owners of CRV'S on the google website with this Notching Gear Change Problem, but no positive answers on how to cure it, surely Honda must be aware of this problem but after talking to the Main Honda Dealers yesterday they appear not to know about this and can only guess what's causing it , it doesent give me a lot of faith in Honda Expertise I'm afraid. Will let you know if the Change of Gear Oil does improve matters, if not I hope that maybe another CRV AWD Forum Member might be able to throw some light on this problem ????? Many thanks Trevor BAZZER RN 1

Hi Trevor I always the MOT Garage at Library Road Ferndown , Ollie is a decent guy and will always fit you in when he can so will be taking it there tomorrow for the Gear Oil Change and fingers crossed it will hopefully improve the notchiness on the gear change ,if not I will have to look a bit deeper but at least I will know the Gear Box Oil is okay for a few miles and will let you know if it does improve it. unless you have any other ideas how to move forward on this. Cheers Trevor BAZZER

Thanks Trevor,We are practically near Neighbours, I am in Ferndown, I'm having the Gearbox Oil changed tomorrow to see if it makes any difference to the clunking/ notching when I change gears, I phoned the Honda Main Dealer today to ask if this will improve it and got the answer ," Well you can give it a try" Not very encouraging really and an expensive give it a try advice. Got to start somewhere I guess BAZZER

Thanks Trevor, I hope so we cant be the only ones on here with a CRV ☺️ Out of Interest Trevor where in Dorset like myself do you live ???? Many Thanks BAZZER

Thanks Trevor, we will have to see if there are any constructive responses, my comments were not meant to annoy or be of a rude nature to any of the Members just to try to get some assistance where needed to all of the Honda CRV Members from colleagues with, or who have had problems with their Vehicles and were able to assist. Thanks Again Trevor

Good Morning Trevor unfortunately the total lack of response to mine and other Members of requests for assistance exactly illustrates the Point of the No Response Reply in the Forum, although I am pretty sure there are some experienced Members who may be able to assist both myself and other Honda CRV Members but do not feel the need to reply which is a shame, as I thought this was part of joining the Honda Family to try to help others , maybe I was under a false impression in this case. Come on Guys lets try a little harder to help others Barrie RN 1