Lagotto

When I bought my 2006 CR-V I could see that the headlight lenses were very poor, really yellow. I did some searching and found a highly recommended product, 3M 39073 Headlight Lens Restoration Kit. I thought I would give it a try, not expecting too much. However, following the instructions to the letter, I was very surprised to find the result was quite amazing. Both lenses are now crystal clear and like new.

I have a pretty extensive tool collection (I'm an engineer) and found the only tools I could use with success were, 1. a quite short ring spanner with a fairly deep 90 degree crank each end (not modified), it only allowed a limited turn so was slow to undo. 2. I also used a short combination spanner. Once the nut was loose, it turned freely by hand. It was more of a pain to replace than to remove. I used a magnet on a rod to position the nut, then managed to turn it a little with a screwdriver just to start it, then by hand with a final tighten with the ring spanner. It fell off many times before i achieved success. I placed a cloth to cover the area, to prevent the nuts falling into any voids and getting lost. Ive now been driving the car regularly with no change to the good pedal firmness and smooth operation. The aftermarket slave cylinder appears to be operating ok still, time will tell.

Well after finding some tiny black dots floating on the surface of my clean clutch fluid reservoir, I removed the master cylinder (again), stripped and examined. Wiping my finger around the piston seal (furthest from pedal) I found more tiny black particles. I obviously suspected a faulty seal. Having read about the problems many others have experienced with aftermarket CMC's I decided to bite the bullet and go HONDA, stupidly expensive. Changing the CMC is a PIA so I removed the drivers seat to gain better access, lay on my back, head in the footwell. Cleaned, fitted, hours spent bleeding the system, I finally had a very nice feel to the pedal. Could be just in my head, but the operation now feels smoother with the clutch operation. Ive been using the car frequently since, with consistent good operation, no change to the pedal feel and feeling optimistic that the problem is fixed. However, I was quite happy for a while after fitting the replacement aftermarket CMC some time ago, but that ended badly, wait and see how this goes.

Can anyone recommend a good after market source for clutch master/slave cylinders. I suspect the parts Ive used could be sub standard due to some ongoing issues. Seems to be a lot of different makes available with varied prices?

If the lights operate ok using the switch on the light unit, take a look at the door mounted switches which operate when doors opened.

Common problem. I have a 2006 and the unit works fine apart from Sat Nav which doesnt work and displays the disc reading error. At first, not knowing much about the car, I thought cleaning the unit and disc might fix it, but it didnt. Then I started reading about the fault from other owners and discovered that people have tried using other discs with no luck. The general opinion is forget trying to fix the problem, even if you could get it working the data is completely out of date. Advice is to buy a modern, portable Sat Nav unit, which is a fairly cheap solution and wouild be far better in its data content and operation. Or, take the unit out and replace it with a complete new modern unit, which is a costly option. I now only use the unit to listen to the radio and have a screen mounted Garmin Sat Nav, sometimes even using my smart phone in a suction mount and one of the many Map Apps.

Anyone ever fixed/replaced the bumper mounted headlight washers on a Mk2 CR-V, ive got one broken

2006 CR-V 2.2 CTDI EX 115k miles. Ive got some pretty bad noise both at tick-over and driving, only when Clutch Pedal depressed. My recent history is new Master/Slave Cylinders, fluid flush, no change. Suspected DMF/Clutch, so all changed. Problem exactly the same. The DMF/Clutch replaced again on the suspicion of a faulty part. Problem exactly the same. Now the concern has switched to the Gearbox input shaft bearings. Does anyone have any ideas or experience of the possibilities of it being the gearbox? Apart from the noise, the car drives extremely well, smooth and faultless, but the noise when driving, only when depressing the clutch pedal to change gear, is pretty bad. Once the clutch pedal is released and gear change completed the noise is gone again.

Anyone bought decent new fitted mats for a CR-V. Ive not got anything at the moment in the rear cargo area, bare floor?

Just bought a 2006 CR-V 2.2L diesel Executive around 115000 on the clock, think i will need some help along the way.