Ralph Newman

My daughter is going is a junior at USD. Last night here Honda CRV engine warning light went on. Do any of you know of a good, trustworthy mechanic in the area she could take the car to?
Thanks in advance for you help.

hacker-pschorr

Brendan can take it apart for you...

He likes Honda's.

Ralph Newman

guess i will proof read next time.

hacker-pschorr

I was just poking fun at a San Diego lister.

It's a bit early for our SoCal West Coast listers.....might be a another hour or so before you get a response

BC

A good, trustworthy mechanic. Uh, well - I know some customers who own a place on Balboa - called Advanced auto. They seem like nice people, and they believe in life insurance, so they must not be too bad.

Another thought is to make sure she reseats the gas cap, that can set it off. Its the engine warning? Or does it say "Maintenance required" because that means you have gone too long on an oil change and not reset the computer.

CAShark

I agree with brendan, I would do all the obvious that she can do herself (gas cap, oil level, maintenance stuff). Then doing all that, just unhook the battery for maybe an hour to reset the warning light. The warning light should be off when she tries to start again (well on for a couple seconds then it will turn off as normal), then if it comes back, that would be the time to bring it in. IMHO

BC

Yes, I am a recovering dis-assembler. I am fully in the assembling stage.

dr bob

Brendan--

O/T for just a second. That hub flange in your avatar begs for a little something. Maybe just a quick spray with instant cold galvanise or something similar. The rusty surface seems so out of place with all the pretty suspension bits in the background.

Now, let's get back to your regularly scheduled programming!

Randy V

Done!

BC

Indeed. I thought about powdercoating that. But it is neatly covered with the Rotor. I should update myt avatar. And I learned a nasty lesson about clearances on the front hubs that I powdercoated, and then had to shave so the rotor would go over it.

BC

****, I didn't even see it. Thanks!

dr bob

The rotors and hat get hotter than powdercoating (or any other common paint...) will tolerate without melting or worse. You'll want to get the powdercoating off the faces of the hub where the rotor contacts, in addition to the stuff on the centering ring.

Generally, cast suspension bits are not painted, and on race cars almost no suspension pieces will be painted if there is any possibility of stress or impact fracture. Painting hides small cracks that would help predict failure. The 928 front hats are aluminum and need no coating at all. The steel front rotors can be electro-galvanized, as can the rears and the rear flange itself. The spray galvanizing works pretty well for metal protection but generally doesn't look as good as the plating.