Common em2 problems

[Jdm as whatt?]

Hey guys! i might be joining the em2 scene petty soon here i was wondering of and common/recurring problems that you might have with your civic. You're also welcome to post some of the more positive things this year has to offer. Thanks!!



i hope this is not a re-post the search didn't show anything. :devil:

[MrRline2010]

Common ones that I know of are as follows

Piss poor power the engine base is mainly for economy and not really for go. Although you can turbo and so on you may not be willing to put that much time/effort on it

The manual tranny I hear is troublesome lots of pople have had theirs go out around 75k. I don't know if there are other issues that people have with it, but I know this is a common gripe.

Also there is a problem with the seat rails for some reason the front seats tend to shake a little bit like they arent bolted down properly. Seat swap fixed that for me other than that pretty good car

My first and only big problem with the car so far was at 125k when teh head gasket went and iv'e owned it since mile 1.

[Jdm as whatt?]

:goodpost:just the kind of feedback i'm looking for! keep it coming!:goodpost:

[civicarlos]

door lock actuators are just crap, both civics i had (02 & 01) went off

[Rufus]

I never had an specific problem. The seat problem is in the bushings. They can be replaced and are less prominent in later years.

Few tranny issues with early models. This isn't prominent at all either, simply some feedback on issues we've seen. Anything after 04+ is pretty safe.

Oh, they catch on fire too.

[MrRline2010]

I never had an specific problem. The seat problem is in the bushings. They can be replaced and are less prominent in later years.

Few tranny issues with early models. This isn't prominent at all either, simply some feedback on issues we've seen. Anything after 04+ is pretty safe.

Oh, they catch on fire too.

lmao who elses caught fire besides you/

[KeRmEt]

there slow as shit.....

[Jdm as whatt?]

Well i mainly need a reliable car that i can use to commute from Peoria to Scottsdale in a few semesters and i'v always been a fan of the em2s. thanks for all the feedback!

[90dahatch]

eww em2 are gross i had one with a fart can rev and bounce off the rev limiter next to me on the freeway when i had my mustang so i gave a quick rev and he quickly got off the freeway in horror and embaresment.

those motors sound like pooo pooo

[The God Damn Batman]

stock d17 very slow.
to build correctly will cost lots of $$
tranny is junk
headgasket is weak, mine also went out at 120
very little aftermarket support and the support you have.. everything is pretty pricey.
you're the bastard child of every gen civic.

[MrRline2010]

eww em2 are gross i had one with a fart can rev and bounce off the rev limiter next to me on the freeway when i had my mustang so i gave a quick rev and he quickly got off the freeway in horror and embaresment.

those motors sound like pooo pooo

actually my exhaust sounds pretty sweet ask people on here. :D

[KeRmEt]

ill vouge for that it does sound really good

[The God Damn Batman]

x3!

[MrRline2010]

x3!

when did you see me recently since I got the tic on?

[The God Damn Batman]

when did you see me recently since I got the tic on?

i didnt know you got a new one.. I just remeber your old one you had and i liked that one at least what i heard of it

:sucker:

[MrRline2010]

i didnt know you got a new one.. I just remeber your old one you had and i liked that one at least what i heard of it

:sucker:

lol if you like the old one you'll think the new one is buttsex

[The God Damn Batman]

haha ill have to hear it man asap!

[MrRline2010]

haha ill have to hear it man asap!

text me again i don't have your number in my new phone I lost it and everyone elses when i washed my old cell phone by accident.

[Rufus]

Mine sounded pretty decent.... under boost. lol

[MrRline2010]

Mine sounded pretty decent.... under boost. lol

lol my new one is ridiculous actually I can't have phone calls anymore without my family thinking im speeding. Greedy tic for the win!

[The God Damn Batman]

text me again i don't have your number in my new phone I lost it and everyone elses when i washed my old cell phone by accident.
pm'd

[tokico]

so far i have 115k actuator went out a while ago, alty just went out, now throwing a code for effeciency of cat. other than that its been pretty solid.

[radster69]

yup door locks are weak, head gasket still ok 120k and counting, reliable , economic, great car for comuting

[EFin4Dr]

the header will crack possibly like mine which will sound like a ticking noise, door lock actuators and window regulators (just like every honda tho) other than that my car has been pretty reliable

[rushbuster70]

my headgasket went out at like 70k

[Rufus]

Regardless of the problems, I could fix nearly anything on that car. They're not hard at all.

[MrRline2010]

one problem I had was chicks always wanted a ride.

[EFin4Dr]

i dont have that problem :( my car is too busted

[KeRmEt]

one problem I had was chicks always wanted a ride.

please they all ran from our em2's......

[Jdm as whatt?]

Blah! just looked at a 2002 civic EX coupe 5 speed with a fresh rebuilt tranny and 128,000 miles on it but they wanted 6980.00 out the door:devil::devil::th_supergay:

[The God Damn Batman]

^^lol talk about a rip off

[MrRline2010]

Blah! just looked at a 2002 civic EX coupe 5 speed with a fresh rebuilt tranny and 128,000 miles on it but they wanted 6980.00 out the door:devil::devil::th_supergay:

i'd tell them if they promised to throw in a week with a hooker, the salesman kisses my ass, and the car has a warranty then id' pay that much.

[Jdm as whatt?]

WOO i just got a em2! they dropped the price by like 400 and i was tierd of looking around!
pics will be uploaded soon


and i think my driver side actuator is gone :(
Is there a recall of em2s that have the srs light on orr?

[The God Damn Batman]

hmmm... may i ask what year and what color it is?

[Jdm as whatt?]

2002 and silver my friend

[The God Damn Batman]

2002 and silver my friend
ok i was kinda hoping you would have got my old one.. eh im on the hunt to find the new owner LOL

i just want it in good hands.

[Jdm as whatt?]

im sure it will end up in good hands man! post on craigslist lol:wink:

[The God Damn Batman]

im sure it will end up in good hands man! post on craigslist lol:wink:

haha i would dude.. but i traded in already.. then saw it for sale at this little no name shop. then about a week later it was gone. miss that mo fo'.. but whatever..
congrats with the new ride post up some pics when you get the chance!

[Jdm as whatt?]

will do! its a pain already though! the temp gauge was reading hot then i drove around for like 3 min in a big circle and it went down to the middle

[Rufus]

Awesome dood (i'm drunk btw)

[Jdm as whatt?]

Drove it around some more tonight, engine check light popped up and and said i had misfire in cylinder #2 along with maybe a blown head gasket said the good guys at autozone

im gona go down to the shop that i bought this from and give them a peice of my mind:guns::guns::guns::guns:

[MrRline2010]

Drove it around some more tonight, engine check light popped up and and said i had misfire in cylinder #2 along with maybe a blown head gasket said the good guys at autozone

im gona go down to the shop that i bought this from and give them a peice of my mind:guns::guns::guns::guns:

They sold you a lemon. make sure you make a margarita. btw if they wont do it ttm can do head gasket water pump for around 500

[Rufus]

Plus they owe me a valve adjustment that you can have. lol

[MrRline2010]

Plus they owe me a valve adjustment that you can have. lol

ttm? ill take it for you

[KeRmEt]

damn sounds like my old one lol.....

[Jdm as whatt?]

Update!- i took the car in, a few hours later they called back and said they ran all the tests and the misfire was related to coolant levels (My car was a decent amount low on coolant) and they said that my head gasket was fine. but when i get it back on wed im still going to take it to the good guys at arrowhead Honda and ask them to run some tests to make sure every things ok.

On the bright side! they are fixing my drivers side door lock actuator and splitting the cost

[KeRmEt]

i wonder if it is mine any after market parts on it lol

[Jdm as whatt?]

negative its 100% stock

[bryantiscool]

dang, you got an 02 and a silver one?
UGH, JUNK!

[Jdm as whatt?]

i love it now that its running good:thumbup: