Spot on assessment. Blew the first head gasket at 12 months, and blew the replacement at 24 months on 19 si ethanol tuned. Then I used ARP head studs and cometic gasket and it's held for 31 months and counting. Car has had no other problems yet.
@@BCautosolutions I currently drive a 2022 accord SE. Out of curiosity I decided to ask my Honda tech at my oil change appointment if he has seen 1.5T head gasket issues and he said they are bad engine. He does 1 to 2 head gasket replacement a week. He said it’s a good thing a got Honda care. It also said they are good cars but the head gasket problem is a weak area
@@BCautosolutions I think it is important I share this because some people still do not believe it is an issue. One to two a week is crazy. It is a shame because I really love my car. It is such a nice car. Honda really made a good looking car except the head gasket. I will be keeping since I got Honda care. After my Honda care expires, I will sell it and keep the money.
@@dane940 yeah it’s happening pretty wide spread from the amount of techs I talk to although some areas seem to not be having any at all, almost makes me wonder if the bucket is getting kicked down the road by techs or Mia diagnosing is going on. Honda care is 1000% worth it 👍🏻
Typical signs of a blown head gasket on any car not just Honda: Oil mixed with coolant, boiling coolant in the reservoir, milky colored oil, white thick smoke from tailpipe, constant coolant overfilled reservoir while radiator keeps getting empty. However, the best procedure to detect a blown head gasket is a block tester. I had a 1988 Honda Civic 1.5L . I replaced the gasket and problem solved. It is recommended to replace cylinder head bolts as they are called "stretch bolts..." How to prevent blown head gasket? Keep your coolant clean and perform a coolant service every 30,000 miles. After coolant service, make sure no air pockets are trapped in coolant system. Purge any air out of system using a spill free funnel. If not available, start engine and rev up to 2500 RPM until both coolant fans kick in while squeezing upper coolant hose, allowing bubbles to travel to the surface of the radiator opening .you will see the air bubbles popping out as you squeeze hose. Make sure your heating system is all the way to hot but not on as to allow coolant circulation through the heater core.
I have the 2023 Honda Accord EX (1.5T) and the owner's manual recommends 87+ octane or higher. I looked up the Acura Integra 1.5T and they recommend 91+ octane. Its the same engine! You're right premium fuel is the way to go.
@@BCautosolutionslol. In other words anything with a turbo engine for every brand has to use premium fuel and that’s how I look at it based on info you said on video
People think no extra power means no benefits, what they fail to realize is a properly running non detonating engine is what they should be focusing on.
Thank you for sharing. My 2018 Honda Accord with just 59k miles had its head gasket blown. The car has never been modified and I don't drive it hard. Had the misfire took it took Honda and they told me Cyl 4 failing test and that I needed a new set of fuel injectors not covered by warranty and Honda motor Corp would not help with the $1,593 repair bill. While I was waiting for the parts to be delivered my check engine light came on. I looked at the coolant it was empty, the oil looked weird. The dealer misdiagnosed my problem, it was a blown headgasket. This was my first Honda and it will be my last. I am out of the powertrain warranty by two months. Honda should be a shamed of themselves. To error is human to not take responsibility for the design flaw is shameful. I am going back to Toyota for good. Will vote with my dollars. Goodbye Honda!
Contact Honda Corporate. If your issue started when the car was under warranty, it has to be honored. You cannot be punished over a dealer's "misdiagnosis."
@@sarcasticundertones3513 the issue started 1 month after the 5 year warranty period. However the dealership felt bad that they had misdiagnosed the issue so they reached out to Honda Corp and were able to get them pick up the bill, thank God. I should have my car back this Friday. However the oil smelled like fuel so it has a dilution problem. I am going to sell the car and buy a Toyota.
@@robertpardo2034Since Honda Corp ended up picking up the bill he never gave me a quote. But an independent mechanic had quoted me $2,300 just for labor not counting the part nor if the head needed to be resurfaced. I think the entire bill would have been around $2,800 -$3,000. If I was going to keep the car I would have purchased the aftermarket bolts he was talking about in the video. It is a shame because I really like the car a lot but I just don't trust the engine and can't take the chance.
@@anthonyvelez7557that’s crazy, i’m having the same exact issue on my car but they said it’s fuel injectors… what can i get them to do to check if it’s head gasket
The power train worries aside, my fiancé's 2023 civic hatch already has annoying issues (warped brake rotors, side window rattle, TPMS lights that don't turn off, a sticky e-brake switch, hatch strut failure, sun visor just fell off, and paint chips. My 2021 Corolla hatch se 6spd hasn't had any problems. I think the crew who built her car partied the night before. 😢
@Hondamobilemechanic everything except the paint chips and TPMS light. They said, "Just drive it at 40 mph for 30 minutes, and the light should turn off." It did eventually, but it keeps happening. Luckily, the front brake rotors happened at 7k miles, so they were covered after resurfacing didn't work.
My 2017 Honda paint is coming right off down to the primer but first on plastic items like mirror and door knob. You must get documentation via a wrk order that states the issue. Don't even discuss it with the dumb advisor. Push it into technician to verify complaint.
check the settings in the infotainment. might have a like system or vehicle option. mine has a TPMS reset in there. dunno if they finally added in real TPMS sensors but the whole system is scuffed, was just using changes in how the wheel rotates to check
2018 Honda Accord 1.5 owner here. Head gasket issues are real. First replacement 97k Second (currently) replacing at 165k I bought the vehicle with the intention of high mileage. It is in the shop for the replacement and will be asking about the aftermarket head studs. I drive normal, run 93 regularly. Hopefully these suggestions will help it last longer. I don’t want to go through a 3rd round!
Thanks for sharing! Make sure to check out today’s video on this exact subject as well. 7 pm eastern. Also please report back with updates on your car with the head studs.
Owned my 2018 Civic EXT for over five years (bought new). Currently at 163,700 miles averaging 36 mpg. No tune. No mods. All stock. I only use Shell Premium 93 Octane for the highest detergent (purportedly) to mitigate carbon deposits. I never drive hard. I rarely exceed 4k rpm. I rarely take short trips. I change the oil/filter every 4,000-4,500 miles. My goal is to get at least 300k miles without major repair to the engine, turbo, or transmission. Fingers crossed.
The high detergent will do nothing for carbon deposits. DI engines don't spray on the valves where the build up occurs. It's like drinking lots of water to stay hydrated and missing your mouth and throwing the water over your shoulder. The best thing you can do is the Italian tune up. Get the valves hot so it burns it off. Most importantly just don't plan on keeping a DI car for a long time. Lease it, get your 30K and get rid of it.
@@BCautosolutions Well, it happened. I just hit 197,000 miles and noticed overheating issues. I was praying it was just a relay, fuse, or fan assembly but the radiator fluid was leaking into the valves. Looks like the head gasket is compromised. Even after babying my 2018 Civic EXT for six years, the head gasket is failing. My next car will be a Toyota.
17 crv kept in meticulous condition using 91 octane . Head gasket at 50k. All the usual symptoms. Dealer said it was a bad radiator cap. Dealer bought the car back. We bought a Lexus. Problem solved.
@@BCautosolutions2017 Honda hatch lx, Ktuner on 92,000 have had it since 85k. Only issue was ac compressor went out right after getting the car but got replaced by the old owner which I feel blessed. Also came with a Honda tech that does side work! So glad if anything happens I have him(:!
I too am a Honda fan, just sold my s2k..had 2 of them. Also, I am a Porsche lover, so the head gasket story brings back a story about the very early Porsche 935, race car. 2.1 litre, very high boost making 850 hp and blowing head gaskets. The engine was staying together in 12 and 24 hr races but they had to fix the head gasket problem....so, until they could figure a better way out they actually welded the head to the engine case....expensive but winning* races was more important....
I have a 19 coupe ex-t L15B7. I've owned since new, ONLY run 93 , fuel injector cleaner every oil change. Castrol 0w20 , Honda OEM filter. Change my oil every 3500 miles. I know...that's probably overkill with the oil, just an old habit. Never get in and just go during winter. Always let things warm up. Even if I'm only taking a short trip I let it get to temp. Atleast 2x a week I'm looking under the hood to make sure everything is good. I'm at 50,000 miles now, and have been doing this since brand new. I wish I had known about the L15's prior to buying the car. I would have , SHOULD have found a clean 8th or 9th gen SI and turbo'd that. I just fell in love with the design of the 10th gen coupes. Imo they just look badass , sleek, and modern. Although now it's becoming a bit dated, but that's ok. I plan on keeping my car forever either way. That's why I fluid film black the chassis every year, and keep the paint super clean and protected. I keep damp rid containers in the car. One in the trunk, and one in the main cabin. I also toss a few of those anti moisture packets in the spare tire area. Keep the engine bay clean, use all season mats so water doesn't soak into the carpets and rust out those areas. Hopefully I can find a winter beater for next year. Im torn between just the basic OTS tune from hondata, or just leave it alone. My plan is to head south anyway and find a rust free 1990-1993 Accord coupe, an eg hatch, or an ek hatch and have that be my project fun car. Leave my 19 as a DD and just keep it clean. Why do people say the B7 is better than the BA anyway? How different are the two?
Awesome job and hopefully your aggressive approach serves you well. From what I know most of the differences between the L series are usually in the head, turbos, compression, etc.
They’re blowing because people are boosting above 25psi. I’ve done it 3 times. This last time I replaced the head gasket and have turned the boost down to 18psi. I’ve been driving hard as hell since February and no blown gasket.
I can’t believe Honda is having an engine concern. The company has been so thorough with their vehicles!🤷♂️ Thanks for answering my question on how to prevent!👍
2023 A-Spec Integra owner here. My car gets nothing but ethanol free 91 or 93 fuel, and regular oil changes. It runs great, but I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for any irregularities. It's currently stock and I only plan on adding a better intercooler/piping and intake. Increased service intervals should be the standard for any small displacement high power output engine. I come from the Fiat world where my tuned 1.4 was cramming out 200 hp (26-30lbs of boost). Oil dilution was an issue, but more frequent oil changes really helped. And that engine just loved to be abused. The big failure point on those was the Multi-Air Unit, usually from folks not changing the filter screen in the head and waiting too long to change the oil.
My mom had a '92 Civic, stick... got about 40-50 mi./gal, no joke. That thing always ran like a dream, nice clutch, with solid design principles, and solid materials, incredibly resilient. It's basically the type of product which had the BIG-3 on corporate welfare. I feel like Honda needs to step-back a little, take a breath, and revisit some tried-and-true, common-sense, design concepts. I've had problems with my pickup, very silly problems which shouldn't exist over decades of trial-and-error; we also had a Clarity which was... problematic, and got lower mileage than the '93 Civic. That's just silly. And it's not just Honda over-engineering themselves into a stock sell-off... the new Tundra... what a mess. Maybe it's just stupid consumerism... no one knows how, or cares to learn, to drive a stick anymore.
yep simple reliable cars were what built the their reputation. stick shift has nothing to do with it- auto transmissions have become efficient and reliable no need for a stick
@@bikeman1x11 manual gears are cheaper more reliable lighter. People are just dumb and lazy. How many original transmission automatic cars out there with 400k on the clock? Not many. Manuals ? There are way way way way more. A manual trans can be built cheaply that will last 2million miles easy.
These Honda open deck blocks look just like Ford Focus block that put a groove between cylinders for cooling. Makes even less surface for head gasket sealing. Modern cars have cheap race engine for sales pitch, they are scrap at when they fail. Most serious race engines use a close deck block that provides better cylinder support, more head gasket surface sealing, more block beef for stronger head bolt clamping. Open deck block is fast cheap production, good enough for consumer $40k cars.
The word 'phenomenal' is reserved for Honda's J series engine. I personally own a 2003 Accord V6 equipped with the J30A4 engine, that is a phenomenal engine. Hopefully I can buy the 2008 Accord V6 (J35Z2) in the future. Anyway great video & explanation.
J series definitely up there are far as reliability with the exception of a few years that were really caused by horrible maintenance imo. Thanks for watching
@@ericrotermund1004 I guess it really does depend. Ask anyone with a TL before an 07. I would bet it's 50/50. To anyone reading, USE oem fluids and install a transmission cooler.
About to change mine on a 2018 1.5 Accord with 140K. It's misfiring and coolant dropping a bit. Going to go ahead and replace the injectors while I'm at it. Never buying a 1st gen model again and thinking really hard about getting another Honda. Looks like I'll be going Toyota next time.
The si is a manual. You tend to apply the accelerator more towards the higher revs. This seems to me more to do with people pushing it in eco mode in an automatic and just making heat. Premium gas would help, but if you know you always expect more, keep it in sport mode. Lately, car manufacturers have been trying to hit peak boost earlier. For instance, the mazda 2.5 turbo hit peak boost at 1200 rpm. But its not that bad because its in a bigger motor.
Tech here. You don't have to waste your time guessing around why blown head gasket happens. Reason why is the water pump does not pump enough coolant to the engine. How to avoid? Make coolant holes on the long block bigger. This can be achieved by the rebuilders as they already acknowledged of this design flaw on the 1.5L Honda engine. Not the bolt, not the gas octane. It's the water pump holes on the block not big enough for the coolant to flow. Overtime, this causes the engine to overheat and reduce the life span of the head gasket. When having the new engine rebuilt, ask for bigger coolant holes on the block. This will resolve the issue of 1.5L engine. This info is not official, but it's from the engine rebuilders I have worked with.
@@BCautosolutions Since most of the time, they replace the engine. But sometimes, the head gasket is fixable. And that's the way we usually do for years to prevent complete blown head gasket. When we see 1.5L losing coolant, we send it to the engine shop to fix the head gasket and valves if required. Make bigger coolant holes is what they do. Mostly every week in San Jose, CA. That's the current way to prevent it, or at least trying to get more mileage out of it. Same thing with 1.8L Prius Gen 3. I can't really confirm, but at least they are doing it every day, they know better than anyone. Changing water pump won't help anyway. This fix has been lying around the shops nearby. Most rebuilding shops and old repair shops already know about this. They're all professionals who can replace an engine in 15 hours and rebuild an engine in 2 days. For me, it's safe to trust them.
That is going to be a MAJOR issue with those engines, just like the Ford 1.5. That head surface area isn't enough to seal. Fix will be new short blocks, like Ford😉
Ford have a new similar problem with their eco boom engines, putting the grove between the cylinders, they get around that issue now by putting a hole machined between the cylinders to allow cooling effect that the grove was designed for
The recently redesigned civic accord and Crv 1.5 turbos have been improve significantly. While no engine is perfect the next generation of the 1.5 turbo is much stronger and more reliable
I purposely bought a 2024 Accord 1.5l turbo knowing these problems. I'm going to be CRAZY about my maintenance and only use top-grade premium gasoline. I also purposely bought a 2024 hrv sport 2.0l naturally aspirated to see how the 1.5 holds up compared to the 2.0. Out of the millions of 1.5l sold only a fraction of them are actually having these problems. Most of the people you see online complaining probably beat the hell out of their car without realizing it or did poor maintenance. I bought the Accord prepared to change the engine, head gasket, or turbo if necessary once I was out of warranty. Only if I happen to be one of the people that have problems. I drive like I’m 79 years old and probably rarely actually engage my turbo. These engines are not nearly as bad as some of the Chevy and Ford engines that have had major issues. I have a 4-year loan on the accord I doubt I’ll have issues in 4 years, if I do, I will get it fixed and not cry about it online as the handful of people experiencing the issues have.
Bad assumption. 1.5t will blow a head gasket under normal driving conditions - probably the luck of the draw if some do/don't. Honda should stand behind the product and extend the warranty. It's a very costly fix at the stealerships.
Gotta wonder if most of these blown HGs are from a variety of user issues unnecessarily increasing heat in the engine. 1) Allowing oil levels to get too low 2) not changing oil every 5k miles 3) running the piss out of it putting too much pressure on the head
@@BCautosolutionsReally appreciate these inputs from you buddy. quick question. my 18 accord ex-l is at 35k miles but its engine started sounding like old one at this mileage. Is that common? Nothing problem tho just the sound we get from car's engine when it ran too many miles. It all started when I put 4k miles in the previous month. Been taking your suggestions and switched to 93 octane tho. Please lmk your thoughts on this.
2023 vs 2021 1.5T Same bare short block so same size headstuds. Head gasket kit minor number change, may or may not be significant. Different cylinder head. BLOCK ASSY., CYLINDER Part Number: 11000-59B-010 GASKET KIT, CYLINDER HEAD 2023 Part Number: 06110-6A0-A01 2021 Part Number: 06110-6A0-A00 CYLINDER HEAD ASSY 2023 Part Number: 12100-6NA-A00 2021 Part Number: 12100-6A0-A00 Might make a big difference Honda is addressing
The Ford tech mukaloco channel has a good explanation on the Ford turbos going from a closed deck in 2016 to open deck with the cross slots and now to a cross drilled design so the block gasket surface is continuous. Will Honda do the same 🤔
Thanks for the insight! I have a 2018 1.5 sport w/ 61k miles. Always on time with oil changes ( ~5k), 91 / premium fuel, always let it warm up and i dont drive that hard. Fuel cleaner in the tank every 5k as well. In the last week, ive noticed the car cold starting rough ( shaking or misfire maybe?). At first i thought it was just due to weather since its been getting colder in NY. But then i checked and my coolant level is lower than it normally is ( usually around full but now its half way between min and max). The car drives fine afterwards. Even yesterday, it started normally. I feel like i know the answer already but is the head gasket likely compromised already? I ask because I heard it could also be the spark plugs or fuel injectors as well.
@@BCautosolutions It can be both? That’s truly unfortunate. Sucks to do everything to prevent this and it still happened. Can the gasket blow again after its replaced?
@@kylefrederick4269 yes it can be both and considering we at the dealer atleast replace with oem bolts and often times the already used ones the problem will only occur once again but even Sooner.
tell me why I'm having deju vu , Ford has almost the exact same problem with the 2.0 eco boost. Ford ened up coming out with a revised block eliminating those grooves between cylinders. 🤦♂️
Hi,just came across your channelWatching from Trinidad in the Caribbean! .Owner of a 1999 Toyota Corolla and a 2002 Toyota Camry both still running extremely well enough.Quite a tall guy so was looking for to get a CRV 1.5 T to replace my Corolla run around as though solid much too small for me.Went to Honda dealer here and a customer is turning in his 1 year and something like of CRV with 16.000k on it as his wife works from home and she got company car now so they not using it.Apparently only used on weekend so much that the battery died and they had it replace.3years warranty left and serviced 2weeks ago.Test drove it yesterday and really like the comfort ,response and feel of the drive.Likely getting some money off.Would you advise it or is this sure to be a money pit with your mentioned issues? Keep up the good work! Thanks
I have a civic 1.5t sport hatchback 182 HP, made in u.k. England. On the inside of the fuel door it says minimum 95 RON. Here in Europe we only have 95 and 100 octane petrol, there is nothing else. European 95 octane gasoline is equivalent to 91 octane American gasoline. So I assume that in America, on these cars with this motor, the fuel door says a minimum of 91 RON. And if so why would someone pour less than required.
Here Honda recommends 87 which I personally don’t put on any car, it’s all about marketing, if they recommend 91, will lose a ton of buyers. Sad world we live in lol. Appreciate your input!
I’ve got a high volume intake on my 1.5L engine, I care a lot more about the engine health then the cool sound it makes. Would you recommend going back to the stock one?
Hey, great vid! My head gasket just blew too and I was wondering how I could fill those gaps, if not, I’m still planning on getting a better head gasket and ARP studs
Hey dude, could you provide more information on sleeving it, how much this would cost, why it would solve the issue etc? Your vids are great!@@BCautosolutions
When I purchased my Civic EX, I looked at the owner's manual and it said the recommended fuel is 91 if there is a sport mode and 87 if none. So out the gate I used 93 the car is 3 years old. and no idea yet thankfully.
Have they fixed the issue? Looking at the civic sport touring or the integra. Also if it cannot run correctly on the minimum octane(whatever the manufacture says) without having reliability issues, thst kind of ruins the epa numbers
Does it make a difference how aggressive you drive? I know the turbo is 20psi, but if I'm rarely hitting over 2,500 rpms, would that in theory be less pressure in the cylinder against the gasket and bolts, compared to more spirited driving?
Man, I would really like to get a new SI. I don’t mind using premium gas and doing maintenance on time if that means the engine won’t have problems. I just wish they would have used a different engine.
I have a 2017 civic SI and the oil dilution is bad. I get about a half qt of fuel added to my oil between oil changes. I change it every 4k miles too. Last few oil changes I've seen metal fragments in the oil. I may switch to 5w-30 for oil
Great video! CR-v 1.5L turbo, 108k miles, headgasket leaking coolant into engine. Cylinder 3 and 4 have whiter spark plug tips than 1 and 2. I'm considering using something like blue devil head gasket sealant in my coolant to see if I can fix the small leak. Any thoughts on that? Also I couldn't find anyone to replace a headgasket, makes more sense cost wise to replace the engine unfortunately.
What percentage of these 1.5s blow? Seems like they are in a significant amount of cars for this to happen frequently? For every 1000 engines, how many have blown?
Thanks for the information. I have same car but notice that end of exhaust (muffler) spit water can you tell me why? I know car was in accident changed radiator and turbo condenser but it runs fine only when push accelerator to let say 4.0- 4.4.2 I get hesitation i can send u the short clip to hear and see please share your insight. Thanks
Do you think Honda will extend they warranty on these? I run only 93 oct, get my oil changed at 5k miles, and use Seafoam injector cleaner every oil change. I still have 55K left on warranty. Not sure if I should trade it in shortly before it expires or not.
Why is it that consumers just get something that's freaking works and doesn't blow up no matter what manufacturer it seems like they've all gone to making these things like trash
Less is more and manufacturers are doing too much, this includes all my home appliances which all failed under 3 years from purchasing. Extended warranties where respectfully applicable are a must. New stuff just doesn’t last like they used to.
Do you think this is still an issue with 2024 civic models with the 1.5? Has Honda address any of this for cars just recently built? Im trying to decide between the 1.5 and the non turbo 2.0
Do you think that these head bolts might be loosening over time with all the heat cycling and the differential thermal expansion coefficients of the steel and aluminum? If so, would it be good to periodically retorque the head bolts to spec?
@@BCautosolutions do you happen to have a link. Also I wanna take a moment and thank you for everything. Thanks to people like you. I knew what was wrong. Mine was small crack. Dealership couldn’t find the leak. And the knowledge I got here and few other channels help me tell this dudes To run a compresión test and emissions test. They were worry about my battery. 🤣 Sadly I wish I had place to do this job. Even with aftermarket warranty and engine take down cost and 100 deductible. I could had done this job my self and use better parts. Will see you in my next 40 to 100 k miles 🤣
I just bought the 2017 civic 1.0 turbo manual. Does it suffer from the same problem? Oil dilution? Blow engine? I cant find any information about the 3 cylinder turbo 1.0.
Just recently purchased a used 2022 Civic Touring Sedan with 22k miles. Would it be adviseable to get an octane booster and fill the car with Regular or just straight buy Mid-Grade/Premium at the pump?
After my 98 Accord coupe with the VTEC V6 I figured I would always buy Honda. 06 Odyssey great. 08 Fit good buy a gas hog. Then it seems Honda went lame with GDI only engines and turbos and lame hybrids. My 2013 Prius is great and the 2023 Prius looks even better. I hope Honda gets back into the game. Acura's selection of hybrids stinks also.
I have an '18 SI which has 73k which is stock and I have been very happy with the performance and mileage with zero issues whatsoever. That being said, I would recommend buyers look at the 2.0 NA engine with a manual versus the 1.5T if your looking for long-term reliability.
Yep. My dad has been looking into new Civics and I recommended to NA version sport touring. And you can still get a 6 speed standard trans with a 2.0 believe it or not even if it's not an SI. I think that started again this year.
Here in Saskatchewan, i have rarely seen headgasket failures. We do have however extreme cases of the fuel/oil mixing problems. The super cold weather then the blistering hot summers, combined with 10k KM service intervals. Ususally in the super cold (-35° - -40°C) is when we see this. Doing an oil change on a hot 1.5l in the winter months is similar to being on Splash mountain. Lots of engines failing due to oil filters coming apart. (Similar to the excessive camshaft noise warranty extension.) Keep up the good work! Love the videos - always cool to see what other honda techs are experiencing!
"In brief": 1. Too many consumer expectations of HP from tiny turbo engines. Car makers need to quit building them and tell consumers they are s%it out of luck and build reasonable normally aspirated engines again. 2: 10,000 mile oil changes are unrealistic. 3,000 to 5,000 miles. 3. The EPA needs to lighten the F up. Gasoline engines are as clean as they are ever going to get without MAJOR sacrifices in reliability. Just stop. Let us have reliable gas engines again.
Ford had the same issues with the 1.5 1.6 and 2.0 EcoBoost engines. Ford ended up with a new block design w/o these grooves also because of a much thicker material between the cylinders.
If my memory serves me right, the eco boost (ford) had a similar design and same head gasket failures, which they have now changed the manufacturing and instead have a small drilled hole instead of the groove. As to why Honda went this route is beyond me. They aren’t known to cut corners and as such would think they would spend the extra to negate head gasket failures.
I have a 2023 Honda Civic Si. My L15CA has been getting 2000 mile oil changes from the dealership and is fed 92 octane from Chevron in WA. the vehicle has 6,700 something miles when I last glanced at the odometer. I am aware my car is still young but thanks to videos like yours, I am keeping on my toes. I do drive the car hard because despite the downfall of this CA engine. It brings a smile to my face and I came from a 2018 Honda Civic LX with the K20C2 and a 6 speed manual. That car also made me smile but the Si does a better job at it!
Hey man I hear ya, cars are meant to be driven. Your doing all you can do, if it fails it wasn’t due to lack of you trying to maintain and do the right thing. No reason you shouldn’t be able to enjoy the full powerband of fun. Thanks for sharing your honest experience.
You can go farther without oil changes simply because they use full synthetic oil my dealership said every 5k on a 14 accord. At 2k the oil life on mine is at 80 percent. To each is own for sure but should save you some money best of luck.
I know Honda made some internal changes to the 1.5 starting in Model year 23. Crank ,oil pan , turbo have been re worked. I can tell at least in the CRV- Smoother quieter more refined. Do you think the HG issue will still exist?
I love this guys channel and everything he is addressing is very logical and fact based. I just wonder if he's going to get fired someday for shining a light on the poor engineering of the 1.5t 🤔 Seems like they could've just used better head studs. WTH?
My wife has a 2020 CR-V 1.5T and we will absolutely start using Premium fuel all the time now. The last thing we need is a blown head gasket. I also regularly change the oil with full synthetic and plan on doing the 1st CVT fluid change at 30k miles.
@@BCautosolutions Thanks I've been on top of maintenance but I just filled with Premium fuel for the 1st time at 30k miles. Hopefully damage hasn't already been done. We are honestly debating on just trading the CR-V for a Pilot.
Part of the reason I bought a '16 Accord was because I just knew Honda would be going turbo and ditching the trusty K24. They usually don't let common engine issues like this persist for too long, hopefully that's the case here because the L15 is gonna be around for a while.
@@bikeman1x11 I have a 1.5T and live in N.J. The thing is I use my Civic for comuting 100 1 way! So 200 miles a day direct injection and a turbo works for me. I do my own oil changes and can say I do not smell much if any gas in my oil. However in the begining I did smell gas in my oil but that was a few years ago. My 1.5 T Civic ex has 140 miles and it's a 2020. I do not see any indicarion of coolant in my oil or low coolant or oil levels, so far. I do drive my car fast with 98% highway miles.
I have a 2018 CRV and a 2020 Pilot. I am planning to sell the Pilot and keep the CRV but this issue with the gaskets (I just learned about it in this video) and the oil dilution issues on the 1.5L turbo have me worried. My question is, if honda is aware of all of these issues, why are they doubling down on installing the 1.5L on all CRVs and Civics? My understanding is that the LX trims still had the 2.0 L NA. Honda’s decision to expand use of the 1.5LT suggests that the failure rates are too low to be of concern to Honda or the failures are expected to occur long after the warranties are expired and at mileages so high that it would not appear to be unexpected. What do you think?
I dont blame Honda . Every year federal regulations for fuel economy and emissions get harder and harder to meet . And we as the consumers suffer. How can we go from the bullit proof B series , D series and K series ( original K series ) to this crap. Who wants a motor that everytime you get behind the wheel you gotta worry about premature catastrophic engine failure .
2 videos I’d like to see, the 07-11 crv frame rust recall and the 2.4 start up rattle. The differences between the newer GDI engines with bad chain tensioner and the older engines with bad VTC actuators. Thanks!
@@neilquinnthe frame recall is an inspection of the rear trailing arm front mounting bolts. If the bolts are removed successfully then a bracket kit is installed to act as a catch for when the frame inevitably rots out and lets go. It’s just a safety catch. If the bolts fail to come out or just spin meaning the welded nut in the frame let go of the frame then further inspection is required with a borescope and Honda will be contacted, this will usually end in a vehicle buy back.
@@NitroxSkaterxChannel Any idea what buyback prices are like? Is it a good deal for consumer? My parents' 2008 AWD LX model with 120k miles KBB says is worth maybe 6-7k private party
I wonder about start up rattle too. Got a ‘16 accord 2.4 sport, change the oil every 3-4k miles, it’s never low on oil. But I continue to get obnoxious rattle on cold starts.
Regardless of defective fuel injectors or bad head gaskets, on average what kind of long term mileage can these 2017+ 1.5L stock engines achieve before becoming a paperweight? 150k, 175k, 200k? Assuming that so so regular maintenance has been done. Thanks for the informative video! -Glen
@@BCautosolutionsNo they aren’t. GM and ford have lost millions and are moving away from stupid EV virtue signal mobiles made for morons who don’t understand the green movement is a scam lol….
So far 105k miles og owner no issues I will say I pump 93 been 93 since the day I got her off the lot told them do not pump no gas in I’ll do it . Hopefully she holds up untill I can get my credit up and be able to trade her in for a type r
Thank you for the post . I been waiting for this video for a while . I been using premium since I got my CPO 1.5T Accord . I been getting more gas mileage going premium .
You'll probably love this as well then. Someone was able to get an ecu adapter harness to work with something called MAXXECU mini. Which technically means know the k20c2 can technically be aftermarket turbocharged now. Though you would need to get a turbo kit.
We did, K20C2 2020 Civic Sport Sedan 6 speed manual. ,, Fuel mileage is amazing with 93 octane gasoline, We only run 93 octane 1/4 of the time when loading it down to the max payload Used once in a While to burn carbon out, Just my opinion as a Diesel technician, I also run OW20 boosted Amsoil even though it's Not turbo charged. None factory upgrades Morimoto XB led headlights smoked and full led taillights only problem with those taillights is backup lights Suck, So going to add led backup lights once I find something that doesn't look Stupid, Thar who lower control arm thing was What I have seen on FK8 Civics so no, The sport had steel arms just like the one that snapped off, I hate to see what else got bent up on that White Car You showed on a Short Video, So I did an oil change on Our 2020 sport today at 40,000 miles had to correct a few Mistakes I bad with this Post Yesterday🧐 😁.
Hopefully they would have resolved this issue in the new generation accords and civics , Hondas reputation could be on the line if these kind of issues persist. For example look at nissan they've been using the same crappy unreliable cvts for decades now and still haven't learned their lesson.
2018 CRV...traded it in for my 2024 Hybrid....had 138,000 on it....a tech at the Dealership I traded it on bought it before it hit the floor. I used mid grade and changed my oil at 5,000, also had a catch can on it from 2019.....she is still going strong.
Bad engineering, it has far reaching consequences, the reputational damage is going to devalue Honda cars. My sister has a 2018 Honda Accord 1.5 turbo, 80,000 miles yes the it has a blown head gasket. Honda says 15 hours labor to fix it. $5000. Not impressive.
Ford had the same design coolant relief cut between the cylinders and was cracking the block. They had to redesign the coolant passage in the block and it fixed the coolant intrusion. Sounds like a redesign is in order!
