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Sorry to hear that Dave, been in the same boat myself for a while now on the health front which sucks & limits our ability to get anything done, we moved 8 years back after a few previous moves in the previous 5 years & I don't envy you, moving is stresful mate. Yep I am still on here, not half as frequently as I should be in all honesty, but I am rather lacking when it comes to mechanical things & find it difficulat & daunting at times, I wish I were more naturally mechanically gifted, but you can't be good at everything, I have managed to sort the leaks of which there were far to many as well as replace the hedliner, but I have an odd area of corrosion I am going to post about later. nice to see you still on here though Dave

Got there in the end Simon, she's not 100% leak free & has a new headliner to boot, now the long list of other things to deal with, I'll get there though

20 years that's some going & must also be some dedication Simon, I've seled the other top areas around the rear of the weather strips right at the back quarter below the roof rails, it p**sed it down today & the area that was getting all the water on the drivers side is dry as a bone, I did however still find maybe 10 to 20ml of water in the wheel well that had drained down from the side to side seal there, the one under the boot catch & inside the well, I'm hoping that it's just residual water from the previous day slowly making it's way out, but I plan to get the hose on it again to check it, but may not have to after looking at the weather report, seems p**sing it down again for a few hours tomorrow, so one way or another I'll find out if there's still a small leak, if there is I am now clutching at straws on where the heck it could be getting in, but I really want to eliminate every single leak no matter how small, fingers crossed but it's not the easiest of areas to check with no exterior seal there or any obvious areas above now where it could be getting in. if it is still leanking a tiny bit I have a hunch it's inside the tail light where the panels join, but I have looked at them very closely & although they look a bit ropey on the photo, I can't see as much as a 1mm gap anywhere, but will be getting a little tiger seals on them just in case.

Nightmare these leaks Simon, great to hear you've still got the VTI, wish I still had mine, I sold it as figured I'd pick another up, but ever since I sold her the prices have been rising fast. I have been back a it this morning, I think I may have nailed down the leak, I'm going to try & get a "how to lock down those water leaks" guide done if it works, as I've about got a handle on pretty much every possible place it can get in & was doing, I'll patch this area up first & have the hose pipe back on it to be sure before I do though, figure it may help others out in future & maybe keep a few more of these from getting scrapped. if this fixes it, the other decks getting the same treatment as that one also leaks into the spare wheel well, though luckily not a tenth as bad as this one, mad as she's got 100k more on the clock & is a little older to.

I should have updated this a little Simon, but with no traffic at all I've been asking on some of the FB groups, you are spot on though as I had all the roof rails & weather strips off the roof & found an area rigth at the back of one on the drivers side where the seal had given way, this has been dealt with & it's reduced the leak from a torrent to a trickle, but there's still water getting in, I suspect from the top panel join behind the tail lights, I did seal up the bottom joint with tiger seal, but soon as the weather lets up I want to do the top ones as I suspect they are my culprit, I suspect it's getting in there & trickling down to the inside near where the rear sunroof drain exit pipes are located, well a little further back directly behind the lights. But I'm also getting it coming through very slowly in the spare wheel well at either end of the top panel joint/seal, someones already been quite happy with mastic sealing it all up from the inside already (before I get her) but that's not solving the problem just delaying it, I want to tackle the cause not the symtom & get her water tight the right way as water inside the panels you can't see will as we know not end well. I really hope it's just as said water coming in from the tail light top joint & making it's way down to this join in the panels in the well, god knows I've plugged enough leaks now, at least I'm moving in the right direction, I'm not doing any other jobs on this one till I get her 100% water tight as would be throwing good money after bad.

Thanks Simon, warm weather eh, that's a distant memory, looking forward to seeing the sun again, these are on the list for my older 2 as both are suffering with the plastic coating on them craking & peeling quie badly, maybe a job for later in the year then, I'm just worried about breaking them when removing, after reading others on here have had problems. I think I'm just going to sprey them with Hammerite if I get them off ok

Great to see you are still on here Simon, it's been a while for me so I'm as guilty as the rest for not posting, but it sure is quiet, was really hoping to get some advice on my bloody water leak issues, I''ve been trolling the forum threads trying to find answers, seems I bought myself a Sievic, it's in good nick but OMG is she peppered with small leaks all over the shop, slowly getting though plugging them all. you've always been a huge help when I've posted previously, you still running the 1.8? I miss mine.

Reviving an old thread here I know, but I'm dealing with multiple leaks on aerodeck I just picked up & this is one of the areas I have not been able to figure out, where the water is coming in from, obviously from above, I was all set to get the rear bumper removed & deal from the issue from the outside, but I see this has been atempted on an MB & no exteria seel/joint could be located, so the leak much be coming in higher up & rickling down to that section. A previous owner has been trying to seal thee area up from the inside with what looks like mastic, but I was to deal with where it's coming in, not where it's coming out, as that will only leave water sloshing about inside the panels. Here's where I have spotted 2 small leaks getting into mine

I think I must have got real lucky on at least 1 aspect with the car I just picked up as it has a set of these on, good thing as there's anough not so great points, but her it's 26 years old now, so you have to take the rough with the smooth, I was hoping to pick another set up for my other deck, but seems they are near impossible to find. That headlight conversion looks the mutts BTW, very classy

Same again today, 14 pages of users online but all guests, yet I am the only member showing, crazy as it used to be so lively & such a great solid bunch of guys

Hi all I know I've never been what you'd call an active poster, but I've always had some great support & advice offered in years gone by, it would seem the forum has gone silent though, I've posted up a couple of requests in the SOS section which have been up for some time with no replies, I must admit I have asked more questions than I have been able to answer as I'm not the most mechanically gifted individual. Each time I've been on in the last week I've noted I am the only member online, just guest users, has everyone abandoned the forum in favor of the dreaded social media? heck I'm on facebook myself in a few civic groups, but the platform is fairly useless when it comes to information & guides as well as the real community atmosphere you get on the forum(s), I've seen it with other interest forums I use in hobbies, a massive decline in traffic & active members. I really hope we don't forget these forums are the backbone of our hobbies, social media is not the be all & end all, all the instant gratification is short lived. I hope we can see this place more active again going forward & if anyone has some advice on my SOS threads I'd surely appreciate any help anyone could offer.

Cracked window trims - how to get them off without damage question, so as per the title, I have 3 civics now MB2/MB9 & MC1, 2 of them have the usual cracked window trims, the ones at the base of the side windows & I would like to take them off, de moss them & get them stripped & painted as they are an eye saw. I read another thread in the how to section which suggested facing the car, gripping them & pulling back toward yourself & not to loose the clips in the process, but I can't seem to find any useful guides with photos or videos. From what I have read on here so far, this is not quite as simple as one would like & it's quite easy to damage/bend them in the process, any pointers would be very greatly appreciated before I go f$$k s**t up

Excellent & very detailed write up UKCivic!! I have saved this to a document, as it's looking like a job on the cards for me now (pun intended), I've got 2 decks & a 1.4 & all have some sagging issues urgh. Do you by chance know if you can buy replacement boards for the aerodeck headliner - the part under the fabric? as if the foam has badly degraded it's near impossible to get a good adheasion on the new liner & I think I'd like to either be able to scrape off all the old foam if possible or replace the entire thing, the actual liner I have for the one I'm thinking of doing / have to do, is clean & intact (the liner material) so I'm hoping I can reuse it, but the backing card is my concern.

Pollising them can make a huge difference, my old deck faild the MOT last year due to it, had them buffed out & went straight through, so maybe a quicker & cheaper fix than replacement units, as others have said you'd really struggle finding replacements in LHD here in the UK & I don't think you can even still buy OME new, so even if you got a set they'd be 2nd hand, just take your time & they should come back up fairly well, it's an ongoing process though, once they start clouding out it's a once every couple of years job

I have had the 1.8 / 1.4 / 1.5 & now just got a 1.6, I always just have a straight pipe fitted from the cat back myself, will make it a little more noisy (in a good way IMO) & will not impact the performance, all comes down to preference, they are only designed to quiet them down, 1st thing I usually do when I get a new one is get a full stainless custom pipe put on, it's more expensive than putting a standard one on, but you only have to do it once. As for the difference, that sadly I am not able to help you with, but I can't see there being a huge difference, as said it's only there to tame the noise down.

Whoever had the car previously has obviously been trying to tackle to tackle the leak as the area below the boot latch has been sealed running from one side to the other & up on to the rear inner where the waters collecting (photo 3 & 4). I've spotted where it's possible the leaks are getting in through the tail light area as I can see some minor corrosion next to the boot seal/joint behind the tail lights (Photos 5 & 6) & a lower seal again behind the tail lights which I am not 100% convinced is firmly sealed (Photo 7) Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 7

Well I've managed to get the other rear sunroof drain looked at & all 4 are now clear. I'm convinced this is not the issue though as the section where the rear ones exit is dry as a bone (Photo 1), but the ajacent section under the foam inserts either side of the tyre well are where it's wet which I assume is coming from behind the tail lights (Photo 2), collecting there & then draining down into the trye well & with the movement of the car, through to underneath the rear seats. Photo 1 Photo 2

Hi all I just picked up anther aerodeck & it has a mirriad of little issues, I'm sure I'll be asking about a few other things. But it has a substantial problem with water getting into the rear tyre well as well as the under the rear seats. I've made a start by checking & clearing the sunroof drains, boy are the rear ones a pain to get at, the plastics on the end spout that exits behind the rear wheels have hardened a bit, so I had to get in behind the rear boot compartments either side behind the carpeting & make sure they were clear that way, 1 done one to go. I don't think the water is coming in through the rear window seals but I am concerned about it coming in round the tail lights, I have tried youtube / google & searches on the forum but am coming up empty, from what I can tell the aerodeck/Mc's & MB's do not have a foam seal on the back of the light clusters like many of the other civics do, so my question is - how in the heck do I create some kind of seal behind the rear light lenze units (pictured) to create a seal & prevent water getting in through them? I'm sure many have had the same issue as it's a very common problem with the decks. Luckily no wet carpets in the other usual places in the front footwells or anywhere else that I can tell. I'm also like many from my reading on here struggling to get the tail lights out, I know it's just the 2 screws on the inside & then wiggle, but I am scared as hell of breaking something as they don't seem to want to come out freely, the image included are from a previous car which I have as spares. I don't really want to go putting silicone on them as it will make bulb replacing impossible in future.

Your input & insights are really appreciated Patrick, I've since posting managed to speak with 3 different Honda specialists & all seem to be of the same mind in as long as it's the red PSF then it's fine to use, so I topped up with it after fixing the pipe that was leaking, but I will keep my eye on the top up tank for any signs of foaming & replace it immediately if I see any or notice any signs. I was & am not concerned about spending that bit extra on the correct PSF as you are totally right in saying there's nothing a expensive as cheeping out, but all 3 guys I chatted with have been maintaining & working on Honda civics for many years, so I figure they "should" know, I may just grab some PSF-s & drain the system & fill it up with that for peace of mind, which is priceless.

PS seems like the PSF-S is also described as PSF-2 Additional - just managed to have a chat with Saj who deals with these Honda's over in Birmingham & he said as long as it's Red power steering fluid (which it is) that there should not be an issue, obviously I'd still like to hear from anyone on hear if they think/know that this is not the case, I don't want to damage my baby for the sake of a few quid on the wrong fluids.

Hi all, I hope someone can help me regarding this. I got caught out while away this week with a power steering fluid leak & on a sunday, so limited access to anything. My PSF top up was as good as empty when I discovered the leak & could only get my hands on some regular PSF Comma brand power steering fluid, so botch fixed the leak & topped up with that. After doing some reading on my return & checking my manual it states only Honda power steering fluid should be used (PSF-S) as thee regular PSF1 can cause seal damage. I'm about to get thee leak fixed permanently & top back up & just wondered if any of you know if this really is the case & I do need to only use the specified PSF-2 official honda steering fluid? Car seems to have been fine since I topped up with the regular PSF, but obviously want to swap it out if it does need this specific PSF-2, I know not everything written in these manuals is set in stone as it were. Pic of the fluid type I had to use include below - many thanks for any help in advance.

Hi all So I have been trying to find a full set of replacement shocker springs for my 1.5 deck & seem to be coming up short finding a full set at a fair price & hope some of you may have already been there/done that & can point me in the right direction?. i just need standard springs/can't go with lowering springs due to where I am located. I did look at the MG ZS route but had no more luck finding those than I did standard ones. I'd greatly appreciate any help any of you could offer. I've found a few sets of lowering springs (set of 4) starting from 100 quid to my door, was sort of hoping I could find standards around the same figure.

Thank's for the reply Kink, seems that's the long & short of things, heard the same from a few now regarding the V2 OBD kits not reading things right, so seems I am stuck with the bridge method

TBH I have no clue Dr broom, hence the ask, but looks like it. Do you by chance know if it's just the 5 pin part the diagnostic needs to read? or the 2 pin as well?? I ask as I know you have to bridge the 2 pin one for the engine (flash readout hack) Thank you so much for taking the time

Hi All I really do hope someone can assist me as I am having problems locating what I need. So not a single garage near me has the socket for their diagnostic scanner to plug in to my 98 aerodeck, it's the standard 5 + 2 pin one you find under the glovebox show in the included photo. So my plan was to buy the correct one for my local mechanic, he has the below 2 diagnostic scanners, I would ideally like to get it for the Autel - Autel Maxiflash VCMI Alternatively he also has this one - Angry Jester Jesdigit Any help really would be greatly appreciated.