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Questions tagged [cr-v]

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Cheap winter tires vs high quality all seasons

My car honda CR-V is in pretty desperate need of new tires. I've put away a small amount from my last few paycheques, but it's not a whole lot. I'm curious as to whether you would feel it's a better choice to purchase cheap winter tires (GT Radial,…
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Do cars go from Drive to Neutral on their own?

While stopped at a railroad crossing in my A/T Honda CRV with my car in Drive and my foot on the brake; does my car eventually go into Neutral on its own if I'm there for while?
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2006 Honda CRV with engine sludge issue

The check engine light came on. Scoped it and the engine code P2647 came up. Changed the oil pressure switch and cleaned the screen. Check engine light came on again. Scoped it again and engine code P2646 showed up, so the entire solenoid was…
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Will running engine after replacing A/C components ruin the new compressor before system is recharged with freon/oil?

I have replaced the air compressor (which came oiled from factory), condenser, evaporator, and expansion valve on a 2002 Honda CRV. I also replaced the alternator. I want to turn the engine on to make sure the car is running properly, sans AC, and…
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Emissions - High CO reading only

My 1999 Honda CRV has just failed it's UK MOT test on emissions. Results are below: 1st test: CO 0.73 (FAIL - max is 0.30) HC 78 (PASS - max is 200) Lambda 1.008 (PASS - between 0.970 & 1.030) 2nd test: CO 0.59 (FAIL - max is 0.30) HC 76…
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2003 Honda CR-V broken part identification

I was wondering if anyone could help me identify what could be a part, or a piece of a part, from my 2003 Honda CR-V. Yesterday, I noticed that the stop lights stayed on after I turned the vehicle off and I found the following pieces on the floor…
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Which knob setting best cooks the mold inside HVAC?

I am trying to eliminate odors inside HVAC by cooking the mold that is presumably causing them, as suggested in https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/a/146/15334 (which got 39 upvotes) However, I don't understand what the different knobs actually do…
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Engine not starting after melted Ignition Coil

Car: 2004 Honda CRV-EX (the moonroof one) Miles: 220k~ Issue: I had cylinder misfires before on this car and they were fixed with new sparkplugs and ignition coils. Recently I've had more misfires and high engine temps. My starter died and I…
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What does D-3 light mean and why did it randomly illuminate?

2011 Honda CR-V The D3 light randomly illuminated. What does it mean and what did I do to cause this? (I was doing regular, local driving--nothing new or unusual.) Thanks.
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Best Way to Repair Damage to Exterior Door Shell

I am trying to determine the best way to repair some body damage to the exterior door shell on my 2010 Honda CR-V. I took a look at a bunch of YouTube videos on the process but most cover repairing rusted out parts of the body so not sure if that…
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What type of tool has more strength? CR-V (Chrome Vanadium) or those black color tools?

Which of the following has more strength? CR-V (Chrome Vanadium) or those tools that are black colour! I don't know what they are made of! They are just black. Something like this: It isn't shiny like a CR-V tool: Which of the above tools can…
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Low beams do not work, high beams do

2007 Honda CRV, low beams do not work, but high beams do. I replaced both head lights 3 months ago due to one burning out. could it be the relay switch and how is it that I find it to change it out?
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What is the metal brace on this rubber hose? How important is it?

I'm replacing a rubber return power steering hose on my 2004 Honda CRV. I noticed the old one had some kind of metal brace on it. Is this just so it retains the curved shape? The replacement hose I bought is just a power steering hose from…
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Need help understanding diagnostic report for a potential purchase

I am interested in buying a Honda CR-V 2014 AWD and we took the car to an inspection agency. There were a few issues based on the inspection and I am not sure how to move forward with the sale. The owner was asked to change the engine oil right…
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How to replace the door lock relay on Honda CRV 2005

I have a Honda CRV 2005 with the driver door power lock not working. Here are the symptoms: Power lock driver side doesn't work, but all other doors work fine, I can lock and unlock the driver door manually with the key, but can't unluck it…
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