2013 Civic Si Coupe: The Integrated Exhaust Manifold Problem
I bought my 2013 Civic Si Coupe in 2016 with 60,000 miles on the odometer. It was stock. No intake.…
2018 Civic Si Sedan — Why My L15B7 Went Into Limp Mode at the Track
My 2018 Civic Si had about 60,000 miles on it when I took it to a track day. The car…
2013 Civic Si Coupe: What the K24Z7 Taught Me About Torque, Revs, and Daily Driving
I bought my first Civic in 2008. It was a 2006 LX sedan with the R18 and a five-speed manual.…
10th Gen Civic Si Clutch Replacement: What I Did Wrong and How I Fixed It
My 2018 Civic Si had 78,000 miles on the original clutch when it started slipping in fourth gear on the…
2009 Civic EX R18A1 Oil Consumption: What I Found and What Actually Helped
My 2009 Civic EX has an R18A1 under the hood, and for most of its life it did exactly what…
2006 Civic LX at 180,000 Miles: What the R18 Taught Me About Reliability
I bought my first Civic in 2008. I was twenty years old, the economy was collapsing, gas prices were climbing…
How I Cleared the 11th-Gen Civic “Christmas Tree” Dashboard by Replacing the Battery
It was a Tuesday morning in November, and my 2022 Civic Sport was sitting in the driveway with more warning…
From the Garage
Your Honda Civic will eventually do something weird. A warning light you’ve never seen. A noise that wasn’t there last week. A dashboard that looks like a Christmas tree for no obvious reason. This category is where I document those moments — real problems from my own cars, diagnosed and fixed in my own garage. No theory, no guesswork, no secondhand information. Just what actually happened, how I tracked it down, what I tried that didn’t work, and what finally solved it. From electrical gremlins and failing batteries to transmission quirks and sensor faults, each article is written the way the job actually went — including the dead ends and the mistakes. Every story includes the diagnostic steps, the tools used, the parts replaced, and the cost involved. Whether you are chasing an intermittent fault, planning a repair, or just want to understand your Civic better, this category gives you firsthand experience instead of recycled forum speculation.