STONE_COLD
13/12/2004, 22h44
Tiens tiens un petit japonais qui dormait au travail :lol: :lol: :lol:
In an effort to quell a PR fiasco, Honda is telling CR-V owners that it will inspect oil filters to douse concerns that the vehicles might catch fire.
More than 80 owners of CR-Vs from the 2003 through 2005 model years have complained that their SUVs have caught fire. The culprit, Honda says, is an oil filter gasket that sometimes sticks to the engine block. If all of the old gasket material isn't removed before a new filter is attached, oil can leak onto the exhaust system and burn.
The problem seems to be limited to oil filters used at the factory. Honda will inspect vehicles that have had their first oil change within the last 30 days. After that, it says, the gasket should not be a problem.
In an effort to quell a PR fiasco, Honda is telling CR-V owners that it will inspect oil filters to douse concerns that the vehicles might catch fire.
More than 80 owners of CR-Vs from the 2003 through 2005 model years have complained that their SUVs have caught fire. The culprit, Honda says, is an oil filter gasket that sometimes sticks to the engine block. If all of the old gasket material isn't removed before a new filter is attached, oil can leak onto the exhaust system and burn.
The problem seems to be limited to oil filters used at the factory. Honda will inspect vehicles that have had their first oil change within the last 30 days. After that, it says, the gasket should not be a problem.