So.Cal Mechanics Thread

[jhondayaaj]

either your door latch switch, your seat belt control unit or your micro switch on the front of your seat belt or your anchor rail. my advice, if there isn't any rubber moldings on the seat belt rail that is damaged, I would take it to the nearest dealer and have them look at it. they may have you sign an RO for diag, but most likely it will be warranty. But just a note, some parts may not be warranty. this way I don't want to be blamed for any charges. with 5 years in the dealership wrenching on HONDA'S, I have never done a seat belt on those years under customer pay. only warranty.

[Blk EX Coupe]

Would it be covered under the dealer lifetime seatbelt warranty?

I think that is for 92-93 manual seatbelts only.

[blackcb7]

i called them up and asked the service manage at honda when mine failed, he said maybe it was like a short somewhere and i might have to pay for them to look at it or diagnose it, and leave the car overnight, so instead of that i just replaced it myself

maybe joe(jhonda) will chime in since he works at honda
edit: joe beat me to it

[jhondayaaj]

i called them up and asked the service manage at honda when mine failed, he said maybe it was like a short somewhere and i might have to pay for them to look at it or diagnose it, and leave the car overnight, so instead of that i just replaced it myself

maybe joe(jhonda) will chime in since he works at honda
edit: joe beat me to it

yes, the dealer will have you sign for diag. that is if it isn't warranty. but if it is warranty, then that diag time will rollover to warranty and you pay 0 dollars.

[4CYLPOWER92]

Then you might get stuck with the diag fee. Ouch.

Well my seatbelt is all worn out. The plastic part at the base is ripped on driver side. On passenger side the belt doesn't retract by itself. The service manager at penske said it would not be covered

[jhondayaaj]

Then you might get stuck with the diag fee. Ouch.

Well my seatbelt is all worn out. The plastic part at the base is ripped on driver side. On passenger side the belt doesn't retract by itself. The service manager at penske said it would not be covered

If you pay me some cash, I'll make it covered under warranty.

[4CYLPOWER92]

LOL its cool

[jhondayaaj]

just kidding. I would like to help though, if you wanna set a date to come to my work place out in cathedral city, I may be of an assistant.

[wed3k]

so much for following the suggested layout

[jhondayaaj]

so much for following the suggested layout

[f20aaccordturbo]

so much for following the suggested layout

thats just how we do here in so cal. close group. chatter bugs but we help each other. hehe
well if i pull the seat belt back it stays but if i take the key out of the ignition the seat belt retracts normal. basicly it doesnt strap u in. only move forward.
well i guess its not a big deal cuz imma install thel 4 point harness soon

[jhondayaaj]

then it is either your micro switch or the door latch. I work out in cathedral city. you willing to drive?? maybe I can help. before I go to penske. take advantage of it. let me know.

[GHOST 2.2]

sall good about the format. as long as people stating their problems and other people solving it.

if goes to "what you ate for dinner" then thats when ill start editing it


we have plenty of threads on socal to post what you ate for dinner.



anyway.... i wanna do the ignition myself, but anyone here know how to diagnise the true area problem? or can someone check out my car? thanks

[jhondayaaj]

sall good about the format. as long as people stating their problems and other people solving it.

if goes to "what you ate for dinner" then thats when ill start editing it


we have plenty of threads on socal to post what you ate for dinner.



anyway.... i wanna do the ignition myself, but anyone here know how to diagnise the true area problem? or can someone check out my car? thanks

I would like to help, but I live a couple hours away. so, if the igniter is bad, your car will not start and will not have spark as stated by jesus. and like jesus said, when it does die on you, get out of your car and check for spark. But it will be difficult to do that, if you are at a stop light and by yourself. So my suggestion is to take your main relay out and inspect it, if it looks good, then the igniter may be the problem. but if the main relay does have bad soldering "joints"(not the ones you smoke) I would start with the main relay first. and if that doesn't fix it, then most likely it is your igniter. I am more positive that it is your igniter though. there is a way to check for dwell on the igniter, but if the igniter is working fine now, then there will be dwell. don't ask me what dwell is either because I do not know. just know how to diag it. hope that helps Jed.

[GHOST 2.2]

I would like to help, but I live a couple hours away. so, if the igniter is bad, your car will not start and will not have spark as stated by jesus. and like jesus said, when it does die on you, get out of your car and check for spark. But it will be difficult to do that, if you are at a stop light and by yourself. So my suggestion is to take your main relay out and inspect it, if it looks good, then the igniter may be the problem. but if the main relay does have bad soldering "joints"(not the ones you smoke) I would start with the main relay first. and if that doesn't fix it, then most likely it is your igniter. I am more positive that it is your igniter though. there is a way to check for dwell on the igniter, but if the igniter is working fine now, then there will be dwell. don't ask me what dwell is either because I do not know. just know how to diag it. hope that helps Jed.

thanks joesue!

any information is helpful. now i just gotta start playing the elimination game on the car.