The_buster

*UPDATE* So.....she paid them... They "fixed" it and then she dove to pick up her husband about 45min away and the light came back on... so she called them and they said bring it back so they can fix it.. thought they already did? I guess they said its only happened once before on a sportage.. any idea why it would have just went poof?

They want her to pay 235 for the ecm, they're going to cover the labor. They didn't make her sign anything, should she pay for it or is it KIA's fault? We go in Monday to pick it up after they fix it this weekend.

If it was weak wouldn't there be a code that they should have seen?

After I read the code they bought some MAF cleaner and the car ran better just the light was on. Our policy at work is were not allowed to clear codes in-case a shop needs to read any stored codes..other wise I would have cleared it. update... they said they were gonna fix it, now can she refuse to pay for it since it was their machine that messed it up?

The mother in law has a 2004 kia rio. The check engine light was on and I read it at work, it came back as MAF. This was a month or so ago and the light was still on. She took it to a KIA dealer today and they hooked it up to their machine and came back and said it just needed cleared and was only going to charge them half. He then went to clear it came back out and said that it wont start now... they claim it is the ECM that went out when they hooked it up to their machine. They said it was "weak" before they hooked it up, but its never given any signs or issues. They're saying its not their fault just that it was weak. She did get a loaner car but did see a paper that had a 600+ price on it.. she asked for a copy of it but they wouldn't give her one made some excuse about already being in the system and it would take too long to reprint or something. My question is is this just some freak coincidence or did they f-up and are trying to cover their ass? Sorry so long and if its in the wrong section...

the other codes with it are throttle position sensor, and egr sensor.

The online description is no ignition reference.. any idea what that means?

I was just gonna get my block notched and decked and whatnot... could someone explain that part a little more? Sorry. Or should I buy a d16 motor? I found one for $250.

the one in heath.

quick question.. what does rubbing them on the concrete do? ive seen the techs at tuffy do it when i deliver parts.. just curious

we have by-polar next door. we share a alley/dive-way that was turned back to the homeowners. we own 8 feet into the 12 and he threatens to kick my "pussy bitch" ass, his words, because of where i park my car. He wants to bust out our sidewalk so we can move over maybe 2 feet. When I park i'm almost scraping my tires, sometimes do, just to make sure i get over far enough. When he isn't threatening me he wants to talk forever. Across from us is a house that is divided 2-3 ways. The people in the back had a really loud early 90's accord that they would rev while coasting into their driveway..now they have a late 80s buick that they do that with, because the honda wasnt loud enough they said. The house on the other side burnt down a couple years ago and the owners mow progressively further into our yard each year..

where is a good site to buy these parts from? i was looking on andy's autosport but wasn't sure of how reliable the parts are. they do have name brand stuff...

comebackkid thanks for the list. That will probably end up being my "shopping list" lol. as far as the ramhorn.. i dont have ps or ac.. does it still need to be that design?

planning on getting a d16 head non vtec, and going from there.

funny you mention speedfactory, thats what gave me the idea for the build. We have the honda tuning magazine at work and I was reading about the car on my lunch. I also joined up on d-series.org a couple weeks after I got the car. I was going to just swap a b series but its expensive.

Thanks for all the info! I really appreciate it. The car is going to be a dd with some track time at ifo, but mainly want a show worthy dd. Hp goal is between 300-350.

my dads going to help me, he has experience with 6 and 8 cylinder engines.. and as far as being in over my head.. yeah i am but you have to learn somewhere.

yeah... im new to tuning and well cars in general...

i dont want to. i just cant find anything for the 1.5L. Im planning on building it for a turbo in the future. im going to swap motors and rebuild the old one properly...hopefully.

Im going to rebuild the motor in the civic. I have been looking at vitara pistons because they hold up to 600hp, not going anywhere near that. But I've been trying to price things and cant find any rods or anything for the d15.. find all kinds of stuff for the d16's. So my question is what is the difference? will d16 rods work? can i bore out the cylinders and make it a 1.6L? any info is appreciated.

Those parts....they flew right over my head..lol I'm guessing a 401 is an engine. After that... Id love to do all that. But really want to still street it too.

take two... http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/546153_818749198372_49108443_34941695_1867460485_a.jpg http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/535229_818749288192_49108443_34941696_553242388_a.jpg http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/562193_818749363042_49108443_34941697_616517342_n.jpg http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/383530_818749442882_49108443_34941698_1391214250_a.jpg dash damage http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/581530_818749492782_49108443_34941699_646714472_n.jpg interior.. its locked cant get in http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/561914_818749567632_49108443_34941700_1849075003_n.jpg sunk in the ground http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/527917_818749652462_49108443_34941701_507560333_n.jpg rust along the door http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/575004_818749717332_49108443_34941703_1693772224_n.jpg

do the not show up?...

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http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/557083_267386030012970_174252539326320_49751921_312959793_n.jpg my contribution to funny bee pics.