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Looks good! Use automotive spot putty to fill scratches if it still bothers you, but you'll be the only person to know it's been repaired anyway.

American Honda documented a premium fuel recommendation for the 2.0 hybrids, which should help head gasket life along with the water pump software TSB. Honda engineering later withdrew the premium fuel recommendation, likely due to pressure from sales. Note Honda recommends 95 RON octane in...

Phoenix is Discount Tires corporate headquarters. We like tourists spending $ here, even Californian's! BTW, I swapped in a set of PS4's on my FR-S and the gas mileage dropped 10% versus the OEM Michelin Prius tires (I was okay with that). Good luck CA.

I just drained my Mishimoto can. After 5000 miles of normal driving the oil (Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30) was 10mm deep. The catch can has maybe 3-4 times that capacity.

Mine looks the same, off-center. I'll try to re-center in the near future if it looks like metal on metal contact.

BigO (west coast chain) asked what car I had and ordered the specific PS4 part number. They had several PS4's to chose from.

Not bad advice. Torque spec on a rubber surface isn't accurate. Gasket crush is very temperature dependent. Lubrication also matters. Twisting 3/4's of a turn is better advice. I had some not good oil filter issues on VW's many years ago due to temperature extremes (-30 to 90 degF)...

In 40 years of Honda ownership, I've always tightened the OEM filters until I feel the metal surfaces kiss. This is less than a full turn after the rubber gasket touches. Zero issues in well over 100 oil changes. Only works with OEM style filters.

I'm cheap and replacing the stud shouldn't be too hard from the looks of it. Industrial supply shops, such as McMaster.com, Granger, etc. have tons of specialty hardware, likely including these studs.

Not impressive and impractical. Looks like a car design college art study.

Easier to swap in a LFP battery if weight savings is the goal. Most cars with rear mounted batteries are rear drive and need weight back there. Remember copper cables running fore-aft will be heavy and expensive. You'll need heavier gauge than OEM to account for voltage drop in long...

I saw somewhere the FL5 has a 2 stage oil pressure relief valve. I see 2 completely different oil pressures (30's or 60's psi) driving around town at 2-3K pm. I assume the relief valve is ECU controlled to optimize fuel economy, but haven't seen much about it.

The rear window is bonded to the hatch, like a windshield. The rubber is just a trim strip, however my trim strip is very even from the factory. You can probably scoot the trim strip around with a plastic pry tool, otherwise return to the body shop.

Right hand drive only? Are you in the UK or former colony?

On my second windshield and it has 2 chip repairs. I'll request the thicker, solar glass when it comes time. The installation company went by the FL5 serial number for the previous replacement (OEM glass). I confirm the FL5 glass looks very thin having bird-dogged the tech. I won't notice the...

Bad throwout bearings generally make whiring noise with the pedal pressed (clutch disengaged). I find it normal to hear more transmission noise in neutral with the clutch engaged in a variety of cars and motorcycles. Without load, the gears slap around a bit due to engine firing pulses. It...

Li batteries don't like small power drains from the car's various computers, so the car needs to be driven frequently. Li batteries are also more problematic in cold weather. I've used them in old motorcycles (no power drain when off) with great luck. I also wasn't riding in sub-freezing...

Vacuum will spike into the teens and then settle out around -8. This is normal. Done for emissions reasons. I believe they are running the engine to keep the cat hot. I wish it wasn't this way, but it is.

The FL5 is as hard core as I'll go and even then I'm using the ITS damper module. Having driven MG's, 308's, 911's, S2000's, I prefer the slow car fast feel vs. Corvette ZR1 for example. I have a Superbike for warp speed stuff.

Check with dealership used car managers. My cousin used to repair interiors on dealership used cars. He worked with several dealerships repairing cloth, leather, dashboards, door cards, etc. I assume similarly talented persons are in your area.