p_h
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Ended up taking the car to a great independent mechanic for rear brakes/brake fluid and an oil change at 20k miles. This was after utilizing the two built in oil changes at the Honda dealership. The mechanic found that oil had been leaking from the engine bay underneath the car. There were no signs of an oil leak day to day, as everything was being captured by the protective covers or was spraying back towards the rear of the car during driving. There was zero oil leaking underneath the car.
Brought the car into the Honda dealership for diagnosis where it spent two and a half weeks for a tear down before they determined the short block needed to be replaced. Fully covered under warranty. Unfortunately, the dealer only chose to cover a rental car for four of those days, so I’ll be after Honda for the rest.
My guess, as well as the independent mechanic, is that it had been leaking for some time and the dealership ignored it during the initial services.
Upon picking up the car and getting on the freeway, I realized the dealer did not properly secure the felt/plastic undercarriage cover which began scraping on the roadway on both the driver and passenger side, destroying it in the process. Part is currently out of stock at the dealer so it will be in next week for a replacement.
I did some research and did not see this issue pop up with anyone else. Just posting as an FYI in case you want to inspect your engine bays on your own. Unmodified 2023 Type R with 20k miles.
Brought the car into the Honda dealership for diagnosis where it spent two and a half weeks for a tear down before they determined the short block needed to be replaced. Fully covered under warranty. Unfortunately, the dealer only chose to cover a rental car for four of those days, so I’ll be after Honda for the rest.
My guess, as well as the independent mechanic, is that it had been leaking for some time and the dealership ignored it during the initial services.
Upon picking up the car and getting on the freeway, I realized the dealer did not properly secure the felt/plastic undercarriage cover which began scraping on the roadway on both the driver and passenger side, destroying it in the process. Part is currently out of stock at the dealer so it will be in next week for a replacement.
I did some research and did not see this issue pop up with anyone else. Just posting as an FYI in case you want to inspect your engine bays on your own. Unmodified 2023 Type R with 20k miles.
