Honda City Fan Club

[Atif_Khan]

I also bought 2005 iDSI few weeks ago. I had three choices 1. City 2. Vitz 3. Liana. I opted for city after reading, observing and driving all those cars myself. Am happy with the purchase though I pay little extra due to extra stuff done by previous owner. Changed engine oil with Zic XQ and transmission oil with ZIC FF. Also removed stock tape deck and put my old companion Pioneer 3050UB.

Hood insulation sheet was messy so I ordered new one from Honda PitShop Aabpara. Now car hood looks very clean and new. Cleaned its interior, trunk and engine bay myself. Took me several days of cleaning to make car smells good and looks neat. Driving it on petrol though CNG is installed but not gonna use CNG any soon. Fuel consumption is awesome and found it better than my previous 2008 Alto. AC is remarkable. In short, now I am eligible for this club :).....

[PGhasanJ]

yep Honda City is one of the few cars u can enjoy on Petrol without putting a dent on ur wallet

welcome to the club and enjoy ur ride

[PGhasanJ]

Bro i dont think my guess about the clutch bearing is wrong (but i do pray it is :)) and if im right, then , sorry to say the previous owner of ur car must ve tempered the mileage of the car.as a 5yr old car with just 45,000kms is already a bit hard to believe. anyways, please dont be offended, thats just my guess.show it to some mechanic and do let me know what he says.

oh its very believable man

my City was bought Match 2006 and this Year marks its 5 Years with 46,000 KM on the Odometer and i know its not tempered since im the first owner

just saying that it isnt something unrealistic some cars just dont get used much

[ahmadbila]

@speedster
well, depends on different types and brands of tires but just for peace of mind, changing tyres at 30k kms is fine, i wud think twice before overspeeding if tires r over 30k kms done.

[shazi_00]

@ahmad
Bro i wanted to clean interior of my car my self ...i have one assistant with me so i wanted to do my self...tell me which material i should use ..i have seen guys cleaning interior having some liquid .......i ll take out the front seats and ll wash every thing and then wanted to clean doors and roof...so bro guide me as usual

[ahmadbila]

I also bought 2005 iDSI few weeks ago. I had three choices 1. City 2. Vitz 3. Liana. I opted for city after reading, observing and driving all those cars myself. Am happy with the purchase though I pay little extra due to extra stuff done by previous owner. Changed engine oil with Zic XQ and transmission oil with ZIC FF. Also removed stock tape deck and put my old companion Pioneer 3050UB.

Hood insulation sheet was messy so I ordered new one from Honda PitShop Aabpara. Now car hood looks very clean and new. Cleaned its interior, trunk and engine bay myself. Took me several days of cleaning to make car smells good and looks neat. Driving it on petrol though CNG is installed but not gonna use CNG any soon. Fuel consumption is awesome and found it better than my previous 2008 Alto. AC is remarkable. In short, now I am eligible for this club :).....

Congratulations on ur purchase sir. you are not only eligible but also welcomed to the club
City surely is the best among the 3 u chose from and im glad u liked it.fuel economy is surely the best thing about idsi.even if u run it on cng, it wont harm the engine (given that u maintain it properly).
you seem to be a proper car enthusiast as u mentioned that u ve cleaned the car urself thats good.i like it.i also enjoy working on my car and its better then getting it cleaned by service station guys.
an oh, lastly, some pix of ur car wud be good

[coolsmart]

I have a question, few days back when i was changing the engine oil and started the car
some air with little pressure was coming out of the engine oil opening in the bonut. It might be coming from the intake/exhaust. i.e where camshaft is located.
Can this pressure be indicative of something that engine is working normally?

[ahmadbila]

oh its very believable man

my City was bought Match 2006 and this Year marks its 5 Years with 46,000 KM on the Odometer and i know its not tempered since im the first owner

just saying that it isnt something unrealistic some cars just dont get used much

Sir i do understand that such low mileage is possible (as stated in my previous posts, i know a guy with 27k kms driven 1995 civic). but if the bearings of the car give sound, suspension is showing age and probably clutch bearing is also ending, i think i ve got enough reasons to say that mileage may be tempered no offence was meant to anyone.

[ahmadbila]

@shazi
well, i ve never done that kinda DIY so im not sure what to recommend.but i use formula 1 dashboard cleaner.its a yellow bottle with while liquid in it.very very effective for stains and is also very cost effective.just around 300rs.
after cleaning the stains, i use 3CF/7CF liquid spray.its a pressurized can.this is basically sort of polish which is applied and then rubbed off to leave behind a shiney surface (dont spray too much, that wud leave an oily surface). thats all i can say about it.

[ahmadbila]

@coolsmart
well thats normal, the moving parts inside the engine tend to make pressure which has to be released somewhere.when u open the cap, pressure is released from there.when its closed,theres another outlet which leads this pressure from engine to the air intake.so thats normal.nothing to worry about.

[fadk]

Thanku ahmadbila for your inupt..really apprecaite it..

i have another query...wen car is on cng wit A/C on..i can feel difference in acceleration wen the compressor starts and shuts down..its a constant cycle of compressor turnin off and on..and its really annoyin to drive wen u suddenly feel excess acceleration due to compressor bein turned off..is it normal?

and i would really appreciate if someone tell me any trustable and expert honda city mechanic in KARACHI?

[coolsmart]

@fadk yes i myself noted when ac button is pressed a sudden load is felt.
thanks.

[imtishal]

@shazi
well, i ve never done that kinda DIY so im not sure what to recommend.but i use formula 1 dashboard cleaner.its a yellow bottle with while liquid in it.very very effective for stains and is also very cost effective.just around 300rs.
after cleaning the stains, i use 3CF/7CF liquid spray.its a pressurized can.this is basically sort of polish which is applied and then rubbed off to leave behind a shiney surface (dont spray too much, that wud leave an oily surface). thats all i can say about it.

I wouldn't recommend using 7cf on dash,As it makes dash shiny and reflective which hinders driver's view.I only use a gud dashboard and upholstery cleaner and it gives a matt finish to the dash.My dashboard is or grey color.

[Atif_Khan]

@fadk yes i myself noted when ac button is pressed a sudden load is felt.
thanks.

You guys must be running your cars on CNG coz I feel no real difference with AC on while driving coz I use Super+Hi Otcane mixture.

[PGhasanJ]

I wouldn't recommend using 7cf on dash,As it makes dash shiny and reflective which hinders driver's view.I only use a gud dashboard and upholstery cleaner and it gives a matt finish to the dash.My dashboard is or grey color.

i agree
7CF makes the dashboard comes to life i used it once but faced this same issue
its hinders driving as ur whole dashboard is reflected on ur windscreen

[accord7362]

[QUOTE=ahmadbila;2700123]@accord
lol... i know hes a very nice person but ur red steery owned the integra
good to know u r satisfied.you ve done the right thing, changing the tires i mean, bcuz even if u neglect the age factor, 30k kms is the max limit that u can expect from tires to go without issues.plus they can be sold for a fair price.
n btw, i can smell 160-170km/h from ur m2 testing stuff be safe.

Nice to talk to you Ahmad yesterday went pindi/isb for a day trip test the tires on M2 with some speed runs ,wet runs as behra onwards it was rain all the way to isb , have fun on salt range in M-mode over all satisfied with tires specially braking 'n' griping , even in wet they perform very well.

[DeeAar]

You guys must be running your cars on CNG coz I feel no real difference with AC on while driving coz I use Super+Hi Otcane mixture.

Agreed. NO difference felt on PETROL.

However this happened to me with CUORE that acceleration was felt on CNG and a little bit on PETROL but negligible.

However, as my city is on petrol I felt nothing such issue.

[ahmadbila]

Thanku ahmadbila for your inupt..really apprecaite it..

i have another query...wen car is on cng wit A/C on..i can feel difference in acceleration wen the compressor starts and shuts down..its a constant cycle of compressor turnin off and on..and its really annoyin to drive wen u suddenly feel excess acceleration due to compressor bein turned off..is it normal?

and i would really appreciate if someone tell me any trustable and expert honda city mechanic in KARACHI?

Yes sir i also feel the same while driving on cng.we all know cng lacks power and when the ac starts, it drains some power too, so u feel the difference.theres no way to make that unnoticeable on cng.the only one way of reducing the power-lack "kicking-in" is to put fan speed on either 1 (minimum) or 4 (maximum) this way, the compressor wud be either stay off most of the times or stay on most of the time, hence reducing the frequency of turn on turn off thing.

[ahmadbila]

I wouldn't recommend using 7cf on dash,As it makes dash shiny and reflective which hinders driver's view.I only use a gud dashboard and upholstery cleaner and it gives a matt finish to the dash.My dashboard is or grey color.

thats true! i used to face the same problem.not applying 7CF meant having a very rough sort of surface which i didnt like at all but i ve found a solution which reduces this glare effect to great extent.t

i take a clean cloth, spray some 7CF on the cloth (not dashboard) and then rub that cloth on the dashboard.this way, just the right amount of liquid stays on the dashboard and it doesnt even catch dust.thats what i do now. try it on the passenger side portion of ur cars' dashboard and see if u find it okay to be done to all the dashboard.

[ahmadbila]

@accord
was a pleasure to talk to u too
im happy that this new breed of dunlop tyres that u got is very very good, cuz most of those old dunlops (SP, LM etc) were almost below average.
my car's tyres have already done around 24,000kms is approximately 7 months and i ll have to change them again this summer will try to get the ones u got, IF they are available in 14inch size.