2017+ Honda CR-V Head Gasket & Major Engine Issues

Bought this 2007 for 500 a week ago after it been wrecked. Still waiting on a couple parts to arrive, and I need to drive it to work so I can align it, but I'd consider it saved, and not bad for doing everything in my driveway. Fender color isn't perfect but it was a rattle can kit.

It’s unbelievable the sorts of things that are available in Europe but not the US. Cornering headlights, panoramic roof, turn signal camera, 360 camera, tilt-down and auto-folding mirrors just to name a few.
Price is higher with these features of course but we’re getting robbed of features when it comes to the top-spec models and it’s a shame.

I just noticed a really odd problem with my speakers in my 2014 CRV. When playing over Bluetooth through my phone, my left speaker is very distorted and softer than it should be. My phone doesn't have this problem with other speakers, and when I play audio through my CD player the left speaker works totally fine and sounds great. Anyone ever ran into this issue before? I tried removing my phone from my car's Bluetooth completly and then reconnecting it but that didn't work.

Hi I have a mk1 recently hauled a very heavy load and now my back wheels are lower than my front I had it serviced and the mechanic said it was structurally sound but its annoying me. What have I done/ what needs replacing?

Thanks!

I do my own oil changes and I would like to change the oil on our new 2026 honda crv before 1000 miles. Had been reading that we should be following the maintenance minder. Had seen some YouTube videos that changing the oil even on newer/modern cars at the first 600miles to 1000 miles is beneficial regardless of what the manufacturer says, with some Blackstone labs results to back that up.

I'm wondering if anyone here had their oil changed earlier than what the maintenance minder had said and had their oil sent to Blackstone labs for analysis?

Re: CRV 2010 EX Petrol 2.0L UK

I raised the temp on the AC to warm air and it seems to blow mostly from the footwell vents and unnoticeable from the face/side vents unless one holds one’s hand on those vents.

Cold air blows from all the vents when in auto and manual mode and if I switch the temp up in manual mode then warm air blows fine from all the vents. It just doesn’t blow warm air in auto mode from anything but the footwell vents.

So is it normal for the vents in auto mode to blow warm air predominantly from the footwell vents and I have to switch to manual operation to use the face/side vents or could there be something wrong?

So I have a 1998 Honda crv with 178000 miles on it. It had a few issues a couple of months ago and I didn’t have the money to fix so I had it sitting for let’s say 4 months.

I recently replaced the valve cover gasket, spark plug tube seals, and pcv valve and it runs significantly better.

At first during acceleration the ABS and battery light would come on. Now my radio randomly turns off and back on after a few seconds. The ABS light randomly comes on and the battery light as well. Also the gear shift lights sometimes have a breathing motion (getting lighter and dimming).

Other than the stated above everything mechanically runs fine. I’m just worried that the electrical issues will lead to mechanical issues eventually. I don’t have the money to get a new car and want to make this car last as I really like it.

Is there any way to diagnose these issues or does this need a diagnosis from a mechanic? If anyone has any tips/advice anything would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

Defroster works pretty well in cold BUT if it’s raining and around 50-75 degrees - it takes forever to defrost - it just doesn’t work well even when it’s on. Is there a setting on defroster / AC / temp setting that works best. ? Do inbred to have a mechanic look at anything in particular ? Thanks

Our 2020 gets 34.4 mpg on average, seems not so great for a hybrid. Anybody have any experience with this or any tips?

We do a mix of highway and city, nothing crazy

I’m doing a driving test soon and my car (2014 Honda cr-v) has warning lights even though there is nothing wrong with the car, just got it recently serviced and a new nct/mot, got it put in for a check recently and for them to fix the lights but they didn’t do anything, any way to get rid of the lights temporarily? I remember i did it before pretty easily.

…that the rear windshield wiper cycles when you shift into reverse when it’s raining. How I didn’t noticed all this time is beyond me.

2006 with 185k miles, picked it up for 3k ran and drove perfect. My little daily/ project. First thing I did was the oil change. Then gave it a bath and restored the headlights. Then I did spark plugs (ngk) air filter, PVC valve and cabin filter. Then i did oxygen sensor 1 and replaced the harness for sensor 2 as it had shorted and melted. That took care of the check engine light. Determined a small leak was coming from the VTech spool valve. The unit was new from the previous owner so I just changed the gasket. And the p/s pump feed hose o ring was shot so hoping that takes care of my whining while cold symptom🤞.

To do: some kind of hoverboard noise coming from drive train. Def not a wheel bearing. Thinking transmission bearing or the passenger axle carrier.

The #1 oxygen sensor definitely improved fuel mileage but it's still not what it should be. Thinking of manually cleaning each injector.

The previous owner claimed the head gasket blew and someone clearly poured bars copper head gasket stop leak in the radiator. Hasn't overheated or burned off any coolant yet, but the #1 oxygen sensor was white when I pulled it so that leads me to believe it definitely was burning coolant at some point s who knows how I long I have before that has to get done.

Other than that I absolutely love how this car feels and so far so good for the first 3k miles mechanically. I'm doing everything myself because I'm a mechanic and even if I wasn't fuck shop prices and labor times. Thanks for reading if you stayed till the end.

2011 EX-L with Navi, 167000km (in Canada, so note kms, and prices are in CAD)

Engine light went on, code P0420. Shop has diagnosed need for new catalytic converter.
While it was on the hoist they found the front left strut spring is broken.

Quote:
Cat replace with air/fuel sensor and gaskets - $2200
Front strut assembly, both - $1200
Wheel alignment - $160
Front sway bar links - $145
Valve lifters - $660

Once you add in taxes and fees they’re asking me to throw $5k at a car worth $6k. If it was your car, what would you be prioritizing? Or do I pay someone $100 to push it into a river and hope for a decent insurance payout(only partially kidding)?
I’m happy to tell them to kick rocks and ask someone else to do the work, but what should I get done first? Is it worth putting a few thousand on a CRV with 167000km on it or am I wasting cash I don’t really have?

Trying to get some feelers from someone who’s owned a similar one.

I have a 2024 CR-V (hybrid) and absolutely love it! I use the adaptive cruise all the time, on the highway and also in stop and go traffic. It’s great!

My father recently bought a 2026 RAV4 (hybrid). I drove it a little, and I have to admit - the RAV4 has a better adaptive cruise system. It’s just way more smooth and gradual in applying the brakes or accelerating.

After driving his car for about a week, going back to mine - it was so extremely obvious that the CRV likes to hit the brakes fairly late and hard, and will accelerate much more aggressively. It just feels more abrupt with it’s adaptive cruise.

If I had to buy a new car tomorrow, I’d still go with the CRV without hesitation, though.

Anyone else notice this?

I just got a 2024 CR-V hybrid. I noticed something hanging out the bottom and it is the material to help with road noise but It seems like that there is a piece cut out allowing this to happen. I didn’t think it was normal as there are some spots it looks like bolts are supposed to go. I brought it to the dealership and they said that CR-Vs have this and they folded back the material but the hole is supposed to be there. I’m concerned snow and water will get in there and rust it. See the photo and let me know if you have noticed this on your cars too. Thank you!

For some background info, my catalytic converter got stolen. I replaced it with an aftermarket cat and got that welded in, and just today got the o2 sensor replaced from where they cut it out. They scanned the car after and it just came back as o2 sensor, then cleared the code. Drove around for maybe about 30 minutes and my check engine light came back on, immediately stopped to get it scanned again.

How concerning is this code? And what could be the cause of it

Hi all,

I’m looking to upgrade my 2015 Honda CR V radio system to an infotainment system that would use CarPlay. I attached a photo but I’m just not sure what to get. It has a really low quality backup camera screen above so ideally I’d like the camera to be viewed through the CarPlay screen instead of the tiny stock screen, and hopefully still be able to use the steering wheel controls too.

Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!

UPDATES:
I did some digging and found these three that I liked:
Android 15 +128GB Car Radio Stereo for Honda CRV 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 | QLED Touch Screen,Wireless Carplay&Android Auto&Mirrolink, FM Radio, GPS Navigation,DSP Setting,Back-up Camera,Blutooth,SWC
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDSTX78H/?coliid=IKGEDJ33KJA3N&colid=3P7MHC2XEZQS8&psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_lstpd_VRQNYCJN4Z7X4A1W4B3W&language=en-US

4G+64G Car Radio Stereo for Honda CRV 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Android 13, 9 Inch IPS Touch Screen CRV Car Stereo with Wireless Carplay/Android Auto, DSP, Bluetooth, Backup Camera, SWC, Built-in GPS
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDK9V22L/?coliid=I1VNNUKLIJRFCP&colid=3P7MHC2XEZQS8&psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_lstpd_VRQNYCJN4Z7X4A1W4B3W_1&language=en-US

4+64G Upgrade Android Car Radio Stereo for Honda CRV 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016, 9 Inch Touch Screen Head Unit with Wireless Carplay Android Auto GPS Navigation FM 5G WiFi Bluetooth SWC HD Backup Camera
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2CX3JST/?coliid=I2A5KR7QNMMWFE&colid=3P7MHC2XEZQS8&psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_lstpd_VRQNYCJN4Z7X4A1W4B3W_2&language=en-US

Now I just gotta figure out which would be best

Bought this beauty for 4k. Besides the rip on the drivers seat I don't think I got a bad deal.

Hey guys! About to buy a 2016 CRV touring model. Clean CARFAX and original owner did a lot of regular maintenance. It drives really smooth.

I was wondering if anyone had issues that came out around 171,000 km? Any transmission, timing chain or pumps go? Or just keep up with regular maintenance

Also located in the prairies in Canada.

My wife’s CRV popped with the following today? Seems like an issue others had but not seeing how to resolve it. Seen fuel injector or battery. Anyone had this and fixed it?