Honda Civic - the Repair manual and operation

3.3. General information about settings and adjustments

The name "control" in the present manual is meant as not separately taken procedure of correction of the car, any of parameters of systems, and the whole complex of the adjustments allowing to achieve maximum efficiency of return of the engine.

If the owner of the new car from the date of its acquisition strictly adhered to the schedule of procedures of routine maintenance (see the Schedule of routine maintenance), rather often carried out checks of critical parameters, supported the required level of lubricant liquids, the engine will need extremely seldom performance of additional service and recovery repair (over replacement subject to the increased wear of components and expendables).

On the other hand, in case of the negligent relation to performing procedures of regular maintenance and frequent violation of established periods of conducting checks, efficiency of return of the engine will surely decrease sooner or later. The probability of emergence of such situation in case of acquisition of the car which was in the use is especially high. In such cases there is a need for performance of a complex of settings of the power unit over amount of works on routine maintenance of the car.

The first step at control or diagnostics of malfunctions working with the lowered return of the engine always is check of compression pressure in cylinders (see Repair of the engine without extraction from the car - the Integra model) which analysis of results allows to estimate the general condition of internal components of the engine and to draw up the plan of the forthcoming adjusting and/or recovery work. For example, if check of compression pressure revealed signs of serious internal wear of the engine, there will be not enough usual complex of settings to correct a situation, and its carrying out will be waste of time and means. In view of the value of information obtained as a result of check of compression pressure, its performance should be charged to rather skilled and qualified mechanic having necessary diagnostic units.

Lists of the main adjusting procedures allowing to restore efficiency of return of the engine which is in a working mechanical order are given below.

List of the minimum complex of checks and adjustments

• Check levels of all liquids concerning operation of the engine (see Check of levels of liquids (each 400 km of a run or weekly)).
• Make cleaning and check of a condition of the rechargeable battery (see Check, service and charging of the rechargeable battery (each 12 000 km of a run or times in 6 months)).
• Check a state and effort of a tension of driving belts, in case of need make necessary adjustment (see Check of a state, adjustment of effort of a tension and replacement of driving belts, (each 12 000 km of a run or times in 6 months)).
• Check a condition of all hoses located in a motive compartment (see Check of a state and replacement of the hoses located in a motive compartment (each 12 000 km of a run or times in 6 months)).
• Make check of a state and service of components of the cooling system (see Check of a condition of components of the cooling system (each 12 000 km of a run or times in 6 months)).
• Check a condition of the filtering air cleaner element (see Replacement of the filtering air cleaner element (each 24 000 km of a run or times in two years)).
• Check a condition of a cover and the runner of the distributor (see Check of a condition of components of a power supply system (each 24 000 km of a run or times in 12 months)).
• Check installation of turns of idling, in case of need make the corresponding adjustment (see Replacement of liquid of automatic transmission (AT/CVT) (each 48 000 km of a run or times in 24 months)).

List of a full complex of checks and adjustments

In addition to the listed below checks:

• Replace the filtering air cleaner element (see Check of a condition of seat belts (each 24 000 km of a run or times in 12 months)).
• Check serviceability of functioning and a condition of components of a power supply system (See Check of a condition of components of a power supply system (each 24 000 km of a run or times in 12 months)).
• Replace spark plugs (see Check of a state and replacement of spark plugs).
• Replace a cover and the runner of the distributor (see Check of a state and replacement of VV of candle wires, a cover and the runner of the distributor (each 48 000 km of a run or times in 24 months)).
• Check a condition of VV of wires of system of ignition (see Check of a state and replacement of VV of candle wires, a cover and the runner of the distributor (each 48 000 km of a run or times in 24 months)).
• Check serviceability of functioning and a condition of components of system of a charge (see the Head Elektrooborudovaniye of the engine).