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I see many posts complaining about how the Civic front struts need frequent
replacement. This is probably a dumb question, but how do I tell if the
struts are blown? What are the symptoms, are they obvious? As an extremely
easy-going driver, would I even be able to tell the difference?

In article <bu2a0q$a7j$1@news01.intel.com>, Dean
<noreply@fakeaddress.com> wrote:

> I see many posts complaining about how the Civic front struts need frequent
> replacement. This is probably a dumb question, but how do I tell if the
> struts are blown? What are the symptoms, are they obvious? As an extremely
> easy-going driver, would I even be able to tell the difference?

they are blown if there is oil on the out side but im not sure who is
making these complaints, i have an 83 civic i got from my dad who got
it in 83 (second owner) and i replaced the fron struts for the first
time in the car's life last year and it wasnt because they were blown
or anything, just old and i was not very nice to them

Andrew

> they are blown if there is oil on the out side but im not sure who is
> making these complaints, i have an 83 civic i got from my dad who got
> it in 83 (second owner) and i replaced the fron struts for the first
> time in the car's life last year and it wasnt because they were blown
> or anything, just old and i was not very nice to them

I used to own a 2001 Civic and I'm pretty sure that the complains are about
the current generation of the Civic.
Before I sold it, I had to replace the front struts with little under
30000km and less than a year. They were leaking oil.
I believe that I asked the dealer to inspect the suspension because it
became bumpy. I do push a car more than the average.
I heard other people complaining about the same problem.

It's the 2001 & 2002 Civics that have the chronic strut problem that
is a result of bad design. The replacement struts are apparently
better and resolve the problem.

If you're doom a 2001 or 2002 civic, check you struts for leaks
regularly and make sure that you get them replaced before you warranty
runs out!

"Dean" <noreply@fakeaddress.com> wrote in message news:<bu2a0q$a7j$1@news01.intel.com>...
> I see many posts complaining about how the Civic front struts need frequent
> replacement. This is probably a dumb question, but how do I tell if the
> struts are blown? What are the symptoms, are they obvious? As an extremely
> easy-going driver, would I even be able to tell the difference?

In article <bu40so$5oq$1@dns3.cae.ca>, Paul Bielec <me@no.spam> wrote:

> > they are blown if there is oil on the out side but im not sure who is
> > making these complaints, i have an 83 civic i got from my dad who got
> > it in 83 (second owner) and i replaced the fron struts for the first
> > time in the car's life last year and it wasnt because they were blown
> > or anything, just old and i was not very nice to them
>
> I used to own a 2001 Civic and I'm pretty sure that the complains are about
> the current generation of the Civic.
> Before I sold it, I had to replace the front struts with little under
> 30000km and less than a year. They were leaking oil.
> I believe that I asked the dealer to inspect the suspension because it
> became bumpy. I do push a car more than the average.
> I heard other people complaining about the same problem.

thats good to know, are there any good aftermarket struts out there
that are not so prone to this?

Andrew

> thats good to know, are there any good aftermarket struts out there
> that are not so prone to this?
>
Got mine replaced under the warranty and sold the car 6 months later.
It would be interesting to know from other 2001 owners what's their story.
Some of them are not covered by the warranty anymore.

On 14 Jan 2004 11:09:05 -0800, sstula@hotmail.com (Sebastian) wrote:

>It's the 2001 & 2002 Civics that have the chronic strut problem that
>is a result of bad design. The replacement struts are apparently
>better and resolve the problem.
>
>If you're doom a 2001 or 2002 civic, check you struts for leaks
>regularly and make sure that you get them replaced before you warranty
>runs out!

My struts are all factory, and my 1994 Civic has 163,000 miles. I also
am a bit rough on the car. I almost wish they would blow so I could
justify some KYB or Koni struts to minimize cornering roll. Oh
well....

Nate