2016 Honda Civic
Mileage
95,360
Service Date
5/15/2026
Services Performed
- Confirmed customer concern. Checked power and ground to starter. Found starter is getting proper power, but not engaging. Removed intake piping, air filter housing, and upper intake manifold. Disconnected starter wiring and removed starter from engine. Bench tested old starter, still not responding. Installed new starter unit and connected wiring. Reinstalled intake manifold and associated components. Tested starter operation. Starter now working properly.
- After recovering refrigerant from hvac system we disconnected the battery to allow vehicle to sleep and shut off all electronics and airbags. Removed center console, glove box, dashboard panels and radio/climate controls. Removed steering column and instrument cluster , all dash bolts and hardware was removed. Proceeded to pull out entire dash to gain access to hvac box/assembly. Removed AC lines at firewall. Removed wiring and connectors for blend motors , temp sensors and disconnected heater hoses at firewall. Removed entire HVAC box from housing and opened hvac case to replace evaporator. Installed new unit into housing and connected all components and transferred over to new unit. Reassembled entire vehicle in reverse order and recharged system with refrigerant. Tested AC and verified it now blows cold again and no leaks are present at this time.
- Removed engine cover, breather hoses, and ignition components. Removed valve cover from engine. Performed valve adjustment on all intake and exhaust valves. Installed valve cover with new gasket and spark plug tube seals. Removed spark plugs. Cleaned spark plug tubes of any debris or oil residue. Installed new spark plugs and torqued to spec. Installed new valve cover washers on hardware and torqued to spec. Reinstalled breather hoses to valve cover.
Randy B. gave our service a 5 star review on 5/17/2026
