I bought this car used from Western Australia last year & had it shipped to Melbourne 3400ks away. They are rare in Australia and attract attention everywhere....
... I hope that the IMA warranty was extended in Australia as it was in the U.S. because I am quite confident that your IMA battery is on its last legs. When...
2000 Insight; 103,000 miles; IMA light came on and went off the same day; MPG actually increased from 52 to 57!!!!! After Honda replaced the battery and both...
James, I had 103k on my 2000 back in 2003. The service manager agreed with me when I told him my mpg had actually increased by 10% without the battery ...
I havent found that the IMA not working has affected fuel consumption. It has been 3.7 litres/100k regardless. Conditions- 100ks/hr or 110 on freeways , in...
Proceedure to restore 12 volt charging when IMA light stays on: With the IMA light on, and the battery light (12volt) on, & some times the check engine light...
Jack wrote - ... I totally disagree with this... 1) from an engineering point of view it makes no sense whatsoever for the Honda engineers to put in a system...
This is not the first time this has come up.? Others has found the same results as the OP. Think about when the IMA provides assist.... The little three...
Come on guys, obviously whether the IMA system is beneficial depends completely on how the car is driven. In a world of stop-and-go, the benefits of the...
Resetting the IMA I have tried to reset the IMA by leaving the 12V battery disconnected for days and this has not worked, yet on this trip to Sydney, when I...
A whole way back (way back) there was much discussion about the stripping of the drain plug. I just found out that a service provider had stripped the drain...
I believe that is a heli-coil not heat coil. They were used on the flight-line way back in the days of round engines and propellers. lfm robert griego...
... Could the insert be a heli-coil rather than a heat coil (I'm not familiar with a heat coil)? A heli-coil is a common repair for stripped threads. ... ...
http://www.emhart.com/products/helicoil.asp?gclid=COvx6Mep5JACFTgrOAodiUvBXw In the end, we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we...
A Heli-coi is a spring type repair for stripped threads and an insert is a solid repair. If installed properly they should both work fine. If one is better...
over the past five years, i have had the unfortunate experience of having two separate honda dealers strip the drain plug in my oil pan. believe me, i'm...
Thank you for posting this. It again confirms the reason why I have been the only one to change my oil. Back in late 2001 I had debated having a shop do it...
Lorelei! You might want to check the amount of oil that your dealer puts into your Insight. I've had Honda actually put in 5 quarts. I had to argue with them...
Has anyone changed over to HID headlights( the complete system; not just xenon bulbs)? Which brand & were you happy with the change? Can the Insight lamp units...
What do you mean by the "whole system"? If your referring to real High Intensity Discharge then yes my Insight had them retrofitted in. I had a pair of D2S (I...
That is what I meant, a real HID system I see some of them have low and high beam HID, with(as I read it) extra balllasts. Wonder if they are worth the extra...
To do what your describing you'd have to do a transplant from a donor vehicle. Your looking for Bi-Xenon projector housings. These give a high beam by a little...
... Not quite. I have the Catz Phillips Bi-xenon (from here http://www.brightheadlights-hid.com/Xenon-HID-Lights-Kits.htm ) that move the bulb in and out....
Anyone else find the battery managment to be completely trashed by the last recall? I used to be able to keep the battery near full by easy to normal driving...
Is this the November 2007 ECM recall? I have not had it done yet. Otherwise, I believe I am up to date on all recalls for my vehicle and I have not had any...
Talk about irony! I drive a 2000 Insight which I bought used in 2004. Had no problems with the original battery pack whatsoever. When Honda issued the recall...
... Doing so would likely have resulted in a failed battery as well. The original battery charge controller was apparently not maintaining the charge level in...
Art The original ( &replacement??) IMA battery is rated at 6500 ma (each cell). NIMH D cells are now sold which are rated at 10,000 or 11,000 ma. Would using ...
... People who know far more about batteries than I do have pointed out that each NiMH cell in the IMA battery must pass a very large amount of electrical...
I have dismantled an early Prius battery pack. I wanted to see if I could it on my existing electric car (144V 84Ahr pack) to improve acceleration where the...
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