I ONLY Spent $92 FIXING My $500 Abandoned Honda Civic
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ย. 2021
- I bought this 2005 Honda Civic that had been abandoned in a church parking lot for years. Incredibly it started right up with a jump pack, then drove to O'Reillys to replace the battery and other things it needed. The transmission was a mess, it couldn't decide when to shift and the engine would randomly try to die while it was driving. Since the speedometer was bouncing all over the place I had a good idea that it might be a speed sensor. Today we're going to test that theory.
2005 Honda Civic Automatic Transmission Speed Sensor:
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JR: "It's impossible to get a Honda Civic speed sensor"
RockAuto: "Am I a joke to you? I have 9 options in 4 colors and 3 flavors starting at $21."
JR: orders part and has it the next morning
Also JR: "It's impossible to get a Honda Civic speed sensor"
We live in a huge city with every parts store there is… this should be a stocked part. I wanted to have it fixed within the 24hrs I bought it in 🍻
Try living in Ireland. "What's a parts store ?" I kid you not.
@@WatchJRGo true, but everything has a delay at the moment.
@@WatchJRGo Supply chain issues--I have some OE floor mats on order with Honda that are on "national backorder." I need a couple of trim pieces. I'm almost afraid to try ordering them. BTW, how much did the headliner cost?
"It's impossible to get this part", has it next day lol dude for 2021 that's outstanding
For a Japanese car that is impressive!
Even in Europe there are many Japanese parts that are 1 week away.
all i was thinking is go to any Pic a part yard and take a use one. there is civic everywhere no need to buy it new! 🤷♂️
@@hitardo Japanese cars (Honda and Toyota) are barely just Japanese parts, most of their parts are manufactured in multiple parts of the world, there are multiple American (and European) parts factories for Japanese car companies. JR is close enough to a lot of them that I can see his parts availability being fairly high for most of his vehicle repair choices.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Honda_assembly_plants
@@jamesreid5286 being close to assembly plants does not mean being close to part manufacturing plants - there is a difference between assembling a car, and manufacturing the part.
Moreover, even being close to a factory does not mean it will be available.
Just ask any Tesla car owner 😆
Regardless, in the USA - from what I can understand from many TH-cam videos - Japanese parts are readily available, as the North American market is crucial to the revenue stream of Japanese cars.
In Europe - where I live - there lots of Japanese cars on the road, but not at the same percentage as in the USA, thus, some parts are not available in overnight shipping.
Regular parts, e.g., filters, fuel pumps, or brake pads, are available.
Some other parts, e.g., a transmission, injectors, or a window regulator may have a week of waiting.
This is why I do not own a Japanese car, because I am not in a position (or willingness) to wait a week for a part.
I respect their culture, and love their reliability!
But, I admit that if I lived in the USA, I would most likely drive a Japanese car 🙂
6 to 8 weeks to get Japanese car parts to New Zealand at the monent
I can attest to the failure rate of the speed sensors. Thank God they are easy as crap to replace.
Back to fixing regular vehicles...nice! These are the videos I like to watch. Welcome back.
Absolutely! Both my son and I have been missing this type of content from John Ross. Something about vehicles that people have otherwise given up on, and given a little time and effort there they are: Good to (JR)go! I blame it on the owners for whatever reason not having access to a mechanic who is: trustworthy and competent, or: they are ignorant about cars, so they therefore don't trust being charged for (diagnostic?) time or otherwise, and lastly, "friends" who advise them that the vehicle they have isn't worth putting money into, simply because it's old.
Embarrassingly, I've been in all three situations, but after more than forty years of transportation ownership (If you include motorcycles) I've come to learn that once you find a good mechanic, appreciate them for the work they do. And vehicle ownership requires some effort, if you want to keep costs down. Every day I remind myself, the most expensive room in the house; is the garage.
You should consider posting these in sequence, I thought the new headliner failed already lol
He couldn’t, or the Vette detail would be coming after LS fest.
Ha. I just posted the same thing :)
I love the way you get so excited over some average cars. Great passion for what you are doing.
I love these types of quick fixes!
The one who parked it years ago might be facepalming hard… 100buck part, 4 bolts to switch and it works. 😍
Gotta love the quick fix flips. Can’t wait for the market to die back down so flips like these are more accessible. 👊
$500 isn't attainable?
PB, i think he means opportunities to flip
@@WN_Byers Oh i see. True, true
PB, I mean to come across a vehicle so cheap and leave room to make money on after repairs. Most cars like this in my area right now would still want around 3k for a car with a bad engine/transmission
He should high key return it to the family, i feel bad for them
The dude that was promised a $1500 Civic: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Gotta hand me the cash or I'll keep working on it 😂
Cannot agree more!!! Money talks, bullshit walks
Let the bidding War begin!
Any Honda video is a good Honda video.
I do like the Hondas 💯
video has been up for less than 5 mins and people are already disliking! Idk how you can not like these vids 😂
Probably the people who sold it for $400 😂
When you have haters, you’re doing something right.
Might be the kinda sorta click-batey title…he does tend to do that
@@sivkotarak1 okay, so?
Just a title of what he did do. How does the title change anything?
It's not like it was a lie.
@@superscribe6651 not saying it was a lie bud, I’m just guessing based on my own impression. I like how he keeps fixing cars for like 5 cents 🤣 I hope he gets the time to finish the RR
Great job! Love to see you back to basics!
This is great, I love seeing these kind of videos! Would love to see this get fixed to show room condition just for the fun of it.
The LS Fest video was FIRE!
LOL!
Any more info on that Black GMC/Blazer that roasted....shredded....the tires off? I want to know all about it!
It's my dream platform for my ultimate old school car audio system. I install, compete, and broker car audio gear.
JR....thanks for all you do and post up here for us!
I didn't see it while I was looking around but it sounded incredible! 😳
As much as I like that the channel is improving with the new big shop and projects, I miss seeing JR fixing cars with his neighbors.
I look forward to your videos so much JR. Thanks bro. (PS another boat resto would be sick🤙)
Another great video! Keep it up!
I love this your doing a outstanding job on these older cars I love Honda Civic glad you can save one I don’t see that gen that much where I live
To think it was parked for that long for such a minor issue... awesome pick up!!
255 makes sense as a limit for the sensor register since that would be FF in hex
Loved that!
Computer - "Hey! How fast are we going? I think I need to shift." Speed Sensor - "Holy Crap! We are going FF! (Fast as F$#%)
Exactly, that old thing probably panics if the register is over 255 💯💯
@@WatchJRGo you are in IT, you should really know 0-255 is 8 bit. Nice fix though.
Pretty cool! Josh being funny in this one....shocker! Haha.
Wow, back from LS FEST, love Civic, know its a quick flip Josh, O'Reillys, back to the grind
Love that shot where Jr's face is reflected on the screen that Josh is holding during the test drive. Just awesome. Also got to love O'Reilly's. Part no longer made, and unavailable anywhere on the planet? No problem, we'll have it here tomorrow.
That poor Honda set in that parking lot for years because of a $92 part.
Sweet fix! Keep em coming👍
Hey John, I just wanted to thank you for the daily uploads... I'm sure it's not easy.
I love this kind of video where you take a broken car and get it running again. Keep up the good work.
Loved it! Can't wait for the next part
Welcome Josh! Honda Civic, quick easy flip
couple of buyers on this chat already. I love my Honda Civic no issues no stress no worries nothing at all. UK model ride is abit hard and turning circle isn't the best, hey still worth it.
That box toss by the tools was perfect!
Cool fix thanks for sharing.
This was obviously filmed before you had the headliner done :) glad you fixed this catastrophic issue before the head liner lol
You know what else fails on those 7th gen Civics all the time? The head gasket lol. Mine kicked the bucket on my '05 EM2 at 207K miles. Tried to replace it twice now but one of the nuts on the exhaust manifold is on some serious god level shit. Might just have to cut it off and replace the whole stud.
Not every 7th gen fails… I have an 04 has 360k miles.
@@drewbenefield2001 These Civics can still be driven with a bad head gasket, and in some cases, you'll never know it's blown. When they fail, exhaust gas leaks into the cooling system. Usually the coolant reservoir tank constantly overflows after driving. I've been driving mine daily with a bad gasket for about 8K miles now. I just have to top off the radiator and burp it for gases every other day.
How do you burb a car for gases?🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@stevenhowell9170 Bleed it? Add a funnel to the radiator neck, pour coolant until it's full, grab the upper radiator hose and squeeze it until air pockets stop coming out. But when the head gaskets leak on these 7th gen Civics, the radiator cap/cooling system stays under pressure long after the car has cooled. When you remove the cap during that time frame it can sometimes cause coolant to fly or shoot from the reservoir tank when the radiator cap is removed or make bubbles pop from the radiator neck because the pressure buildup, therefore, many 7th gen owners who dealt with gasket failures started dubbing it as "burping" the system. Or sometimes if enough pressure builds up while driving, coolant will spray from the reservoir tank if you have the cap on the reservoir.
My girls 02 has an invisible coolant leak, and it misfires at cold start. But that damn gasket hasnt fully let go yet she runs good and only overheats idling for awhile 😂
He shoots he scores, another great find. I'm very surprised nobody had that in stock. Back when I managed an AutoZone we stocked two or three of them at all times.lol
Dude, you have the best friends, cheers amigo!
Probably 85% of the miles on that Civic were spent driving to and from that Church
Easy and cheap fixes on flip cars are the best. Maximize your profit! Great job!
I truly believe that manufactures intentionally make certain critical parts very difficult or completely impossible to ever find/replace thereby having to junk the car
Manufacturers also design parts to have a limited life span, so as to keep selling you their products......Planned obsolescence is a real thing.
I Love the easy fixes. Honda made it easy.
Would love to see a vid on the business side. Ex. What’s your process for finding and selling cars. What do you look for when buying. What do you avoid, etc.
Perfect placement when he threw the box on the ground!
I would like to see you try to take apart the bad sensor and determine why it failed.
JR always does well with his Civic's
I had to special order an O ring from Napa for my Odyssey because Oreilly didn’t stock it.
Napa, not a sponsor 😅
Good job. The mechanics in my area would have over looked the sensor and would have wanted to replace the trans.
Shady and or lazy mechanics would.
Lazy meaning they haven't bothered to learn new tech and troubleshooting so it's definitely the trans.
That is the perfect back and forth-to-work vehicle. Good on fuel, easy to maintain, repair, and will last years and years.
Had one for the longest time so easy to work on its insane
Josh, looking forward to more updates on the rooster!!
$3000, exactly the number I would easily get..probably $4k with COVID inflation.
I agree! In my area, hella ugly cars listing for $3000 to $3400. A decent DIY detail for this car would at least list high $4000.
@@HarryWangHungLo Depends on the miles. If this has too far north of 160k it'll probably be hard to get $4k. 150k or a little less and I'd definitely list for $3,900 though.
Josh retrieving the 12 mm socket, "you need a smaller shop" LOL'z...
Good stuff 👍👍👍
Speedometer jumping ard, gear selector light wld blink, cruise control stop working but gear shifting good. My old 97-98 accord 2.0/2.2L every 5-10years VSS vehicles Speed Sensor that plugged inside wld spoiled. Bought from Chinese website costed me less than $20 per pcs. Bought 2pcs online to replace and standby. Cheap fix indeed.
This is what I like to see on the channel. Fix them cars.
I picked up a 2004 z4 with 80k for 2,000. Selller said it was overheating and he blew the motor. A quick scan showed the outlet coolant temp sensor was broke. $39 later and I’ve got a $10k summer fun car.
Great video
Josh is right, JR is undefeated on them Civics. Hugh win.
Great video.
That's amazing brother
JR needs an O'reilly Auto Parts Sponsorship!! Let's make it happen!!!!
That civic is immaculate for the circumstances dude
If I could work on the Honda Civic with Watch JR Goes and Joshs I would drink the cold Bartle Skeets and roll up the Wool-o and get all schmoked up
Wow that's awesome 🤘🏽
The start of the video made me laugh way too damn hard!
"to the moon! This is stonks!" 😂
Heck yes for easy fixes!!!
No haircut. This is obviously before leaving for LS Fest. Enjoy your videos.
Josh is thinking hard about purchasing that Honda
I once installed an "easy" botton into a car. Very enjoyable.
I like the "Not Like This" t-shirts better....can you start selling them too?
sounds a bit like my folks W211, gearbox in a mess as the speeed sensors on the conductor plate had gone as the box fault code was implausible gear ratio haha as the input shaft going in was impossible for the output shaft going out
That’s unreal.
You want a unobtainium try a celica gt4 abs sensor
I wish I as lucky as you on this fine. I would make this my daily driver. I would clean it up, just like you. I would spend a grand fixing it up if I had to. It's a Honda Baby!! It has another 100K left on the engine, if not more.
Had a similar problem with 2011 Civic not changing gears. High Rpms.. Turn out the Catalytic Converter was complete clog. Order a $150 replacement from amazon and all is good. Also check your Engine and Transmission Ground Wires. Replaced as well made everything Great.
Yeah my son has a 2012 Scion tC that had the same symptoms and it was the catalytic converter. Weird issue with only about 90k miles. My wife has a Chevy Cruze the same year and her cat needed to be replaced at almost the same mileage.
@@Stressless2023 yeah our Civic has 180k bought it over a year ago with 150k miles at that time it acted like it needed new motor mounts which of course I kept putting off, but now no more shaking and appears the motor mounts are fine
"This is stonks". Yep he's on that GME/AMC rocket too.
Sheeeeee right at the end. Gosh I’m easily pleased 😀
Got my daughter a 2005 CRV, great little car, overheated once and i replaced the fan but bypassed the heater core i thought it was leaking. Whats your take on replacing a heater core? Ive done one in the past on a yukon and that was a royal pain. Debating on paying someone or finding a cheaper fix.
Do all fluid and filter changes too.
I didn't realize a speed sensor existed!
How long did you practice to throw the empty box directly onto your tools pile?
The headliner on my 04 accord sedan is saggy as well so it'll be awesome to see the process involved in that.
The video has already been posted before this one.
I love that car 🤩🚗
Change the transmission fluid also really really really easy use Honda fluid though.
Is there an adaptation procedure needed for the transmission?
PLEASE do a video of headlight restoring
I LOVE this type of thing where it "could need a new transmission" and it ends up being solved with some troubleshooting and $92. I hate to be that guy, but is there an update on the warehouse? I'd guess you're holding off on spending more money on it if you see a downturn ahead but wanted to ask. "What about the walls!?", they scream! "Deal with it." is a fair response if that's part of the plan.
255 is when the vtec kicks in 🤣
At 256 the system panics and reboots 😂
Aren't you conidering a cone filter to replace the airbox? Or is this another one of the cars for sale? I like this civic gen, we didn't get this in Europe
Fantastic
JR how are the Spiders?
Thought the Cube was finished and gone. Nope, there it is.
Tha civic life....
First view! Keep up the good work JR!
🥉 thanks!
Haha that $12 / $30 tank of gas equates to probably $80 worth of petrol in the uk 😩😩😩
Parts are getting harder and harder to get. Our Jeep Wrangler has been in the shop for 2 months waiting on a line that connects the master hydro clutch to slave hydro clutch!
Awesome..
This is the kind of repairs I like to see. I hate hearing how “” mechanics “” recommend, yeah she needs a trans. And make like 1,500 and when done it does the same thing cuz it has the old parts put back on it. Than go. Yeah must be the torque converter. When it’s a sensor.
Rule of thumb I’ve learned k.i.s.s.
(Keep it simple stupid)
I have this issue, I bought 3 sensors from the junkyard and one from Napa, my trans keeps blowing them up, literally blows out the trans then I gotta dig the gear out, any suggestions? I’ve been thinking of just replacing the whole trans
Does this include the headliner?