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Originally Posted by gtocali
I was not so lucky, I had to replace burnt exhaust valve #1 cylinder at 69,000 miles. I Had the symptoms for only short time. I am a former mechanic so my stomach dropped after finding half compression on affected cylinder. A trip to the machine shop confirmed the burnt valve.
I wish Honda would send a warning of this maintenance(defect) issue so that owners of potentially affected vehicles can have the valves checked before damage is done.
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Actually, Honda has a TSB on the issue. A parts guy at my local Honda dealer told me abnout it. From what I've been told, they'll replace the valves at no charge if you press the issue. My bestfriend's 2000 CR-V had the same problem and he just spent the money to get the valves replaced. $1200 is a lot of money for an owner to have to pay for a manufacturer's flaw. As I've read on other forums, Honda will replace them free of charge if you pressure them enough.