Just give them this (in bold, nothing else) and have them do with it as they wish. I do not suggest you show them this whole thread, it would probably do more harm than good as they may interpret as finger pointing and throwing them under the bus. Just say you did some research.
DTC U0416-68...
I would highly suggest you go back to the shop then. While correlation is not causation 100% of the time, it is highly suspect in this case. Also, maybe with enough drive cycles it will clear on its own as its a hard/permanent code.
"Hard" codes cannot be cleared in the traditional sense, and they have to clear on their own (drive cycles, ignition cycles, even sometimes I/M readiness), and the ECU will determine if those functionality is normal after a while, then it would go away.
It's also very common for VSA "hard"...
Where in Texas are you? I run a shop in DFW that focuses on Type Rs if you want us to take a look at it: https://www.civicxi.com/forum/threads/ctech-auto-dfw-tx-type-r-specialist-shop.62651
Also by front sway bar do you mean the front strut tower bar?
However, given you just had your...
To be fair, it also depends on feet size and pedal placement. I have small feet (7.5) and have to do literal heel toe like inital D, where toes on brake and you twist your ankle and use your heel to blip throttle. I'm actually really good at it (and consistent) in cars like my track Cayman...
Hello, some of you may already know me, but wanted to do a more comprehensive thread about my shop. My name is Kalvin and I am the owner of CTECH Automotive out here in (far north) Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) area. My shop specializes in Type Rs from EK9, DC2R, FK8, FL5. We also work on other...
Hello, some of you may already know me, but wanted to do a more comprehensive thread about my shop. My name is Kalvin and I am the owner of CTECH Automotive out here in (far north) Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) area. My shop specializes in Type Rs from EK9, DC2R, FK8, FL5. We also work on other...
Hello, some of you may already know me, but wanted to do a more comprehensive thread about my shop. My name is Kalvin and I am the owner of CTECH Automotive out here in (far north) Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) area. My shop specializes in Type Rs from EK9, DC2R, FK8, FL5. We also work on other...
Hello, some of you may already know me, but wanted to do a more comprehensive thread about my shop. My name is Kalvin and I am the owner of CTECH Automotive out here in (far north) Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) area. My shop specializes in Type Rs from EK9, DC2R, FK8, FL5. We also work on other...
Got one of our orders in for new wheels on the shop FL5.
Volk Racing CE28N Plus M-Spec in Diamond Silver
18x10 +40 5x120
Yokohama Advan Neova AD09 285/30/18 (originally wanted to do 295/30 but 295 was on backorder from our distributor).
We have a set incoming for fall for same spec CE28N Plus...