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2016 Honda Civic Recall #1: Piston Wrist Pin Circlips may not be Secured

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So your civic could potentially be at the dealership for a long while if it damaged the engine block because the warranty inspectors will need to be called in.
If they find nothing wrong, they send Honda images of all eight snap rings. If they find a snap ring incompletely seated or missing and no subsequent damage, they call Honda and send Honda the images and get new piston set and replace them. If they find cylinder damage, they call Honda and send Honda the images and get new short block and replace it. All of this is outlined in the service bulletin.

I've read no reports yet of anybody going in for this and needing more than the inspection. Apparently it's about two hours worth of work plus or minus, but they may need to let it cool down before starting and may want to keep it longer just to make sure the sealant has plenty of time to setup. So this case shouldn't be more than a day, assuming they have capacity to do it when you take it in. So talk to them to set the time so you both know parts and people will be available.

The other two cases will take longer but seems like 2 or 3 days should be an outside limit. But the odds of it being either of these cases are minuscule. Particularly so if you've already driven more than a couple of hundred miles and had no issues. They would certainly put you in a rental or loaner if it came to that.
 
Glad I'm not a mechanic, they have to remove so many parts just to get to the rings.
Since most cars just get the inspection, it's not too bad. They drop a skirt panel, the exhaust, and a few ancillaries, remove the oil pan, baffle, and pickup. Take the borescope, take eight images of the snap rings, and button it back up. Honda is paying 2.5 hours if no damage is found. Somebody good who does a lot of these is going to be doing it in 1.5 by the last one.
 
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