I dont know if any of you have heard of a programme called 'Top Gear' but it was on the other day and they were talking about the Honda engines.
and they said that the 'B16' series engine is sooooooooooo reliable that Honda have NEVER has one come back to factory with a manufacture fault EVER!
that is kinda...... well kinda good, but is it true?
also i heard that Honda test their engines by leaving them bouncing off the rev limiter for 48 hours before they release them into production.
Now that is some hard core testing.

 

I wouldnt be surprised at all, but proud. Before Land Rover puts the BMW engine into the Range Rover, they rev it to 9,000 RPM. If it lives, they drop it into a Range Rover, if it cracks, they part it out and build a new engine. They have said that one in 10,000 crack.

 

no, its not quite true. i saw a letter in a magazine from a guy with a 99-00 SI that had the crank pulley snap off, and i know he was trying to get Honda to pay for it but it was right after the warranty. unless thats the cut-off. never had one come back UNDER warranty, maybe.