I think I located the part number however it does show as discontinued but you may be able to find using this: 2W7Z-3C611-AA Part is described as shaft "Lower Boot" but images show it as the boot with the metal retainer and bearing included.

Also some good info on this thread. I know Dorman makes the intermediate shaft and it includes the boot and bearing. It sounds like you have to use the Dorman shaft going this route. This thread has some great pictures and an account of part comparison if you decide to try this part - www.crownvic.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=4132068

That one is half edited. This one just got out first. The vacuum system one has some confusing bits I gotta clean up. I should have it out next!

@@VortexGarage thanks looking forward to seeing it .

I made a video on removing the oem radio just to get the serial number for the radio code that the car didn't come with. If the car had an after market radio I might have considered upgrading to one of these

I would not stress over that. Honda programs the maintenance minders keeping everything in mind. Doing the change as early as I did is an old school mentality and probably not needed. An early first oil change is not part of Hondas official maintenance minders or recommendations - I certainly could have waited. Also being a hybrid the engine is not running all the time so it has less engine run time on the mileage compared to a comparable gas-only engine. While I still prefer earlier oil changes, you are doing better than many by sticking to Hondas maintenance minder, and having records of it changed at the dealer one-time will protect the warranty. If you're really aggressive on it you can pay for an earlier change but to get the bundled maintenance for free so long as it's before or at the maintenance intervals you should be good

Good day - the shop manual copy has hardly any data on the switch itself. No good picture of the wiring. I also don't have direct access to the tractor at the moment. Best I can find in the book is a single page wiring diagram, it does show the wiring and colors - you can access an image here: drive.google.com/file/d/18YnBpXeV0nl4g1ZtaL6FtNUkZc0dTcRm/view?usp=drivesdk

@@VortexGarage Thank you for the diagram. The copy I have is so faded I could not read it. I will see if this will help but unfortunately, the wiring colors do not correlate. Too many wires have been replaced so I am now trying to trace them down. Barry

Good day - I see this which maybe helps, that "41200-5TG-900" is newest version that replaced prior part numbers: "SKU: 41200-5TG-900 Applications: Body Styles: 5-Door. Replaces: 41200-5TG-000, 41200-5TG-010, 41200-5TG-A01, 41200-5TH-000, 41200-5TH-010 Sold In Quantity: 1"

Funny you say that, I have decided that I can't drive the car more without further addressing cooling system. Was hoping to and did get to enjoy it some. But noticed as summer came in it ran a slight bit hot on one drive. Not terrible but enough to say not gonna risk it anymore. And yeah though the yellow fan looks good I understand they really crack in hidden areas around the hub. Ive been collecting parts - waiting on a few backordered hoses but got the right thermostats, a new black fan, fan clutch, hoses, new header tank, and gonna pull the rad and either have it boiled, recored or get the Wizard cooling aluminum rad. Just gonna do it all, though I think the main issue I'm seeing is a faulty fan clutch, once I'm in there I'm just gonna do it all. I had hoped to sneak by some drive time this summer and address after the season but not going to chance it.

@@VortexGarage Totally understand! Every single thing I read about these beasts is keep it cool!!! Do yourself a favor and test the thermostats out of the car for the proper travel values. A few people on the forum have gotten stats and they ended up being wrong.

Nope , it's smart to get break-in out . Filter doesn't catch it all

Break-in oil change is the most important service of any engines life, especially turbo charged. The machining process can sometimes leave behind micro metals that can lead to premature engine wear or failure. This is why Toyota is recalling all of their Tundra motors. The owners who performed break-in services probably won't have engine failure. It's not a waste of money, it's very intelligent!

Good day - just so you know I didn't yet reply to your first reply. My apologies but this car hasn't got the mileage yet to do the transmission. The generation is so new there probably aren't too many that have needed it and thus featured in KZbin. Honda Service data should have a guide. I know prior CVTs weren't too bad to do but I do not know right now what is involved in doing the eCVT with the Hybrids. I would definitely recommend consulting the Honda Service data - link to their site in this videos description.

There are several aftermarket versions for this and the AOD transmission. They are often sold as "Speedometer Block Off Plug"

@@VortexGarage thank you 😊

This is a tough one. I remember looking this up years ago and couldn't remember so did another search. Definitely check out the GenVibe forums for help. There is no one answer I found. Seems many seem to feel that Toyota Pink coolant was used. Many also say that anytime anyone ever had a service done at a dealer they'd use Dexcool. However to my knowledge the Matrix was not actually built at NUMMI - the Vibe was. So there wasn't a split in the line for Vibe vs Matrix. Meaning it's possible that GM did factory fill Dexcool. So id see if you can check - Dexcool is orange, Toyota standard is Pink and Toyota long life is red. They're not all compatible. Now if you're doing a full flush and refill you should be able to choose assuming your going to flush out the old fully. Sorry I couldn't give a more clear answer but it seems hard to pin that one down!

I am not certain but do take care as I think some of the older CRV generations had unique setups including possible fluid sharing between ptu and trans etc. Just sharing that as a heads up as I understand there are some major differences. Sorry did not know on the drain and fill plug sizes in that model year