MIS FIRE ISSUES - Dealer had it 7 months

This poor S2000 sat at a dealership while they ' Tried ' to figure it out.
They just installed new parts hoping for a solution.
Injectors
MAP sensor
IAT sensor
Coils
Throwing parts at a problem rarely works. That's why we recommend a Specialist. ie, Someone that knows the car very well.
We did track down some bad wiring and replaced and even added grounds as an added measure.
Custom also wanted a new Clutch Masters Clutch with the Install kit and Shifter rebuild.
Shifter rebuild kit :
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Clutch Install kit:
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[@rockytharpjr]

Any shop can throw an exhaust or turbo kit on but it takes a real technician to diagnose and out things back to OEM. Y’all are a dying breed of honest work done right the first time. Kudos. 👏🏻

[@6mtzhp55]

Sounds about right. My local Honda dealer's owner came out to ask me what my S2000 was.

[@nycyabber7103]

I brought my S2000 for an alignment at a shop down here in Hollywood, FL and the owner (who's also an s2k owner) was talking to me about his car and your name came up. You do great work and we all appreciate you!

[@darth420vader]

I loved the underbody shot going into the workshop!

[@Lastsight100]

I appreciate when some does good clean work. I really appreciate it when someone goes and makes someone's mistake right.

[@tonythehitman1]

Very very nice work fixing that wiring harnesses. Figuring out work that dealer couldn't figure out is the best feeling lol

[@RalphiNYCb3]

That yellow with the carbon top though 👌🏼, next, a trip to the body shop to freshen up that paint. That car is beautiful.

[@MW-qv3vz]

Good job guys! Nice to see knowledgeable people with a passion for doing the right thing.

[@alext818]

Dude, I could watch you guys all day. Makes me worry though if I can't find a trustworthy mechanic :(

[@imoovabull6042]

dealerships are only good with current models. an S2000 is min 20 yrs old now, most of the dealership guys are apprentices or only a couple years trade experience so most have never even seen one in person. on the other hand, you guys at LHT are model specialists, with S2000's as your bread and butter.

[@333KINGPIN33]

Well said

[@CaptainFalcon92]

Not even with "current" models. "Computer, tell me which compute unit my customer will pay for next." Dealerships are no mechanics. I went to Honda for a big rattle and they could not even diagnose a shock that had leaked. "We hear nothing"... Went for a randomly working ac and they charged me for a brand new condenser. My condenser was already brand new. F dealerships.

[@richardgodoy4373]

The issue is most good techs leave the dealer because of the lack of work and the flat rate system. The dealers have a hard time finding techs because they want to pay them as little as possible so they can keep most of the money from the shop rate for themselves. So they are left with moving people from the car wash and porter positions into the shop as “techs” and you end up with people not knowing how to diagnose vehicles and vehicles not being repaired properly.

[@aceventura1980]

Also i been a honda tech for 21 years. All these dealerships push out the older higher paid veteran techs to replace them with kids that cheat on the online training courses that cant fix cars... Out of 25 good techs we have 5 left with a bunch of kids that think there hot shit... 😢 ​@333KINGPIN33

[@SirHC888]

Same with my local Chevy dealer, had a great tech for my c5 corvette. Then the dealer sold to an internet troll and within a year, new employees and then the fired my favorite mechanic.

[@gimmethecarkeys]

A shop is only as good as the technician working on your vehicle. Most of the time shops get bad names because of 1 person, which is sad and unfortunate. I myself am a mechanic for a major tire chain and some stores have bad reputations and some don't. I always have the same mentality you do, be as honest to the customer as you can be and I even catch myself doing little TLC things that I don't NEED to do to get the job done but i I treat it like it's my own car. I still get paid the same regardless of what I do. Just helps me sleep at night. I will say about 50% of the customers do appreciate what I do when I tell them. I think about a year ago I did a lift on a ram truck and I washed the truck for the guy, was not required what so ever. Even my boss asked me what I was doing lol. I said I am just giving the truck a quick wash, guy spent 6k on a lift and wheels and tires and I just couldn't send it out the door dirty.... took me 15 min and guy was even surprised. Made my day. I always think about you when I do stuff like that. I always love the videos guys! Keep doing what you do! 💪💪💪

[@vonaroz4354]

LHT always working on customers car like it’s their own 🚗👍👍👍watching from Southern California

[@johnbryan911a]

George and John - you are the master and commanders of your ship. Awesome fix.

[@LHTPerformance]

Thanks so much! We love what we do.

[@yukonstriker1703]

John. George is simply a hired -hand slinky

[@GiotheGhreat]

We need more mechanics like you! I had in the past several car models and each of them with unique issues and no one couldn’t figure it out so I was replacing them every year or so! It is sad that mechanics can’t diagnose when there are no codes stored. Congrats! Nice dar deserves to perform as expected!

[@ak2112]

I love watching things get fixed the right way

[@sf2372]

Great job with the deep dive into the loom. That clam shell would be satisfying to re-coat hmmm

[@2wiceaDAY]

You guys are PROS. Keep up the great work. Wish you were in CA!

[@MTB_YOTA]

Just received the injector cover bolts, brake flasher, and shifter boot ... i had to install them right away lol Thank You guys at LHT

[@UnkRCP]

Buying a MAP before a coil pack is diabolical. That’s why I’m glad to be DIY cuz sheesh Mann. Great video and great knowledge from you guys!

[@JMG0590]

You have me seriously looking at a getting an S2K for my next car

[@madbeat5]

I really like these videos, even more the way you guys work and the love you always have for the S2k... Really enjoy your content, hoping to become an S2k owner soon. Keep up the great work and awesome videos.

[@johnvaz2048]

You guys are real professionals awesome channel.

[@senginthisack8613]

Always a great job ! You guys are awesome way better than the dealership !

[@AttackDA9]

Another s2k lives on. And yes, hks sounds freakin awesome on the Ap1

[@darkspartan806]

Was a Honda Tech for 5 yrs, blame the flat rate system. No one wants to waste time diagnosing a problem and not get paid for it. Unless the industry changes, independent shops will be diagnosing and fixing these problems.

[@LHTPerformance]

@@darkspartan806 I get it. I’ve heard this from a lot of Honda Techs.

[@Edony8]

Great job guys!

[@mcef9117]

Lht is the place to be 👍

[@imoovabull6042]

if you got the money. good service costs.

[@LHTPerformance]

@@imoovabull6042 Our labor is half the average dealership, I think with our skill level it’s money well spent.

[@I.LikeCars]

I like that exhaust, sounds nice.

[@smiththers2]

This is the absolute biggest reason why we need to have private repair shops who specialize in in the nitty gritty things that dealers WON'T do... I can't tell you how many times I get a problem sent to me at my car audio shop because the dealership couldn't find a solution to a problem.. give me a wire diagram and a multimeter and yes, there's time involved so it's not cheap... But if you have your problem fixed without going from place to place I think it's worth it!

[@89JAEH]

As always doing an amazing job!!

[@hendrahendra]

Doing gods work out there.

[@Jglivermr2]

Flat rate. That is why they couldn't fix this car. You can't diagnose anything harder than a pattern failure on flat rate.

[@AztkSmooth]

My 1994 sc300 was giving me all kinds of issues. The issue (after weeks of troubleshooting) ended up being three wires in the harness that had gotten pinched and were extremely exposed almost ripped apart. After soldering them no more issues. Electric issues are always the worse. 😭

[@RZA0280]

I wish there were more shops like you guys. Unrelated to Honda, but I drive a 2023 rogue with 51000 miles on it and it has been to the dealership 3times for the same issue, it’s currently still there. These guys are suppose to be the experts at the cars they sell. It’s just sad.

[@LHTPerformance]

Unfortunately, most rely on a scan tool to tell them the problem.

[@HiFiInsider]

my 95 Civic coupe is older than most of the techs at my local dealership. lol

[@teddiazjr.6223]

Another great video

[@1MADZ]

So wild to say that. My Z will be 20 next year... 😂

[@bvward]

John, any idea why the harness was butchered? I like to splice with factory-style crimp joiners and heat shrink. To me, doing wiring produces as much angst as doing my taxes☺

[@oldskool1979]

Sat at the dealership for 7 months ? hahaha after 7 days Id be livid ! I wudda taken it back !

[@renardthefox3176]

There was only 1 Team to find and fix that issue. It's called LHT. And the details you showed regarding the Gearbox, dealer shops would have ignored/overseen it. One technical question regarding the Gearbox: The AP2 Gearbox is shorter in Gears than the AP1, despite 6th gear. Is there anything I need to consider when switching from AP1 to AP2 except the connection to the shaft, due to different bolt sizes? I would love to have the AP2 Gearbox in my European AP1. Many thanks in advance.

[@LHTPerformance]

Thanks buddy 🙏. Just change the flange to match your driveshaft. It’s pretty straightforward.

[@renardthefox3176]

@@LHTPerformance You are welcome. I love the excellence of engineering you always put in and get everything, so easily looking, solved. Just great. Thanks, so it's really easy. Now I need to find an AP2 Gearbox in the US and get it shipped to Europe somehow 😅

[@yellowdued]

damnn that sounds good

[@Nick210]

The only thing dealerships do this days is scan for codes. They don’t diagnose shit anymore.

[@jumpinjojo]

*These, not this.

[@fidelj3025]

John are you going to make a battery tie down for the Type R?

[@LHTPerformance]

We may offer one.

[@fidelj3025]

@@LHTPerformance if you I'd gladly buy one! I had one in my 8th gen Si back then!

[@chiefslief1886]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻LHT passion❤

[@ozman1975]

Another saved S2000 from a hack job, nice work LHT. No way the Stealership would have taken the time to solve those issues ues 👎🏼 George, I saw that ...😂

[@supay6537]

My wish is for you guys to work on BRZ (s)… if only! ❤

[@zalopo]

I have an stock ap2, I want a sound similar to this or as close the this, whats the best option you could recommend? Also, the uk mode worth it? Thanks in advance for any input info! Regards from Houston texas

[@LHTPerformance]

The HKS sound have a pretty good sound. It’s a small diameter so it’s not a big power source exhaust for the future. The UK mod would be my choice.

[@woodworkerf355]

I had the same problem 😂 mine clutch relay took 2 weeks!

[@loekfelten548]

Heatshrinked ???🧐 Should that not be ‘heatshrunk’ ? Nice job btw !

[@LHTPerformance]

Maybe it’s still shrinking 🤔 Thanks 🙏

[@davereiland9921]

😂

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

somebody was messing with the harness without knowing how it works...l

[@h.j.victory6103]

Dealership techs are on flag system. Plus service writers are probably trying to upsell stuff or blow the car out....

[@jahbrake9791]

About time we got another S2K on the channel!😅 Seriously these cars never get old. Partly because you and George make them timeless.🫶

[@H8HotWeather]

Wow the amount of hack work in this car

[@Daniellihomes]

Any one know which wheels these are?

[@_k_rolls_turbo_]

Style difficult to clean

[@boardinrider]

dealerships are just parts replacers now adays the piece work pay structure has made sure of that.

[@sharthun2009]

That S2000 has been mis-treated, and it makes me sad.

[@brandonnhol]

I feel bad for that harness

[@rolandotillit2867]

That is not the right plug, it's not even the right iridium plug, those specific plugs only last 3 years tops. The Laser platinum or Laser iridium ones are the correct plugs.

[@jwhoward182]

No sense in letting the car warm up 12:54 it has been sitting in a dealership for 7 months

[@LHTPerformance]

@@jwhoward182 if you saw the video you’ll see that we had the car running for quite a while and then discovered the random wiring issue. It was a day later when we found it dropping cylinders.

[@ancientapparition1638]

I ate that packing stuff and it tasted terrible

[@John-b5e3e]

I just buy stuff and put it in. New is good.

[@Thankyou_3]

These Hondas are garbage nowadays. They used to be so good back in the 80s and 90s. Last couple of decades they are disastrous brand just like Nissan.

[@KrGsMrNKusinagi0]

that basic to check.. thats literally one of the first things you do check and it literally takes a few seconds.. The incompetence is astounding.. I have seen this personally. They put 3 motors in one car all of the motors had the same issue one cylinder they said wasnt working. There was no way all those motors were bad. The last one I said wait a scond.. Pulled the injector plug and yup the thats what it was. The pin in the injector plug on cylinder three was pushed up and not connecting properly at the injector. They wasted dozens of hours on putting 3 different motors in. I literally said wtf is wrong with yall