just got the letter today.

 

umm...usa first canada second (we try lol)

any one have
Service Bulletin 22-002
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sooooooo how do i get them to fail...i dont have and obd codes but the gas mileage is really gotten worse over the years

 

Maybe just contact the local Honda service dept and see what they suggest.
They have varoius testing methods to determine if they have failed.
I had mine done before I bought it from a local Toyota dealership.

I also had the failed VTC actuator addressed by them as well.
During one visit to the service dept to install my HFP suspension, they installed a new one at their cost (labor included).
I was under the assumption that they'd have to keep the car overnight to test it when the engine was cold, but they had their own way of determining that it should be replaced.
Car was in the shop one day and during that time they did it all, including a wheel alignment.

 

oh yea....i forgot about my rattly vtec, seeems normal now to rattle..lol...ill probably have to shake a soupcan full of rocks on startup if i ever buy another car

 

That' awesome! One less thing to dread potentially happening for the next few years.

 

BMWguy22, curious as to if you had to pay for the alignment? I had the VTC actuator done few years back and the dealer made me pay for the alignment. I didn't fight it too much since they picked up the tab for the actuator fix which was probably close to $1500. I find it strange if they had to take suspension apart to do that job, why wouldn't the alignment have been included?

 

The alignment was for the HFP full suspension kit I had installed...unless they needed to re-align the car for the VTC actuator replacement as well.
If that's the case, then I'm not sure.

 

From what i recall Honda's own documentation on the VTC Actuator repair makes no mention whatsoever of any alignment being required.

 

Here is VTC service bulletin no alignment required. Google search for " HONDA Service Bulletin 16-088 " .