Chili - 2000 Honda Insight Thread

[BabyDiesel]

Need some help from my fellow Insighters.

1 - I busted the driver side window this afternoon. One rock while weedeating was all it took *s there a cheaper alternative other than $173 @ Majestic Honda? I would use plexiglass or Lexan, but it's gotta be legal and tintable

2 - the car threw a P0171 code yesterday. A Google searched showed that this is rare for the Honda Insight with no clear answer as to the culprit. Any ideas?

Some info on what was happening to suspect that something was amiss. There was no check engine light, I had to pull it off the ScanGauge. I could be cruising along and the car would lose a small amount of power. The timing would be really low and my mpgs took a hit. The only time i observed this on all gauges was pulling a small incline in town at 35 mph in 5th gear, ~60-65% load. The timing dropped from 21 to 9 and my mpgs went from 65 to 50-55. Power dropped. It stopped after about 10 seconds though. The other times it went on for up to 2 minutes at a time, but happened 4 or 5 times over the course of about an hour of driving. It has never done this before last night too.

I'm thinking EGR, front and possibly rear O2 sensors (I have a P0420 code as well) or a fuel problem near the fuel pump.

If something doesn't make sense (I am dead tired), let me know and I will calrify it asap

3 - How much grill block is advisable going into summer? I want to have as close to 100% as possible. Would the top opening be sufficient if the air could be routed downward through the radiator?

[ECO-AKJ]

check Car - Parts. com for the window, it is like a salvage yard search engine, or call LKQ @ 417 - 659 - 7711 and talk to Mark, tell him I sent you

[BabyDiesel]

Mr. AL, you are a blessed life saver!!!

I have one reserved in Kansas City for $85 that I am going to pick up tomorrow found it on Car-Part.com! Thank you so much sir!

[ECO-AKJ]

Ahh the joys of 80MPG highway, only cost you like 5 dollars in fuel to go get it...lol


Glad I could help!!!

[BabyDiesel]

80 mpg? I'm going to shoot for 90 mpg round trip tomorrow

Also, got my best long trip mpg yesterday!



Just filled up for my best tank yet, 75.6 mpg

[Ecky]

I didn't think to snap a pic but I ended a 39 mile trip with 101.9 on the FCD. Granted, it's harder to maintain these huge numbers over longer distances. I haven't had any longer trips in a while.




What's really killing my mileage is that I live downtown now, and lately I often drive short distances in stop and go traffic. How and where you drive seems to make a much bigger difference than anything you can do to these cars.

[ECO-AKJ]

You might even check car-parts.com for parts to fix the ima...or did I read that wrong and it is working at this time?

[BabyDiesel]

Originally Posted by FordMan

You might even check car-parts.com for parts to fix the ima...or did I read that wrong and it is working at this time?

You read correctly, it is toast! That's what I'm going to do if grid charging does not help the battery pack out. AFAIK the only thing wrong with my IMA is the batteries themselves.

Originally Posted by Ecky

I didn't think to snap a pic but I ended a 39 mile trip with 101.9 on the FCD. Granted, it's harder to maintain these huge numbers over longer distances. I haven't had any longer trips in a while.




What's really killing my mileage is that I live downtown now, and lately I often drive short distances in stop and go traffic. How and where you drive seems to make a much bigger difference than anything you can do to these cars.

Amazing mileage. I agree, these numbers are incredibly difficult to hold on too. I haven't had any trips as high as what you have seen yet!

A lot of what I do is short city driving. I've just had many long highway trips to pop up recently. I can still get 60 mpg in town without IMA.

If I lived back in NC where it is flat and didn't have to deal with the elevation change that's in Missouri, I think I could have tanks well into the 80s and 90s.

[ECO-AKJ]

Have a safe trip!

[Ecky]

I raise you 100mpg+ over 100+ miles.



This was A-B-A even - two ~53 mile trips.