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[quote=”barneyb” post=126044]It definitely looks like a inside out belt. You are not going to know what happened until you have the covers off. It most likely will require removal of the head and having some valves replaced as well as having the timing belt replaced to run again. I’d guess $1400 to have it professionally repaired. Is the vehicle worth it?[/quote]
The car is definitely not worth a professional repair. DIY is my best option now. I’m hoping that the values not damage then I’ll just need to replace the timing belt and all those goes along with it. If the values are bent, then I don’t know if is better to just get an engine or to do a head job.
[quote=”ukrkoz” post=126020]It does not look like he even has timing belt cover. At least, for the lower portion of it.
Hoping it’s not one of them interference engines, as then you busted your valves and it’s head job now.
Somehow, your timing belt got so loose, it flipped itself the wrong side out on pulleys.
Hey, how is the oil level? As if you lost your oil – happens, done it – and you seized engine because of the oil lack, then sure, it could have put so much strain onto the belt that it basically flipped.
Sounds like a major major overhaul to me. May be more feasible to find another car.[/quote]I haven’t taken every thing apart yet. The oil level is good since I had just changed the oil an hour before this happened. I had just replaced the transmission on this car. I don’t want to just give up on the car yet. Maybe swap out the engine is another option.
The water pump is driven by the timing belt on this car. I am not certain when the water pump was replaced. However, the car has gotten a new head gasket no long before I got the car. I was assuming that water pump and timing belt was replace also during that time. I guess I will have to open it up do find out what is really going on.
A little bit about the car first. It is a 95 Honda civic with 225K miles on it. The car had been sitting for just a month before I changed the oil yesterday. Then I drove it to get some groceries and it all seemed normal. On my way back, the engine just stalled suddenly while it was still running. I tried start it but it wouldn’t, so I had to had it towed home. After I jacked it up, what I saw just puzzled me.
It seems to me the timing belt is inside out and the timing belt drive pulley is out of place too.
I have had the car for over a year and a half. It was my daily driver and it has been driven fine.
I am not sure if it is the result of a broken timing belt or because it wasn’t installed properly.Need help!
Thanks!Thanks Eric!
The Throttle shaft seems fine. Just need to be clean up.
One more question. How much should I torque it down? I couldn’t find torque specs for the car.Thanks Eric!
The Throttle shaft seems fine. Just need to be clean up.
One more question. How much should I torque it down? I couldn’t find torque specs for the car.After taking off the throttle body, I was able to break lose the plate with a bit of force. Turns out it was just gummed up. Now I have a sticking throttle. I tried clean it off with throttle cleaner as much as I can, but it still stick.
Any better way to fix it?After taking off the throttle body, I was able to break lose the plate with a bit of force. Turns out it was just gummed up. Now I have a sticking throttle. I tried clean it off with throttle cleaner as much as I can, but it still stick.
Any better way to fix it?Ok. I just search online and it seems really hard to find a throttle body for this car. Also the TPS cost a few hundred bucks.
Ok. I just search online and it seems really hard to find a throttle body for this car. Also the TPS cost a few hundred bucks.
I re-attach the picture again.
The cable has been disconnected already. Still could not move the throttle at all.I re-attach the picture again.
The cable has been disconnected already. Still could not move the throttle at all.A super late update. 😉
The transmission replacement on my 95 honda civic was successful with the help of the Vmanual. The process was smooth overall with some pain in the rear end while removing the pin in the shiftier linkage, getting the bolt joint lose and lastly putting the transmission back up. It was a lot heavier then I could handle. I wasn’t able to do what Eric did in the video. The old transmission was pretty bad. The transmission fluid was really dirty even though is was only six months old. The speed sensor had metal shavings all over. I filled the new transmission with Honda fluids and it has been driven very nice.Just some pics form the job.
