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Posted: 1/29/2020 8:08:21 PM EDT
I think my 2000 Civic lost the timing belt. If so, how bad will it be to get it going?
I'm so glad the member I spoke with about buying it, didn't! |
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VERY (DETAILED) HONDA CIVIC TIMING BELT CHANGE/REPLACEMENT FOR ALL 1996- 2000 HONDA CIVICS |
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Like, broke while driving 'lost'? View Quote |
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Quoted: Often when that happens in a Honda it is new engine time, as they are "interference" engines, a.k.a. "valve smashers". If the timing belt goes, there will be valves open when the pistons go to TDC and since the pistons don't have full valve relief cuts, something's gotta give. Either the piston dome or the valve stem. Once you've got valve heads bouncing around in a cylinder, the cylinder/sleeve walls and usually the combustion chamber surface of the head will be damaged pretty quickly. View Quote |
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IM ed you contact information for a top Honda mechanic for more information about your situation.
Sorry to hear about the trouble... |
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Like, broke while driving 'lost'? View Quote I've never had a timing belt/chain be a problem so my terminology is probably wrong. Tomorrow's chore is removing the timing belt cover to see if I see any missing teeth. Then I'll call BiggerHammer's guy! Tuesday/Wednesday I'll get a radiator for my truck! |
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SoftwareJanitor, wouldn't I have heard some offcolor sounds from the motor? All I hear is a motor turning over but not catching.
"Lost time" is maybe a wrong term; jumped time sounds better. I'll be contacting BIGGER_HAMMER's guy today hopefully and get an idea on where I am with this car. |
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SoftwareJanitor, wouldn't I have heard some offcolor sounds from the motor? All I hear is a motor turning over but not catching. "Lost time" is maybe a wrong term; jumped time sounds better. I'll be contacting BIGGER_HAMMER's guy today hopefully and get an idea on where I am with this car. View Quote |
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Quoted: Not really. I went to start it up and the starter just spun. I put it on the back burner then began to try and get my cars back to running as their registrations came due. I've never had a timing belt/chain be a problem so my terminology is probably wrong. Tomorrow's chore is removing the timing belt cover to see if I see any missing teeth. Then I'll call BiggerHammer's guy! Tuesday/Wednesday I'll get a radiator for my truck! View Quote |
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SoftwareJanitor, wouldn't I have heard some offcolor sounds from the motor? All I hear is a motor turning over but not catching. "Lost time" is maybe a wrong term; jumped time sounds better. I'll be contacting BIGGER_HAMMER's guy today hopefully and get an idea on where I am with this car. View Quote |
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I checked the belt and it looks good.
Put everything back and tried again with ether. After the second spray it almost kicked off but then nothing. Doing this solo sucks but I'm out of time now. BIGGER_HAMMER, I traded texts with your guy but then we fell out. I don't know what his hours are so I don't want to intrude! I hit him up here in a minute. |
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@MrEG
All four cylinders get gas, fuel pump sprays, distributor cap looks good but we couldn’t see how to remove the rotor(?). @BIGGER_HAMMER I really hope to see you Tuesday as I owe you several beers! |
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It may be flooding. After cranking it, pull a plug and look at it to see if it is wet. One issue is that the Idle control solenoid will fail or stick closed and the ECM will still add the extra fuel as though it were working properly. This can cause flooding and a no start condition.
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Thanks Uturn.
Wouldn’t we be smelling fuel? I may not because I’m inside cranking. Maybe the Honda is that tight that fuel isn’t wasted? |
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Thanks Uturn. Wouldn’t we be smelling fuel? I may not because I’m inside cranking. Maybe the Honda is that tight that fuel isn’t wasted? View Quote |
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@MrEG
We did it with the coil=sparks. Cypress Do I need to do it to the plug as well. I saw something yesterday morning about the ICV. Thanks. |
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@Uturn
Should I go straight to cleaning the ICV, skippng the plugs? Thanks. |
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I'm chatting with a tech and he said IACV would not prevent starting.
I started removing what I thought was the IACV but it was oozing a thick light colored oil and THAT didn't look good! Wiped it down and put it back. Glad I have other rides. |
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Have you plugged a scanner in yet to see if you have any codes?
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I'm late to the party... Your car was built around the time I quit turning wrenches and back when I worked for dealerships we had many problems with carbon buildup falling off and holding valves open. With no compression it wouldn't start and came in on the hook. The solution was to crank it over while squirting ATF into the intake, let it set for a couple of hours and then try to start it. Most often it would start but only after cranking a good bit. Once started squirting water in the intake would clean up the residual carbon and it would run fine.
I know this sounds crazy but I've seen it happen dozens of times. The ATF will soften up the carbon enough so that it will get compression, then following up with water cleans it up. If you've ever pulled a cylinder head with a leaking head gasket you know that water will clean the combustion chamber, it will be the only one that's clean. Unless I missed something in the thread, yours fits the symptoms. It will cost you absolutely nothing to try as crazy as it sounds. |
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Dude, you are really old school. I haven’t heard of that n 30-35 years!
What I don’t get though is how could this happen when this car is driven from Cypress to UH and back(down/back, twice a day)at about 70 mph could build up carbon. I run Shell gas in all my autos. It did sit for the Christmas break from school because I didn’t need to go downtown. |
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Also, there isn't an under-dash plug in. My neighbor has a scanner but nowhere to plug.
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Also, there isn't an under-dash plug in. My neighbor has a scanner but nowhere to plug. View Quote Scanning the computer would be one of the first things a tech would do if you took it to a shop. Check this link on where to find it https://www.hondacivicforum.com/forum/mechanical-problems-technical-chat-8/location-obdii-port-2000-civic-dx-1-6-a-68559/ |
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I have a ODBII Code Reader that OP is welcome to borrow.
I'll be at the Houston Meet Up Tuesday Night. It is in my car for you if you come up. BIGGER_HAMMER |
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Thanks sanangelo, BIGGER_HAMMER!
I will hit autozone up this morning! Duh, no CEL. |
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I'm chatting with a tech and he said IACV would not prevent starting. I started removing what I thought was the IACV but it was oozing a thick light colored oil and THAT didn't look good! Wiped it down and put it back. Glad I have other rides. View Quote https://www.rockauto.com/info/903/2H1110__ra_p.jpg |
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If you have a 2000 civic there should be a port. It’s required to have it. I think it was 1996 when the feds required it. Just because you don’t have a check engine light does not mean that you don’t have any codes in the computer. Also your car does not run so it would be hard for it to display the light while it’s running. Scanning the computer would be one of the first things a tech would do if you took it to a shop. Check this link on where to find it https://www.hondacivicforum.com/forum/mechanical-problems-technical-chat-8/location-obdii-port-2000-civic-dx-1-6-a-68559/ View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Also, there isn't an under-dash plug in. My neighbor has a scanner but nowhere to plug. Scanning the computer would be one of the first things a tech would do if you took it to a shop. Check this link on where to find it https://www.hondacivicforum.com/forum/mechanical-problems-technical-chat-8/location-obdii-port-2000-civic-dx-1-6-a-68559/ You don't have to have a CEL on to have diagnostic codes for problems. Everything 1996 & later has ODBII (Federal Requirement). Honda made it a b!tch to find (my daughters Civic you'd need to be a double joined acrobat to find & access it - but it IS there) Wish I had more to add to help you get your Honda on the Highway. |
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FWIW, an OBD-II scanner is something worthwhile to have even if you aren't an active mechanic. The Cen-Tech one that Harbor Freight sells isn't the best but it is under $40, and works OK, especially for older cars like late 1990s to early 2000s. Places like Auto Zone will scan for you, but that does you little good if the car is stuck in your garage or driveway and won't start. And even if you only need to use it a couple times a year, it is nice not to have to borrow one.
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Hotdog(in my best Miss LouAnn voice)! Now I can get going on fixing this bitch.
Thanks. |
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I got a scanner so that's the job for today. Afterwhich I'll replace the radiator in my truck, ugh!
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Checked, no codes. For laughs I tried to start it; it almost caught. I tried again but it only spun. . I got out quickly and smelled fuel so that's a good sign.
I will have a trailer available on Thursday in case I can't get it done. |
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Count away but just don't hold your breath. Thursday is a loooong time from now.
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Clogged catalytic converter. I was advised to pull the o2 sensor and it will start, and it did.
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Clogged catalytic converter. I was advised to pull the o2 sensor and it will start, and it did. View Quote |
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My indy beemer shop is on my shit list now. Their response when asked(bring it over, we'll give you $300 for it). Another generic indy tech didn't miss a beat: clogged cat, not allowing compression! I'm about ready to spit the beemer tit!
When the rain stops I'll be doing some wrenching. Or maybe some towing! Thanks for all the thoughts & prayers! |
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My indy beemer shop is on my shit list now. Their response when asked(bring it over, we'll give you $300 for it). Another generic indy tech didn't miss a beat: clogged cat, not allowing compression! I'm about ready to spit the beemer tit!
When the rain stops I'll be doing some wrenching. Or maybe some towing! Thanks for all the thoughts & prayers! |
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This may not be the most useful video but it can help give you the basic idea on what your going to need to do to replace it.
https://youtu.be/DIMGchwkxrg The only other help I can offer is to not get a universal fit unit. Try to get a direct fit one. It will make your life much easier if your going to do it yourself. |
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That's exactly what I needed sanangelo. All the vids I've seen show the tube type cat which is NOT what I have.
This morning we're replacing the radiator on my truck(my main transport)then I can start on the Honda. I'm still debating on whether to try this myself or not. Thanks guy. |
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That's exactly what I needed sanangelo. All the vids I've seen show the tube type cat which is NOT what I have. This morning we're replacing the radiator on my truck(my main transport)then I can start on the Honda. I'm still debating on whether to try this myself or not. Thanks guy. View Quote Good luck |
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Thanks sanangelo. I'll be going through RockAuto since I just returned the radiator I bought from amazon. It looked nothing like the picture online AND the bottom was taped which indicated to me someone else had made the same mistake.
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