New Accord Owner
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New Accord Owner
Hey Honda Lovers!!
Just so this doesn't turn into a repeat thread, please direct me to the correct area on here if this topic has been discussed before, or if there is a spot on here with pictures, that would be even better. So here is what I have going on....
My younger brother got this 94 Accord DX from his wife's brother, and prior to that it was a one owner bought new by the wife's grandma. It was a daily driver, and after my brother got it, there was a noticeable ticking noise under the hood. After taking it to a local Honda guy, it was determined that there was a bent valve, and an oil leak. I will say that after taking a look at the motor(mind you I have not owned a Honda till this one), I am not a big fan of overhead cam motors. I don't have a ton of experience when it comes to messing with timing, so I guess here is my first question. Can the head with the cam assembly be removed all as 1 unit? Will the cam move freely after I undo the timing belt?
I am not looking to do a build, just get it back to running and driving. When I get the car picked up next week, I will try to post pics as I go along. Any advice, points in the right direction, is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance..Oh...also, this might help..it's a 2.2 VTEC..5sp.
Just so this doesn't turn into a repeat thread, please direct me to the correct area on here if this topic has been discussed before, or if there is a spot on here with pictures, that would be even better. So here is what I have going on....
My younger brother got this 94 Accord DX from his wife's brother, and prior to that it was a one owner bought new by the wife's grandma. It was a daily driver, and after my brother got it, there was a noticeable ticking noise under the hood. After taking it to a local Honda guy, it was determined that there was a bent valve, and an oil leak. I will say that after taking a look at the motor(mind you I have not owned a Honda till this one), I am not a big fan of overhead cam motors. I don't have a ton of experience when it comes to messing with timing, so I guess here is my first question. Can the head with the cam assembly be removed all as 1 unit? Will the cam move freely after I undo the timing belt?
I am not looking to do a build, just get it back to running and driving. When I get the car picked up next week, I will try to post pics as I go along. Any advice, points in the right direction, is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance..Oh...also, this might help..it's a 2.2 VTEC..5sp.
Last edited by TankDX; Jun 18, 2015 at 08:50 PM.
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the guy my brother took it to is a well known Honda mechanic in our area, I don't know exactly what he did or looked at. I haven't had the chance to locate the leak yet. I won't have the car in my possession till next week. I don't have a certain amount of time to get it running, but I don't want to throw a bunch of parts at it, with no end result.
I will try to get ahold of my brother to get some more info, he travels for work, so it's hard to get ahold of him...
I will try to get ahold of my brother to get some more info, he travels for work, so it's hard to get ahold of him...
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Apparently the valve seals are shot, lots of blue smoke coming out the tail pipe, and the spark plugs were fairly saturated with oil. So regardless, I have to remove the head anyway. Might as well learn as much as I can...
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The valve is bent...it's easily seen. I tried to post a picture from my iPhone but it keeps kicking me off safari...also have a broken rocker arm
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