Honda Civic 1.7 - Crank No Start

Well the description says it all. We have this Honda Civic 1.7 that got towed in with a "crank no start." It was an easy mystery to solve though...

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Avoca, NY 14809

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[palillo]

I bought a 04 civic ex with 130k with broken timing belt for $500. The body and interior was immaculate!! I just bought a jdm engine for $550, a gasket kit for about $100, and a timing belt/water pump kit for $70. After all said and done, I had a running car for around $1300. Still have it 4 years/80k miles later!

[ihavethedocuments]

I know it has been 7 years since you made this video, but it is trouble shooting gold. You have a good ear 👍

[ynots]

@3:45 ahahaha I had a similar situation with my wife... had a mechanic tell us the MAP sensor went bad and the wife had a blank look on her face... come to find out she thought the mechanic was trying to cheat us... she told me in private "we dont have GPS on the car so how can the MAP sensor go bad".... ohhh that was some funny shi....

[kalelopaka]

Takes me back a few years ago. They pack everything in such a tight space. Glad to see you didn’t have the antilock brake D block behind the washer fill. My 2002 with 238k miles had something get into the main pulley, tore the time cover to pieces and gasket slipped the timing belt off. Bent 4 valves, and I was reliving my adventure of doing that very job watching your video. Of course I’m old school so no fancy gadgets just the standard knowledge of sounds and mechanical sense. Great videos!

[oldskoolfunk]

Great diagnostics. That Civic is definitely an interference engine. Looks like those pistons kissed the valves for sure. A lot of the Civics, Accords, Preludes are interference engines. Its a bad day when a Honda timing belt breaks. Best option for your customer is a different completely rebuilt head $240-$300, $250 head gasket set with bolts, belt, tensioner, water pump etc. Thats if he can salvaged the pistons, in some cases you can unless they have a hole. But he has to do it his self DIY. My daughter just did a head gasket on this same engine 1.7L the video will be out soon. Great work South Main you handle your content like a real boss, God Bless.

[gtknights]

"Uh-oh, the little rubber band under the hood broke!". Lmao, thanks Eric that made my morning

[nickv]

Proof positive. Never skimp on timing belt changes. When the owners manual says its time to replace it, get it replaced.

[mike-ypuk]

great video, you showed every aspect of proper diagnostic troubleshooting. yeah your labor rates are cheap for the work you do. you are a blessing to your customers.

[DonaldWhitson]

You know your business for sure Bud. I would have been cussing from the get go, dropping bolts, losing tools. I was impressed.

[baxrok.]

Eric is sending one to the scrap heap after 20 minutes and Ivan is gettin' all DIY over the weekend saving one from the scrapper! It's a great day for South Main and Pine Hollow fans! Keep em' coming guys.

[joetiller]

Great video its nice to see someone that knows what he's doing working on a car very rare.

[davebarajas]

"Riding the ol' shoe leather express" had me cracking up hard. You keep me laughing constantly with your wit there Mr. O.

[garlinwillingham]

Another high quality video with a thorough analysis and diagnosis. Keep up the good work and I'll keep learning from every video.

[PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

I bet the timing belt shredded partially, jumped time, but kept spinning the cams out of time to cause the carnage. FUBAR!

The most bulletproof t-belt engine that I've come across is the Toy-oater 3.4L V6 ('96 to '04 4-Runner, Tacoma). Non-interference and a wide beefy belt. Have a customer with 200k on his original belt on an '04 Tacoma...runs like new :)

[wysetech]

A lot of people don't know about timing belt maintenance and if the people that do his repairs don't suggest it to the customer that's what happens. It appears that he had regular oil changes done however. It's  spotless inside. Nice job, Eric.

[MTLJack]

Thank you very much for taking your precious time to show us how a broken timing belt looks like. A lot of us doesnt know how some of the problems look like and believe our mechanics. This can prevent a lot of "ripoffs".

[davee]

Experienced mechanics just amaze me. One quick turn of the key and this guy knows what's up.

[kcidj]

The wife and I love watching all of your videos, and Mrs. O is indeed quite a great wife and it's always good to see her in the shop! Thanks for posting all of these great videos!

[COMM]

There is a large amount of junk on YouTube but I have to say that I always learn something from these videos.

Moral of the story on this one? Change those timing belts as recommended in owner's manual.

[upallnight]

Send it over Ivan, he's doing a valve job on a Prizm. Broke a timing belt on a 73 Hondo Civic. Was doubling clutching as I was downshifting from 4th to second and just as I was coming out of the curve hit the redline and that was all she wrote. Had my dad help me tow her back home and before the night was over, I had a new belt on her and was ready for some more fun with the Hondo. Love that car, great on gas and because she was a rust bucket I could park her anywhere and not worry about door dings.