Why Honda Civic 1990 engine does not bend valves
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Why Honda Civic 1990 engine does not bend valves
When I pulled the head of my 1990 Civic 1.5L engine, I realized why most of the timing belt accidents do not result in bend valves despite being a interference engine. The pistons have cups to accommodate the valves when they interfere:
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Re: Why Honda Civic 1990 engine does not bend valves
That's not why they don't break. The lower the engine speed when the belt fails will likely result in little/no damage. Also valve adjustment plays a role. If your valves are way out of adjustment on the loose side, you not have less lift from your cam resulting in the valves opening less.
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Sure, that all plays a role as well, but the depressions in the piston do help because the valves have more space when the pistons come up and the valves are in the way.
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That would mean it was a "clearance-engine." Had anyone bent valves on a D-series due to the belt breaking? I know I haven't, and I've had two break over the past 20 years.
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usually when the belt breaks the engine and the valves stop relatively right where the belt broke. so it doesnt get a chance to do a large enough rotation to have anything hit. youll notice when you spin the bottom and leave the top, it takes a bit more then a small turn for it to hit the valves.
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most engines have valve reliefs on the pistons. we are lucky for the following reasons: light weight rotating assembly - light crank, light flywheel means engine stops rotating sooner if the belt lets go. ... in addition to what the others said.
i think it's considered interference if it has a theoretical chance to bend valves (ie. at redline and the tightest tolerances on lash, and the cam stops exactly at full lift and the engine makes a full cycle of rotations - i think two crank rotations = one cam rotation? IIRC). it doesn't mean it'll do it every time.
i think it's considered interference if it has a theoretical chance to bend valves (ie. at redline and the tightest tolerances on lash, and the cam stops exactly at full lift and the engine makes a full cycle of rotations - i think two crank rotations = one cam rotation? IIRC). it doesn't mean it'll do it every time.
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I've been wondering if it was an interference engine myself, but question it. A about 15 years ago, when i drove stupid at times, i was blasting down the hiway going pretty much close to being all out at about 110mph, then.....lost all power, yup, my timing belt went at 5500-6000rpm. I got the car back to the dealer, we popped a new belt on, and fixed!!!
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I did a little research and it seems half of the B2's bend valves and half don't. It really is luck. If the head was ever cut, it would be a guaranteed mess. If you had a 1990 volvo 740 like I used to (God I miss that car), It would be impossible to bend valves.
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