projectTeG

do you have a engine hoist(since no stand)? if so then lift the engine and drop the pan and look at the movement on the bottom end.

c1civic

id say to clear this up you need to get the motor lifted to to take off the oil pan, sound like something is broke in the shortblock

DAmnquickDA

i dont have a hoist but im still trying to find someone with either that or a stand. either way, everyone is right, i need to get the oil pan off.

projectTeG

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if you have to put it on a steelie and lay it on its side to get into it, it might be messy though

DAmnquickDA

Never done that before... ill see what i can do.

projectTeG

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lay it on the exhaust side of the engine. just be careful/

DAmnquickDA

Bump. Still looking for any other feedback.

DAmnquickDA

Bump

ITR#132

Remove the cams, that way all the valves are closed.

I highly recommend pulling the head, especially with a motor you dont know the history and is already giving you problems. My friend purchased a used motor from a junkyard, and found out the hard way, that somehow a nut got in the combustion chamber.

DAmnquickDA

****, i didnt want to but i have several people encouraging me to. this was supposed to be done for the nashville HT meet... guess not

god of war

You have to pull the pan!!!! there is obviously something wrong in the block that you can't figure out by just looking at the top of the pistons!

AceSolDiego

bump^

yes this is a hella old thread but im having the same issue. instead of starting a new thread and getting told to search for this one.. thread revived.
pulling the motor and oil pan off tomorrow and the head if i must..

backstory...

a few days ago i was driving at 55mph and passing a slow moving vehicle. hit 5k rpms and vtec was hitting. at about 60mph i hear a tick tick tick and it gradually got louder. it all happened so fast that stupid me didnt put the car in neutral and pull over. anyways, tick tick tick snap. engine shut off and crank got stuck. i put it in neutral and coasted to the side of the road. at this point, i tried to crank it once, and no go so i stopped. i tried a rod a long pry bar and 19mm socket and started to torque on the crank and no go so i stopped. curiously, i tried in the opposite direction and the engine went just slightly. so yeah. idk what to do. or what might have caused this.

m4xwellmurd3r

Ops original problem was he was too stupid to take the cams out after taking the timing belt off and was smashing his piston into the open valves.

Your problem may be several things.

Did your timing belt snap? If so, you probably broke valves, and wedged something.

Other issues can be a broken rod. Are there any holes, or loss of oil? Regardless, it sounds like you need to start pulling out that engine

fcm

You should be able to see what is wrong by pulling the VC and oil pan.

An engine stand would be a big help, make things a lot easier. 94

AceSolDiego

Timing belt is legit and still good, no leaks, no holes. No AC installed so no belt there to check. Alt belt is cherry. It's all internal.
Pulling the vc and oil pan off in a few minutes, I'll take pix and keep you guys posted.