i had my engine built recently. i drove it for a few days and it has been sitting for about two and a half weeks.

no matter how hard i try, i can't crank the engine by hand. i'm doing this to circulate the oil through the engine and turbo

is this normal?

 

you should be able to turn it over by hand. Take spark plugs out, see if its easier.

 

thanks for the quick reply.

yeah, the plugs have been pulled out and i did notice that the timing belt has lost some tension on the side facing the front of the car.

any other suggestions.

 

You can also pull the ECU fuse and have the starter crank it over a few times. I just rebuilt my bottom too and noticed it was pretty hard to turn by hand the first few times as well. I assumed it was because my clearances on the mains and rods were on the tighter side of the honda spec.