i finaly got my car running after installing new greddy t-belt - balencer belt & tensioner. car ran fine , next day i finaly took it on the road , all was well untill i tried vtec , when it hit 5,000 rpm something didnt sound right , now it wont idle and is running rough.

 

check the belt. it might have stretched or needs to be adjusted ... check your timing again ... if thats fine go over your ignition system ie, distributor, coil and what not.

 

plugs?

 

what kind of tensioner? h22a auto or h23 manual tensioner?

 

dependent upon the tensioner/quality of install job, you could have jumped a tooth on one of the cams....and that would do it....

i hope you didnt bend any valves.....

and really, there is no reason to spend the money and get a greddy timing belt....

 

has new nology plugs .... new honda h22a auto tensioner.
from what im reading it sounds like id did jump a tooth .... considering it ran fine before running in vtec .

if a valve is bent would i hear a knock ?

p.s thanks to ALL of you for the help this site is great!!!

 

Did you check it with a timing gun to make sure everything
was correct?

If not, get a timing gun on that **** asap.

 

yeah definitely check the ignition timing....but i doubt thats your problem unless you didnt install the t-belt at #1 tdc.....

i doubt you would hear a knock if you bent valves.....you just would have a louder valve tick than before....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PRELUDE_SR_V &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">has new nology plugs .... new honda h22a auto tensioner.
from what im reading it sounds like id did jump a tooth .... considering it ran fine before running in vtec .

if a valve is bent would i hear a knock ?

p.s thanks to ALL of you for the help this site is great!!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

If you don't hear a noise like somethign hitting...it's liking the teeth are just off...get it checked immediately

 

when my timing belt jumped a tooth or two the car wouldent even run. it would kick over then die less than 1 second later.

 

Thanx for all the relpys ... ive been out of town , just got home ....
havent had anytime to mess with the car - before i left i did however check the timing and its fine , car starts up and runs - has no knocks or valve clicks .

but will not idle once warm , and sounds like *** (almost sounds like misfire or not enough gas). it still rev's up strong , its just when you lightly give the car gas or hold throtle in one position that is messin up.

when i get a chance this weekend im going to reset the ecu - go over all my vacume lines - probly recheck the plugs (may even put the olds ones back in).

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98TypeSH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when my timing belt jumped a tooth or two the car wouldent even run. it would kick over then die less than 1 second later. </TD></TR></TABLE> I had my timing belt off by two teeth one time and it would still run and drive but it didn't want to idle on it's own...

 

Finaly got time to pull valve cover and check timing .... im off 1 tooth.

is there any way to fix this with out having to pull half the motor apart again , lol

 

i don't think there is a way, but when u do find, please let all of us know

 

lol , nope there is no way , i spent all day messing with it ......

The GOOD news is i got my timing back where it should be ...

BAD news , it still runs like s**t ....

i think the valves are bent , its not wanting idle and im getting oil spray from my exhaust

 

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The GOOD news is i got my timing back where it should be ...
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are you positive that it is?

Did you jump the service connecter when you timed it?

is it at 15%btdc?

 

no i didnt ... im working with no timing light . (like a dumb ***).

but i made for sure all timing marks are perfect and moved the distibuter slowley into every position and still made no difference.

what could cause the oil spraying from my exhaust?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PRELUDE_SR_V &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no i didnt ... im working with no timing light . (like a dumb ***).

but i made for sure all timing marks are perfect and moved the distibuter slowley into every position and still made no difference.

what could cause the oil spraying from my exhaust?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm not sure on that.

Are you sure that there isn't an oil leak anywhere else.
If you're driving on the highway and the oil is leaking, it might
appear that it's coming from your exhaust, when it really is coming
from the underside of your car.

You need to get a timing light on it so you can know for sure
that it is ok.

 

ive only drivin the car twice this month , just down my street , the oil from my exhaust is spayed on my driveway (from reving up the car earlier today).

 

do a leakdown test to see where that oil is coming from