i have a b16. today i was driving it and i heard a pop! and it sounded like a valve was rattling around..... well i needed to get it home so i said *&#% it and started to drive it home....well a minute or so after i started the car the noise went away and my oil light came on...(its full of oil)...could this noise just have been the oil pump???
thanx for the help

well here was the problem the oil pump gear......

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Modified by killerB16A at 10:11 AM 7/10/2006

 

Doesn't sound good honestly.

Don't risk it, open the hood, get under and take a look.

If you're not a mechanic, take it to a shop or run a compression/leak down yourself.

 

+1 to ^^^^^, sounds like it could be serious and def get the compression tests and leak down tests....notice and smoke or anything comin from the crank case...maybe foaming or excessive oil?

 

no mot at all. it ran great. and i wasnt even in v-tech when the noise started.

 

you wern't even in your phone?

 

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ha, totally saw that one coming :-P

It's vtec, not vtech - that's a phone company


IN any event, do as others said...a pop and a valve ticking noise doesn't sound good.... Keep the lookout for black smoke (oil) and keep an eye on ur temprature gauge, if there is something wrong with the oil system, u don't want to fry ur engine while taking it to the shop :-\

 

vtech......gotcha. what kinda numbers am i looking for when i do this compression test today?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by killerB16A &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">vtech......gotcha. what kinda numbers am i looking for when i do this compression test today?</TD></TR></TABLE>

-.- "vtec" .... as for compression numbers.... hopefully 200psi all across ... or atleast consistent between all cylinders.

 

if you have plenty of oil, and your oil light comes on, then it could be your oil pump.

 

here is what i got......165.....180......175.......175.....its not good so i am now looking for a new engine i am thinking about just getting a new b16 but not sure dont have alot of money

 

those numbers are fine

 

arnt they suposed to be around 200-210?

 

so i read up on the compression test i did the test when the engine was cold could this be why i got low numbers?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by killerB16A &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so i read up on the compression test i did the test when the engine was cold could this be why i got low numbers?</TD></TR></TABLE>

not sure.. but 170-180 is pretty avg on cars with 90k+ miles

 

well i said screw it and i just got a ctr swap from the local importer and it will be in the car soon!!!!!

 

the reanon your compression is low is cuz ur rings are a lil worped cuz of high milege

 

well it was fun a few hours latter and no swearing or screeming i got the oil pump out and the oil gear was in about 4 peices. see pic at top

 

this is to anyone who could answer, but can that happen just because of high mileage or is it because the motor was beat on?

 

well i havnt been to hard on the engine but there was two owners before me...the guy i got it from was kinda of a jaskass

 

at 90k, a honda motor should be just about broken in . Mine has three times that and my oil pump gears didnt break....the previous owner proly drove it like he stole it.

 

u might want to do a leak down test and see what the % is... those number are pretty low... cly #4 is pretty bad.. but it is still some what of a constent... and my motor has less then 90k and nothing wrong with it B16A gen 2

 

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Keep the lookout for black smoke (oil) and keep an eye on ur temprature gauge, if there is something wrong with the oil system, u don't want to fry ur engine while taking it to the shop :-\

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I thought blue smoke was oil and black was running rich?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Syndacate &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

ha, totally saw that one coming :-P

It's vtec, not vtech - that's a phone company


IN any event, do as others said...a pop and a valve ticking noise doesn't sound good.... Keep the lookout for black smoke (oil) and keep an eye on ur temprature gauge, if there is something wrong with the oil system, u don't want to fry ur engine while taking it to the shop :-\

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I thought blue smoke was oil and black was running rich?</TD></TR></TABLE>

black is when your running rich, he just doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

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black is when your running rich, he just doesn't know what he's talking
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cool thanks, had me second guessing

 

lol, my bad, sorry meant blue - Sorry for the confusion