Okay I took my honda civic on a trip, I started to loss power, and throttle response, I was going up a hill so I thought it was just struggling, I downshifted, and it still kept slowing down, gave it more throttle, some reaction just kept slowing down, as I was pulling over, I noticed my oil light flickering, and it was over heated. I turned the car off, lt her cool down.

Then tried to start she would not start, tried to jump her off, still would not crank, also tried to dump the clutch, and no response, the tires just gripped.

Its not even trying to turn over.

I have a really sludged up head, and was about to clean it, (I bought the car recently, and the guy ran cheap oil) I was thinking the oil lines ,ight be clogged? Or maybe its off time? Or the fuel pump went out, how can you tell?

Thanks for all of the help!

 

The flickering of the oil pressure light suggests that you were low on oil or the oil pump was dying. The tires gripping when you tried to push start suggest that the engine has seized up. You probably need a new engine. To verify, put the front end on stands and try to turn the crank pulley with a breaker bar. It's bad news if the engine won't budge.

 

we were thnking that the engine seized, I will definitely try that technique. If it doesnt budge, looks like were rebuilding the engine

 

had a similar problem when i purchased my civic couple months ago. check the head gasket for leaking oil as well

saw your build thread. Im building my dx right now too. good luck with everything

 

Time for a new motor.

 

whoops! didn't read thoroughly. Mine never went to the point of not starting up but I got it the head gasket replaced, but ditto of what these guys. new motor. hope this isn't your daily, but consider it a good thing.

out with the old in the with new

 

Thanks for the compliment on the build thread
Yes this was my daily, but since the build picked
up I have not been driving her alot, then took
her out for some fun, pushed her too hard, and
I live with my girlfriend, so im not down a car, and your
right out with the old in with the b18c1

My engine guy and i will probably rebuild her, cause I
have 6 weeks until import alliance, and shes going
I have to put all my money into the body but soon after
I am going to get the swap

 

Just wanted to say I enjoyed the build thread and wish you good luck with your rebuild

 

ok, im the engine guy that he was talkin about, this is his head,,im hopin and prayin that some of the sludge fell off, clogged the line, which caused the it to lose oil pressure and stop gettin oil to the cylinders, so what i am going to do tomorrow is try to turn the crank pully and if i can get it to turn im going to go to advanced get carburator cleaner, oil and this stuff,kinda like the stuff you use to pour down a sink o unclog it, and try my damnedist to get it back runnin if not then i will pull the engine and completely rebuild it, but i pray it will be as simple as i hope. if not he gets his gsr and i get his setup which means ill have my mini-me swap and finally a 5spd trans haha, but if anyone knows what else i could do to get it goin again with out havin to rebuild it, please feel free to provide your input

 

we checked he oil b4 we left and it was full, and after it shut off, it was still full, but im going to try to do what you said, hopefully it will work out for the best

 

Good luck man.

 

thanks

 

well after running some tests on it, its not seized up, we went to the car and it started right up, only problem is, isthat the car got way too hot and bent a valve or that a valve is beatin the shat out of the piston, so what we are going to do is replace all the valve stems and one piston, if its made contact with the vavle, if not just goin to get a set of valve stems