So, I was driving on the highway after shopping, getting to highway speed, around 70mph... All the suddenly, my car's rpm dropped to 0 from 3,000+. I had to had it tow back to my house since the car couldn't start after it stalled on the highway. I don't know what's wrong with it. The car was running fine until today on the highway within 5 minute on the road after shopping.

Engine Bay


Intake (clean, doesn't seem to been hydrolocked)


here's a video trying to start the car up

from the inside

 

pull your valvecover and see if your timing belt broke.

 

Had the same symptoms with my ride last month. Couldn't even hear my fuel pump prime. Ended up with a bad main relay.

 

main relay? How much would that cost to replace?

Would it really be the main relay? Others been telling me Distributor issue.

 

lol, no need. Just remove your oil cap and have someone turn the motor over while looking if the valve-train is moving.

Check that the rotor screw in the distributor is tight. Check for spark also.

 

I just replaced the whole entire distributor with my old functional distributor, still can't start it.

 

Check your timing belt and timing, and does the cel go on for about 2 seconds and then goes off or does it stay on when you turn the key to II(just where all the instrument indicators light)? . Are you getting fuel to the injectors?

 

check timing, main relay, spark, spark and EFI timing, fuel pressure. then post up results. maybe check compression while your at it, because that could tell u timing

 

another thhing you could do is remove your distributor cap,then get a socket and ratchet and try turning the crank and see if the rotor spins too..if it doesnt spin,then ya your belt snaped.

main relays shouldnt cost but like 40$ at a parts store..not for sure but somewere around there.
if not snag a couple at a junkyard at least to test em.

 

Thanks, I'll check it when I have time and not raining.

and there's no engine light what so ever.

edit: where is the main relay located at?

 

I tried checking for spark, not sure if I'm doing it correctly but I see no spark at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8blk14SWvqo

 

Did you take off the oil cap yet and see if the cam is spinning? If your timing belt went you wont see your cam moving and you wont see any spark.

 

^^^not yet, need another person to start the car to see it myself which I have to wait til tomorrow.

 

I see the Check engine light go on and off in the 2nd video of your 1st post. Main relay is under the dash left side of the steering column above the fuse block. Listen for the fuel pump to prime when turning the key to ACC position only not past.

Watch this and his other vids:

edit: credit to ErickTheCarGuy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBUYs...feature=relmfu

 

I tried listening to the fuel pump earlier and took a video but I don't really know what sound does the fuel pump actually makes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-9V8Hp003k

 

Timing belt broke... opened up the cover and found out it was broken.

 

ouch, and with all that cranking that means you probably have a few busted valves.

 

Here's 2 pictures



Any DIY on how to change timing belt?

 

plenty of threads on HT and the net on changing the belt. But just like PatrickGSR94 stated some valves may have been damaged. Not only from the excessive cranking but the fact that your were trying to reach "highway" speeds. Dont know if you have the know how to tackle it tho. Not trying to diss, im just sayin....

 

It can get pretty involved if you've never done it before and don't have much experience working in and around Honda engine bays. It's also way more difficult without air tools. You also need to replace a few parts while you're in there like water pump, tensioner pulley, camshaft oil seals, and front main crank shaft seal. I've done it enough times myself that I can pretty much do it without a manual (though I get it out for torque specs) but when I first bought my car in 2001 I had someone else do it because I wasn't sure how and didn't have enough tools.

To answer the OP's questions, here is a pretty good how-to: http://www.c-speedracing.com/howto/timingbelt/tbelt.php

 

So I can't just replace the belt itself?

 

Well you could but if the valves are damaged it wont run properly. i know you want your car up and running as quickly and as cheaply as possible (who doesnt? ) but you definitely want to do this right!! Get all the right parts, get the head checked/repaired the first time. Any shortcuts may do nothing but double the cost and time you spend without your ride.

 

I had all the timing belt parts replaced 2 years ago and the car only has about 30k miles since then. I don't want to spent too much on this car since I might sell it within a month or 2. I'm just waiting to get my 06 civic lx back. Integra is my temporary car until then.

 

How do I take off the crankshaft pulley? I'm having difficulties removing it without any air tools.

 

There are a number of different ways if you so some searching.

I edited my post above with a link to a how-to.

However I can almost guarantee that if you just replace the timing belt and try to start it, it will run like crap, if at all.

I question the work done previously if it's only been 2 years. Who did the work, and was an OEM Honda timing belt installed?