You people and your 'proper' tools. Whatever happened to just removing the starter and wedging a piece of screwdriver or something in the teeth?

 

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

Thats youre tool. Go down to your local AutoZone and rent that tool or just buy it.
Any mechanic will have it, Proper tool for the job.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I live in redneckvile. No mechanic has a tool specific for Honda engines. Maybe if I had a Ford....

 

Damn that sucks...I live in a town with 49,999 other people in Wyoming and there is two Auto Zones that have it available for rent.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by raene &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You people and your 'proper' tools. Whatever happened to just removing the starter and wedging a piece of screwdriver or something in the teeth? </TD></TR></TABLE>If I only had a digicam, I'd show you my bent and broken screwdriver + 2 broken ratchets and still didn't budge. It took a huge 3/4" air gun.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 3rdGteg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If I only had a digicam, I'd show you my bent and broken screwdriver + 2 broken ratchets and still didn't budge. It took a huge 3/4" air gun.</TD></TR></TABLE>
1. get you a strong screw driver 2. use craftsmen tool 3. long *** braker bar like a 2 3 foot bar hollow so you can slip over the tools. i did this so many times with my honda and acura. works for me..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by luckypon7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
1. get you a strong screw driver 2. use craftsmen tool 3. long *** braker bar like a 2 3 foot bar hollow so you can slip over the tools.</TD></TR></TABLE>all my tools are craftsmen except a few are snap-on

 

just stuff a piece of rope down the cylinder through the spark plug hole. jam up the piston and the engine wont spin

wtf am I saying, that is what NOT to do.

Honestly, sears or home depot sell a "chain wrench" or "strap wrench" It is a chain or strap that is attached to a vise grip type wrench. You wrap the chain around the crank pulley and turn the motor over until the wrench stops on the motor mount or body. Now, when you try to loosen the bolt the crank wont spin. TIP: use a 1/2" breaker bar and a 2 1/2 ton jack handle (4 1/2' long)

 

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That would have been easy if my car wasn't sitting so low to the ground. Even with it jacked all the way up, there's still hardly any room to work with...

 

I just went through this. I was driving my car when it happened though. Started making a clanking noise. Turned the car off immediately. I pulled the valve cover off and there was slack just like yours. The culprit was the hydraulic timing belt tensioner. I took the tensioner apart to see what happened, the tip on the spring on the inside had broken off.

Anyway, just installed a new tensioner and put the cams back the way they were supposed to be and everything was fine. No bent valves.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by liquid51 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sounds like a timing belt. If your rpm was still pretty low, there a chance you didn't do any damage. Check that belt... thingy </TD></TR></TABLE>
it does not matter what your rpm's are at, if the piston smaked the valves at any rpm you are f*cked!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CaNaBiS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
I just went through this. I was driving my car when it happened though. Started making a clanking noise. Turned the car off immediately. I pulled the valve cover off and there was slack just like yours. The culprit was the hydraulic timing belt tensioner. I took the tensioner apart to see what happened, the tip on the spring on the inside had broken off.

Anyway, just installed a new tensioner and put the cams back the way they were supposed to be and everything was fine. No bent valves.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, unfortunately, the timing belt broke completely. You can see that chunk broken off in the previous pic.