Need help

[TypeSi-Rej1]

So a little while ago my civic started sputtering. I was told that it was a blown head gasket and the compression was down on the #3 cylinder. I proceeded to tear the engine apart and When I pulled the head off, there wasn't so much as a burn on the head or gasket. From what ive seen this may have just been the distributor. But i haven't been able to find a solid answer.

 

[00siboy]

1. What engine, how many miles, and what were the compression numbers? Any codes? Were you losing coolant, and was it overheating?

2. Dizzys are a common part to go bad on older hondas, most of the time the engine starts to cut out under acceleration.

 

[TypeSi-Rej1]

1. What engine, how many miles, and what were the compression numbers? Any codes? Were you losing coolant, and was it overheating?

2. Dizzys are a common part to go bad on older hondas, most of the time the engine starts to cut out under acceleration.

Its got around 230,000. The only code I was able to pull up was the missing O2 sensor which i was already aware of, I had been loosing coolant but not often, the oil was fine so I know it wasnt mixing, and It overheated once. because of low coolant. I had the sputtering problem for awhile but it just got really bad this one day, then I tried to start it and it would turn, just not ignite.

 

[mymmeryloss]

Sounds like a possible coil problem. But that doesnt explain the missing coolant unless u had a hole in the radiator

 

[00siboy]

If you can, hook up a test light and drive the car while watching the spark fire. If it is the spark that is cutting out bc of a bad coil or dizzy, you will be able to see it.

 

[TypeSi-Rej1]

It turns out, theonly problemwith it wasin fact the distributor. I had to tear apart the whole engine to find that out but its running great now. Thank you all for the help.

 

[mymmeryloss]

 

[00siboy]

Nice job.

Is the compression still bad on the #3 cylinder? Sucks you had to pull the head before you found out it was just a dizzy tho

 

[TypeSi-Rej1]

Nah the compression is fine, I replaced a few of the seals while I was down there. I do need to know something though. Ive been trying for the past forever to find a carbon kevlar lip for my car but have'nt been able to find a single one. Do any of you know where I can find one?

 

[00siboy]

What generation? BYS makes a lip for the 5th gen, and a complete front bumper for the 6th gen. Pretty sure you can get kevlar lip for them both, but its probably rare because I don't see a lot of them.

 

[TypeSi-Rej1]

5th gen. Its a 94 ex coupe. Ive looked just about everywhere for them but they every website ive been to leads to a dead end. The closest ive got is PWJDM but they dont make a lip for it.

 

[00siboy]

http://www.icbmotorsport.com/baspbyseg6fr.html

 

[TypeSi-Rej1]

Youre the man!

 

[00siboy]