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Re: 90 accord 3 cylinder problems
hondaman wrote:
> it's helpful advice because why pour money into an old car that probably > isn't worth spending hundreds of dollars on when you have another car that's > better already? loss of compression happens with age on hondas. if the > people who owned it maintained it really well without using cheap parts for > tuneups then it shouldn't happen. have it checked out if you want but most > mechanics will tell you it's going to cost more than the car is worth. how much is a head from a junk yard? telling the o.p. to throw the car away, essentially what you're doing, is fine if you don't know or don't care, but for someone that's bothered to seek out a honda forum & ask advice, i'm pretty sure i wouldn't want to hear the same thing the dealer told be in the same breath as someone trying to sell me something new. bottom line, the car /is/ repairable. the owner needs to judge the repair economics and decide from there. and please don't top post - makes the thread unreadable. > > > -jeff > "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message > news:W4ydnc-LLqkw5xvfRVn-pQ@speakeasy.net... > >>hondaman wrote: >> >>>i think your engine is shot. you've lost compression in that cylinder >>>which is pretty much what happens to them with age and that many miles if >>>they weren't well maintained. start switching to the wagon. i'm sure it's >>>nice transportation. >>> -jeff >> >>"your engine is shot" is not helpful advice. diagnose the problem, then >>decide on repair economics. if it's compression, and the motor's not >>burning oil with the plug looking ok, it's probably a burnt valve - >>relatively simple & not too expensive to repair, in parts at any rate. >> >>the o.p. should make sure the valves are adjusted like it says in the >>owners manual & keep driving the car. if it's been well maintained, that >>motor will have at least another 100k in it. >> >> >>> "futronic" <futonconnection@qwesty.net >>> <mailto:futonconnection@qwesty.net>> wrote in message >>> news:428624CD.7050702@qwesty.net... >>> >>> >>> Eric wrote: >>> >>> >>>>futronic wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>any help greatly appreciated. >>>>>It costs $60 for a diagonosis, I have lost the first cylinder at >>>>>200,000 miles. oil is brown like it is suppose to be. The coolant is >>>>>full and green. the spark plugs have been switched around with same >>>>>result, #1 (on the left) is not firing. I can still go 70mph plus, >>>>>but it shakes and there is a ton of fumes, gassy smelling. >>>>>overpowering odor. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Driving the car on 3 cylinders will dramatically shorten the life of the >>>>catalytic converter due to all the unburned gas that's getting into it >>>>(this >>>>assumes the fuel injector is still working which it sounds like it is due >>>>to >>>>your description of a bad fume smell). I would drive the car as little >>>>as >>>>possible until you get this problem sorted out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I can see the spark go from the wire to the block, also there is oil? >>>>>above the other spark plugs. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>The oil is likely leaking past the spark plug tube seals at the valve >>>>cover. These should be replaced. If this doesn't fix the oil problem, >>>>then >>>>the oil could be coming from the lower seals which go between the cam >>>>towers >>>>and cylinder head. The latter seals are much more difficult to replace >>>>so >>>>try replacing the upper seals first and recheck it in a week or two. >>>> >>>>By the way, have you checked the compression on the misfiring cylinder? >>>>A >>>>burnt valve could be causing the problem. In addition, what is the >>>>condition of the spark plug electrode? Is there oil, soot, etc? By the >>>>way, spark plug wires should typically be replaced about every 100K >>>>miles. I would recommend either Honda or NGK wires. >>>> >>>>Eric >>>> >>> >>> the spark plug looked fine, just like the rest of them, I will get >>> the compression checked. I stopped driving it , Now I may just take >>>out the new alternator, >>> new radiator, nice wheels and tires, new $100 battery and save them >>> for my 92 accord wagon. >>> thanks for the help, I just hate spending money for them to tell me >>> its done. dan >> > > |
Re: 90 accord 3 cylinder problems
hondaman wrote:
> it's helpful advice because why pour money into an old car that probably > isn't worth spending hundreds of dollars on when you have another car that's > better already? loss of compression happens with age on hondas. if the > people who owned it maintained it really well without using cheap parts for > tuneups then it shouldn't happen. have it checked out if you want but most > mechanics will tell you it's going to cost more than the car is worth. how much is a head from a junk yard? telling the o.p. to throw the car away, essentially what you're doing, is fine if you don't know or don't care, but for someone that's bothered to seek out a honda forum & ask advice, i'm pretty sure i wouldn't want to hear the same thing the dealer told be in the same breath as someone trying to sell me something new. bottom line, the car /is/ repairable. the owner needs to judge the repair economics and decide from there. and please don't top post - makes the thread unreadable. > > > -jeff > "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message > news:W4ydnc-LLqkw5xvfRVn-pQ@speakeasy.net... > >>hondaman wrote: >> >>>i think your engine is shot. you've lost compression in that cylinder >>>which is pretty much what happens to them with age and that many miles if >>>they weren't well maintained. start switching to the wagon. i'm sure it's >>>nice transportation. >>> -jeff >> >>"your engine is shot" is not helpful advice. diagnose the problem, then >>decide on repair economics. if it's compression, and the motor's not >>burning oil with the plug looking ok, it's probably a burnt valve - >>relatively simple & not too expensive to repair, in parts at any rate. >> >>the o.p. should make sure the valves are adjusted like it says in the >>owners manual & keep driving the car. if it's been well maintained, that >>motor will have at least another 100k in it. >> >> >>> "futronic" <futonconnection@qwesty.net >>> <mailto:futonconnection@qwesty.net>> wrote in message >>> news:428624CD.7050702@qwesty.net... >>> >>> >>> Eric wrote: >>> >>> >>>>futronic wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>any help greatly appreciated. >>>>>It costs $60 for a diagonosis, I have lost the first cylinder at >>>>>200,000 miles. oil is brown like it is suppose to be. The coolant is >>>>>full and green. the spark plugs have been switched around with same >>>>>result, #1 (on the left) is not firing. I can still go 70mph plus, >>>>>but it shakes and there is a ton of fumes, gassy smelling. >>>>>overpowering odor. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Driving the car on 3 cylinders will dramatically shorten the life of the >>>>catalytic converter due to all the unburned gas that's getting into it >>>>(this >>>>assumes the fuel injector is still working which it sounds like it is due >>>>to >>>>your description of a bad fume smell). I would drive the car as little >>>>as >>>>possible until you get this problem sorted out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I can see the spark go from the wire to the block, also there is oil? >>>>>above the other spark plugs. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>The oil is likely leaking past the spark plug tube seals at the valve >>>>cover. These should be replaced. If this doesn't fix the oil problem, >>>>then >>>>the oil could be coming from the lower seals which go between the cam >>>>towers >>>>and cylinder head. The latter seals are much more difficult to replace >>>>so >>>>try replacing the upper seals first and recheck it in a week or two. >>>> >>>>By the way, have you checked the compression on the misfiring cylinder? >>>>A >>>>burnt valve could be causing the problem. In addition, what is the >>>>condition of the spark plug electrode? Is there oil, soot, etc? By the >>>>way, spark plug wires should typically be replaced about every 100K >>>>miles. I would recommend either Honda or NGK wires. >>>> >>>>Eric >>>> >>> >>> the spark plug looked fine, just like the rest of them, I will get >>> the compression checked. I stopped driving it , Now I may just take >>>out the new alternator, >>> new radiator, nice wheels and tires, new $100 battery and save them >>> for my 92 accord wagon. >>> thanks for the help, I just hate spending money for them to tell me >>> its done. dan >> > > |
Re: 90 accord 3 cylinder problems
it's more than the head. its the entire engine and if the engine is that bad
then the rest of the car probably wasn't maintained too well either i would guess therefore it's a piece of junk. donate it to someone or junk it or sell it for parts. -jeff "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message news:67-dndJevcoEMRrfRVn-uw@speakeasy.net... > hondaman wrote: >> it's helpful advice because why pour money into an old car that probably >> isn't worth spending hundreds of dollars on when you have another car >> that's better already? loss of compression happens with age on hondas. if >> the people who owned it maintained it really well without using cheap >> parts for tuneups then it shouldn't happen. have it checked out if you >> want but most mechanics will tell you it's going to cost more than the >> car is worth. > > how much is a head from a junk yard? telling the o.p. to throw the car > away, essentially what you're doing, is fine if you don't know or don't > care, but for someone that's bothered to seek out a honda forum & ask > advice, i'm pretty sure i wouldn't want to hear the same thing the dealer > told be in the same breath as someone trying to sell me something new. > bottom line, the car /is/ repairable. the owner needs to judge the repair > economics and decide from there. > > and please don't top post - makes the thread unreadable. > >> >> >> -jeff >> "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message >> news:W4ydnc-LLqkw5xvfRVn-pQ@speakeasy.net... >> >>>hondaman wrote: >>> >>>>i think your engine is shot. you've lost compression in that cylinder >>>>which is pretty much what happens to them with age and that many miles >>>>if they weren't well maintained. start switching to the wagon. i'm sure >>>>it's nice transportation. >>>> -jeff >>> >>>"your engine is shot" is not helpful advice. diagnose the problem, then >>>decide on repair economics. if it's compression, and the motor's not >>>burning oil with the plug looking ok, it's probably a burnt valve - >>>relatively simple & not too expensive to repair, in parts at any rate. >>> >>>the o.p. should make sure the valves are adjusted like it says in the >>>owners manual & keep driving the car. if it's been well maintained, that >>>motor will have at least another 100k in it. >>> >>> >>>> "futronic" <futonconnection@qwesty.net >>>> <mailto:futonconnection@qwesty.net>> wrote in message >>>> news:428624CD.7050702@qwesty.net... >>>> >>>> >>>> Eric wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>futronic wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>any help greatly appreciated. >>>>>>It costs $60 for a diagonosis, I have lost the first cylinder at >>>>>>200,000 miles. oil is brown like it is suppose to be. The coolant >>>>>>is >>>>>>full and green. the spark plugs have been switched around with same >>>>>>result, #1 (on the left) is not firing. I can still go 70mph >>>>>>plus, >>>>>>but it shakes and there is a ton of fumes, gassy smelling. >>>>>>overpowering odor. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Driving the car on 3 cylinders will dramatically shorten the life of >>>>>the >>>>>catalytic converter due to all the unburned gas that's getting into it >>>>>(this >>>>>assumes the fuel injector is still working which it sounds like it is >>>>>due to >>>>>your description of a bad fume smell). I would drive the car as little >>>>>as >>>>>possible until you get this problem sorted out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>I can see the spark go from the wire to the block, also there is >>>>>>oil? >>>>>>above the other spark plugs. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>The oil is likely leaking past the spark plug tube seals at the valve >>>>>cover. These should be replaced. If this doesn't fix the oil problem, >>>>>then >>>>>the oil could be coming from the lower seals which go between the cam >>>>>towers >>>>>and cylinder head. The latter seals are much more difficult to replace >>>>>so >>>>>try replacing the upper seals first and recheck it in a week or two. >>>>> >>>>>By the way, have you checked the compression on the misfiring cylinder? >>>>>A >>>>>burnt valve could be causing the problem. In addition, what is the >>>>>condition of the spark plug electrode? Is there oil, soot, etc? By >>>>>the >>>>>way, spark plug wires should typically be replaced about every 100K >>>>>miles. I would recommend either Honda or NGK wires. >>>>> >>>>>Eric >>>>> >>>> >>>> the spark plug looked fine, just like the rest of them, I will get >>>> the compression checked. I stopped driving it , Now I may just take >>>> out the new alternator, >>>> new radiator, nice wheels and tires, new $100 battery and save them >>>> for my 92 accord wagon. >>>> thanks for the help, I just hate spending money for them to tell me >>>> its done. dan >>> >> >> > |
Re: 90 accord 3 cylinder problems
it's more than the head. its the entire engine and if the engine is that bad
then the rest of the car probably wasn't maintained too well either i would guess therefore it's a piece of junk. donate it to someone or junk it or sell it for parts. -jeff "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message news:67-dndJevcoEMRrfRVn-uw@speakeasy.net... > hondaman wrote: >> it's helpful advice because why pour money into an old car that probably >> isn't worth spending hundreds of dollars on when you have another car >> that's better already? loss of compression happens with age on hondas. if >> the people who owned it maintained it really well without using cheap >> parts for tuneups then it shouldn't happen. have it checked out if you >> want but most mechanics will tell you it's going to cost more than the >> car is worth. > > how much is a head from a junk yard? telling the o.p. to throw the car > away, essentially what you're doing, is fine if you don't know or don't > care, but for someone that's bothered to seek out a honda forum & ask > advice, i'm pretty sure i wouldn't want to hear the same thing the dealer > told be in the same breath as someone trying to sell me something new. > bottom line, the car /is/ repairable. the owner needs to judge the repair > economics and decide from there. > > and please don't top post - makes the thread unreadable. > >> >> >> -jeff >> "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message >> news:W4ydnc-LLqkw5xvfRVn-pQ@speakeasy.net... >> >>>hondaman wrote: >>> >>>>i think your engine is shot. you've lost compression in that cylinder >>>>which is pretty much what happens to them with age and that many miles >>>>if they weren't well maintained. start switching to the wagon. i'm sure >>>>it's nice transportation. >>>> -jeff >>> >>>"your engine is shot" is not helpful advice. diagnose the problem, then >>>decide on repair economics. if it's compression, and the motor's not >>>burning oil with the plug looking ok, it's probably a burnt valve - >>>relatively simple & not too expensive to repair, in parts at any rate. >>> >>>the o.p. should make sure the valves are adjusted like it says in the >>>owners manual & keep driving the car. if it's been well maintained, that >>>motor will have at least another 100k in it. >>> >>> >>>> "futronic" <futonconnection@qwesty.net >>>> <mailto:futonconnection@qwesty.net>> wrote in message >>>> news:428624CD.7050702@qwesty.net... >>>> >>>> >>>> Eric wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>futronic wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>any help greatly appreciated. >>>>>>It costs $60 for a diagonosis, I have lost the first cylinder at >>>>>>200,000 miles. oil is brown like it is suppose to be. The coolant >>>>>>is >>>>>>full and green. the spark plugs have been switched around with same >>>>>>result, #1 (on the left) is not firing. I can still go 70mph >>>>>>plus, >>>>>>but it shakes and there is a ton of fumes, gassy smelling. >>>>>>overpowering odor. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Driving the car on 3 cylinders will dramatically shorten the life of >>>>>the >>>>>catalytic converter due to all the unburned gas that's getting into it >>>>>(this >>>>>assumes the fuel injector is still working which it sounds like it is >>>>>due to >>>>>your description of a bad fume smell). I would drive the car as little >>>>>as >>>>>possible until you get this problem sorted out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>I can see the spark go from the wire to the block, also there is >>>>>>oil? >>>>>>above the other spark plugs. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>The oil is likely leaking past the spark plug tube seals at the valve >>>>>cover. These should be replaced. If this doesn't fix the oil problem, >>>>>then >>>>>the oil could be coming from the lower seals which go between the cam >>>>>towers >>>>>and cylinder head. The latter seals are much more difficult to replace >>>>>so >>>>>try replacing the upper seals first and recheck it in a week or two. >>>>> >>>>>By the way, have you checked the compression on the misfiring cylinder? >>>>>A >>>>>burnt valve could be causing the problem. In addition, what is the >>>>>condition of the spark plug electrode? Is there oil, soot, etc? By >>>>>the >>>>>way, spark plug wires should typically be replaced about every 100K >>>>>miles. I would recommend either Honda or NGK wires. >>>>> >>>>>Eric >>>>> >>>> >>>> the spark plug looked fine, just like the rest of them, I will get >>>> the compression checked. I stopped driving it , Now I may just take >>>> out the new alternator, >>>> new radiator, nice wheels and tires, new $100 battery and save them >>>> for my 92 accord wagon. >>>> thanks for the help, I just hate spending money for them to tell me >>>> its done. dan >>> >> >> > |
Re: 90 accord 3 cylinder problems
hondaman wrote: >it's more than the head. its the entire engine and if the engine is that bad >then the rest of the car probably wasn't maintained too well either i would >guess therefore it's a piece of junk. donate it to someone or junk it or >sell it for parts. > > > > -jeff >"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message >news:67-dndJevcoEMRrfRVn-uw@speakeasy.net... > > >>hondaman wrote: >> >> >>>it's helpful advice because why pour money into an old car that probably >>>isn't worth spending hundreds of dollars on when you have another car >>>that's better already? loss of compression happens with age on hondas. if >>>the people who owned it maintained it really well without using cheap >>>parts for tuneups then it shouldn't happen. have it checked out if you >>>want but most mechanics will tell you it's going to cost more than the >>>car is worth. >>> >>> >> >> The car was not maintained well before I got it. I only paid $900 and used it for a year. I did put all those new parts on it though. The smell of the fumes was coming in before the cyclinder stopped firing. But gas mileage did not drop substantially. I think it is not really repairable, but I just wanted to check here for similar auto deaths, and see If It was just a fuel injector or something, I could invest about $3-4 hundred and feel ok. , but there is the rust above the rear wheels and the clutchfork rattles. and the window regualtor? that I put in doesn't really line up that good, oh and the air is not working, etc. all which the newer car does just fine, I am just bored with the automatic. I don'r like its gear selection with the small engine. 2.2 |
Re: 90 accord 3 cylinder problems
hondaman wrote: >it's more than the head. its the entire engine and if the engine is that bad >then the rest of the car probably wasn't maintained too well either i would >guess therefore it's a piece of junk. donate it to someone or junk it or >sell it for parts. > > > > -jeff >"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message >news:67-dndJevcoEMRrfRVn-uw@speakeasy.net... > > >>hondaman wrote: >> >> >>>it's helpful advice because why pour money into an old car that probably >>>isn't worth spending hundreds of dollars on when you have another car >>>that's better already? loss of compression happens with age on hondas. if >>>the people who owned it maintained it really well without using cheap >>>parts for tuneups then it shouldn't happen. have it checked out if you >>>want but most mechanics will tell you it's going to cost more than the >>>car is worth. >>> >>> >> >> The car was not maintained well before I got it. I only paid $900 and used it for a year. I did put all those new parts on it though. The smell of the fumes was coming in before the cyclinder stopped firing. But gas mileage did not drop substantially. I think it is not really repairable, but I just wanted to check here for similar auto deaths, and see If It was just a fuel injector or something, I could invest about $3-4 hundred and feel ok. , but there is the rust above the rear wheels and the clutchfork rattles. and the window regualtor? that I put in doesn't really line up that good, oh and the air is not working, etc. all which the newer car does just fine, I am just bored with the automatic. I don'r like its gear selection with the small engine. 2.2 |
Re: 90 accord 3 cylinder problems
you'll get over that boredom fast with the satisfaction of knowing you have
a good running car. i have an automatic civic and it's not super fast but it is an awesome running car and comfortable to ride in so i'm happy. i'm sure that wagon is nice and there aren't many of those on the road so you have a rare car and it will have a high resale value more than likely. keep it and enjoy it. take care of it. take it camping or whatever. -jeff "futronic" <futonconnection@qwesty.net> wrote in message news:4288F3B3.1080309@qwesty.net... > > > hondaman wrote: > >>it's more than the head. its the entire engine and if the engine is that >>bad then the rest of the car probably wasn't maintained too well either i >>would guess therefore it's a piece of junk. donate it to someone or junk >>it or sell it for parts. >> >> >> >> -jeff >>"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message >>news:67-dndJevcoEMRrfRVn-uw@speakeasy.net... >> >>>hondaman wrote: >>> >>>>it's helpful advice because why pour money into an old car that probably >>>>isn't worth spending hundreds of dollars on when you have another car >>>>that's better already? loss of compression happens with age on hondas. >>>>if the people who owned it maintained it really well without using cheap >>>>parts for tuneups then it shouldn't happen. have it checked out if you >>>>want but most mechanics will tell you it's going to cost more than the >>>>car is worth. >>>> >>> > The car was not maintained well before I got it. I only paid $900 and > used it for a year. I did put all those new parts on it though. The > smell of the fumes was coming in before the cyclinder stopped firing. > But gas mileage did not drop substantially. I think it is not really > repairable, but I just wanted to check here for similar auto deaths, and > see If It was just a fuel injector or something, I could invest about > $3-4 hundred and feel ok. , but there is the rust above the rear wheels > and the clutchfork rattles. and the window regualtor? that I put in > doesn't really line up that good, oh and the air is not working, etc. > all which the newer car does just fine, I am just bored with the > automatic. I don'r like its gear selection with the small engine. 2.2 > |
Re: 90 accord 3 cylinder problems
you'll get over that boredom fast with the satisfaction of knowing you have
a good running car. i have an automatic civic and it's not super fast but it is an awesome running car and comfortable to ride in so i'm happy. i'm sure that wagon is nice and there aren't many of those on the road so you have a rare car and it will have a high resale value more than likely. keep it and enjoy it. take care of it. take it camping or whatever. -jeff "futronic" <futonconnection@qwesty.net> wrote in message news:4288F3B3.1080309@qwesty.net... > > > hondaman wrote: > >>it's more than the head. its the entire engine and if the engine is that >>bad then the rest of the car probably wasn't maintained too well either i >>would guess therefore it's a piece of junk. donate it to someone or junk >>it or sell it for parts. >> >> >> >> -jeff >>"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message >>news:67-dndJevcoEMRrfRVn-uw@speakeasy.net... >> >>>hondaman wrote: >>> >>>>it's helpful advice because why pour money into an old car that probably >>>>isn't worth spending hundreds of dollars on when you have another car >>>>that's better already? loss of compression happens with age on hondas. >>>>if the people who owned it maintained it really well without using cheap >>>>parts for tuneups then it shouldn't happen. have it checked out if you >>>>want but most mechanics will tell you it's going to cost more than the >>>>car is worth. >>>> >>> > The car was not maintained well before I got it. I only paid $900 and > used it for a year. I did put all those new parts on it though. The > smell of the fumes was coming in before the cyclinder stopped firing. > But gas mileage did not drop substantially. I think it is not really > repairable, but I just wanted to check here for similar auto deaths, and > see If It was just a fuel injector or something, I could invest about > $3-4 hundred and feel ok. , but there is the rust above the rear wheels > and the clutchfork rattles. and the window regualtor? that I put in > doesn't really line up that good, oh and the air is not working, etc. > all which the newer car does just fine, I am just bored with the > automatic. I don'r like its gear selection with the small engine. 2.2 > |
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