No compression cylinders 1, 2, AND 3 - What would cause this?
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Take a look at some of the Honda CRX forums some time. You'd get the distinctly opposite impression there--that at least one type of Japanese car is an unreliable POS that is fun as heck to drive... Even though some of us have run nearly a quarter-million miles on those cars without serious issues.
Can't tell if serious.Being that the CRX was last sold in 1991, the newest Honda CRX you will find is over 21 years old today. But the Honda CRX in particular has a legendary reputation of reliability. There are many CRX survivors still alive today with hundreds of thousands of mile on original drivetrains that have never been opened up once.
But in general it would not be surprising at all to have a few engine issues with a sampling of surviving 21+ year old cars, especially ones with a few hundred thousand miles on them. I would argue however that it IS surprising to find a 5 year old car that cannot even achieve 50,000 miles without major engine failure, which is exactly what we seem to have on our hands here...
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I was going to say exactly that! I had a friend in college back in 2000 that had a CRX previously owned by 3 people I think he said, and that thing ran like a champ. All he did was drive it for the years he owned it. Engine and trans never touched except the regular oil changes and tune ups. Hondas are like Toyotas, but with reliabilty AND personality.
So to say it's expected to have engine issues after only a few years still makes me think something/ someone's slipping in the reliability research department. I bet if BMW produced their own badged 'MINI', the problems would not exsist as they do.
Can't tell if serious.
Being that the CRX was last sold in 1991, the newest Honda CRX you will find is over 21 years old today. But the Honda CRX in particular has a legendary reputation of reliability. There are many CRX survivors still alive today with hundreds of thousands of mile on original drivetrains that have never been opened up once.
But in general it would not be surprising at all to have a few engine issues with a sampling of surviving 21+ year old cars, especially ones with a few hundred thousand miles on them. I would argue however that it IS surprising to find a 5 year old car that cannot even achieve 50,000 miles without major engine failure, which is exactly what we seem to have on our hands here...
So to say it's expected to have engine issues after only a few years still makes me think something/ someone's slipping in the reliability research department. I bet if BMW produced their own badged 'MINI', the problems would not exsist as they do.
Can't tell if serious.Being that the CRX was last sold in 1991, the newest Honda CRX you will find is over 21 years old today. But the Honda CRX in particular has a legendary reputation of reliability. There are many CRX survivors still alive today with hundreds of thousands of mile on original drivetrains that have never been opened up once.
But in general it would not be surprising at all to have a few engine issues with a sampling of surviving 21+ year old cars, especially ones with a few hundred thousand miles on them. I would argue however that it IS surprising to find a 5 year old car that cannot even achieve 50,000 miles without major engine failure, which is exactly what we seem to have on our hands here...
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You could have bought a generally more reliable Japanese car but you didn't. Many of the same reasons apply to the guy who buys a porshe or Ferrari instead of something like a GTR. Pay for your repairs or educate yourself on the needed repairs or just buy a corolla and call it a day.
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But in general it would not be surprising at all to have a few engine issues with a sampling of surviving 21+ year old cars ...
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I have a 2007 MCS - Stock with JCW tuning kit dealer installed a few months ago. Car has less than 50,000 miles on it.
My car was always running fine, no noises. No symptoms. Made good power. I parked it in my garage about 1 week ago. I went to start it yesterday, and it would crank but not start. My first thought was battery going bad, but I could not jump start it.
It started to sound like maybe it needed another new HPFP after that. It's already on its second. I had to get it flatbedded to the dealer this morning. Was hoping for the HPFP to be the bad part so it would be warrantied...
Dealer just called and said they did a compression test and found zero compression on cyls 1, 2, and 3. How could that possibly happen? And what could have caused that? The car was running fine when I parked it in the garage...
Nothing was leaking from the car either.
They want $1300 to take off the head and diagnose further.
My car was always running fine, no noises. No symptoms. Made good power. I parked it in my garage about 1 week ago. I went to start it yesterday, and it would crank but not start. My first thought was battery going bad, but I could not jump start it.
It started to sound like maybe it needed another new HPFP after that. It's already on its second. I had to get it flatbedded to the dealer this morning. Was hoping for the HPFP to be the bad part so it would be warrantied...
Dealer just called and said they did a compression test and found zero compression on cyls 1, 2, and 3. How could that possibly happen? And what could have caused that? The car was running fine when I parked it in the garage...
Nothing was leaking from the car either.They want $1300 to take off the head and diagnose further.
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hmm, yes, what happened?
2008 mc 12
I may be in the same boat... 0 on 1,2,4 normal on 3.
- oil is full and clean,
- pressure tested radiator, ok
- cams are turning and chain guides are intact.
thinking from reading that the crank bolt / chain drive slipped.. will check it in a few days when the tools arrive
2008 mc 12
I may be in the same boat... 0 on 1,2,4 normal on 3.
- oil is full and clean,
- pressure tested radiator, ok
- cams are turning and chain guides are intact.
thinking from reading that the crank bolt / chain drive slipped.. will check it in a few days when the tools arrive
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hmm, yes, what happened?
2009 not 08 mc N12
I may be in the same boat... 0 on 1,2,4 normal on 3.
- oil is full and clean,
- pressure tested radiator, ok
- cams are turning and chain guides are intact.
thinking from reading that the crank bolt / chain drive slipped.. will check it in a few days when the tools arrive
2009 not 08 mc N12
I may be in the same boat... 0 on 1,2,4 normal on 3.
- oil is full and clean,
- pressure tested radiator, ok
- cams are turning and chain guides are intact.
thinking from reading that the crank bolt / chain drive slipped.. will check it in a few days when the tools arrive
Well got the cam tools and checked the alignment and found all to be in good order.
The valve train components appear to be intact and functioning. Pulled the intake manifold and found valves to be moving but not seating/sealing. they don't appear to be bent but instead it appears to be a possible seating problem.
Any suggestions before pulling the head?
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Update.
Well got the cam tools and checked the alignment and found all to be in good order.
The valve train components appear to be intact and functioning. Pulled the intake manifold and found valves to be moving but not seating/sealing. they don't appear to be bent but instead it appears to be a possible seating problem.
Any suggestions before pulling the head?
Well got the cam tools and checked the alignment and found all to be in good order.
The valve train components appear to be intact and functioning. Pulled the intake manifold and found valves to be moving but not seating/sealing. they don't appear to be bent but instead it appears to be a possible seating problem.
Any suggestions before pulling the head?
It had ingested a small nut.. then shared it with two other cylinders..
kudos to the last guy to work on it for allowing me to buy a great car on the cheap.
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