What Could Be Wrong With My Engine?

Question

Well The Car Is A 90 Honda Civic, It Had A Water Pump Problem @ First... I Odered The Part, Drove The Car Like That For A While And Almost Over Heated... Till 2 Days Ago The Car Doesn't Start No More Even When I Put The New Water Pump... Marked Were The Timing Belt Was Positioned.... The Starter Try's To Start The Engine But It Doesn't Want To...I Even Put A New Head Gasket And Still Doesn't Work... Any More Hints?...

Answer 1

Recheck the timing marks.

On occasion when the tensioner is applied, the belt may skip over a tooth on drive or cam pulley.

You may have inadvertently turned the engine backward when trying to align the timing marks, causing the belt to jump.

If the distributor is driven off a separate shaft from the cam, it also has to be timed.

Good Luck

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Answer 2

You are all over the place.

Have you diagnosed the problem? It sounds like you're just throwing parts at the car and that's never going to solve anything.

You need to step back and diagnose what the issue is. A gasoline engine requires 3 things. Air, fuel and spark (with proper timing). You need to determine what piece is missing.

Easiest thing to check first is determine if you're still getting spark.

1. Make sure you mark all the wires.
2. Pull them all off your spark plugs.
3. Take a test spark plug and connect up one of the wires. Best to use #1. ground the end of the plug. Have someone turn over the engine and see if your' still getting spark, if not your problem is most likely in the electrical system.

If you're getting spark, it means the electrical system is at least working properly.

Next, place the car at TDC.
Remove valve cover and check to determine if your at TDC of the power stroke, or TDC of the exhaust stroke. Make sure that your distributor rotor's position matches the corresponding stroke. If not you may be sending spark during the wrong stroke sequence.

Finally, check fuel. Get a fuel pressure checker to check for proper fuel pressure. Check resistance across your fuel injectors to be sure they are all in spec.

Answer 3

i own a repair shop,and from what you just described about it ,it sounds like the engine has tried to lock up on it,that's the only thing that will stop the starer from actually turning it over other than the starter being out on it,and if it was working good before,i don't think that would be it,try turning the engine over by hand with a big ratchet and socket on the large nut in the front,there on the bottom pulley,and see if its easy enough to turn over,if it isn't something has happened to it,its very possible it may have seized up on it,good luck with it i hope this helps.

Answer 4

Sounds to me like your vehicle might be hydrolocked(locked up due to too much coolant in the cylinders)caused by a possible blown head gasket from overheating.Sometimes when you replace a water pump it allows the vehicle to become air locked which reduces the efficency of the water pump.Sounds to me like you just ran it hot and it blew a head gasket.Check the level of your coolant to see if it is low and try to turn the vehicle over by hand.

Answer 5

ok. settle back and review what you done.first thing,check to see if its getting gas,then check for spark at the plugs.you said you had the timing belt off?make sure the crank is on top dead center,0,then make sure the cam is at the guage hole,and put something like a drill bit in the guage hole(so the cam sproket wont move),now loosen the tensioner and install the belt,now adjust the tensioner,so you can flex the belt with your fingers half way,now tighten the tensioner.

Answer 6

Replace the starter if you can, otherwise just make sure you have enough coolant (antifreeze + water 50:50) in your radiator. Also check the battery it may need to be replaced or jumped at the very least.