97 Honda Civic EX Engine issue
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97 Honda Civic EX Engine issue
I am interested in buying a '97 Civic with 98k Miles. It starts right up and transmission shifts into gear (automatic) but the engine knocks loudly on start up but then it'll quiet down after a minute. It'll go forward but it has no power and you can only go like up to 20mph. D16Y8 motor. Any ideas on what it could be? best case and worst case? I don't mind putting in the work but I don't want to completely rebuild the engine either.
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Re: 97 Honda Civic EX Engine issue
Sounds like a disaster to me.
Plan on buying an engine and transmission (minimum) if you want the car.
EDIT: Those engines do tend to rattle when cold, but since I have no way of evaluating it from here I'd say to plan for the worst.
Plan on buying an engine and transmission (minimum) if you want the car.
EDIT: Those engines do tend to rattle when cold, but since I have no way of evaluating it from here I'd say to plan for the worst.
If you think a good mechanic is expensive, try hiring a bad one
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That's cold for an engine.
Anything less than operating temperature is cold for an engine.
Anything less than operating temperature is cold for an engine.
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