Am I the first member to blow their engine?
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Am I the first member to blow their engine?
This totaly sucks!!!! my engine blew up, and I want even driving the car hard. I shifted into third gear at around 5,600 rpm's and heard a really loud pop and when I looked down at my gauges my tack needle had hit that little pin and broke off!!!!!!!!! So I got the car towed to my local deelership and the first thing they did was tell me that this is what I get for modifying my car, well when they ripped the engine apart they found out that my timeing belt had streched and caused an exhaust valve to hit the piston wich bent the valve, wich intern cracked the head, wich shreaded the rest of my valve train. The good news is that I got my car fixed under warenty, the bad news is that I have no car for like 2 weeks and Im too young to get a rental car.
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That sucks dude. Well at least it is still covered by warrenty!! So it wasn't the modifying that caused the engine to blow?? Good luck with that.
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Rep Power: 374 F* them; that wasnt from modifying your car, it was from the timing belt slipping off allignment or just a crappy timing belt. its not like you have any internal mods but you do have the E-ram[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG] how is that thing?
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Rep Power: 330 Honda of america investigated it and said that there was no evidence that my modifications caused the belt to strech, there also fixing my transmision (bad shifts in 3rd gear) under warenty as well.
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Rep Power: 0 Ricburner: Does the E-Ram electric supercharger actually WORK? Can you TELL a difference? Sorry about playin 20 questions dude but I gotta know if this thing is worth the $$$.
Which model did you get, and how much did you pay for it?
All feedback greatly appreciated dude.
Which model did you get, and how much did you pay for it?
All feedback greatly appreciated dude.
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Rep Power: 0 If the tach needle hit the pin, you were at like 9,000. This is a Civic, not an S2000 [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] Sounds like a 2nd to 1st shift, but glad it is under warranty........
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Rep Power: 0 Yeah man thats what you get for modding the car, J/K. But yeah it must have been the tint job or hyper whites that did it, he he.
Sorry, but I am glad that they fixed it for you, Honda comes good once again.
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Sorry, but I am glad that they fixed it for you, Honda comes good once again.
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Rep Power: 0 << This totaly sucks!!!! my engine blew up, and I want even driving the car hard. I shifted into third gear at around 5,600 rpm's and heard a really loud pop and when I looked down at my gauges my tack needle had hit that little pin and broke off!!!!!!!!! So I got the car towed to my local deelership and the first thing they did was tell me that this is what I get for modifying my car, well when they ripped the engine apart they found out that my timeing belt had streched and caused an exhaust valve to hit the piston wich bent the valve, wich intern cracked the head, wich shreaded the rest of my valve train. The good news is that I got my car fixed under warenty, the bad news is that I have no car for like 2 weeks and Im too young to get a rental car. >>
i remember someone mentioned a hydrolock on one of the other members on the fourm few months back
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Rep Power: 0 how many miles on car??????
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Rep Power: 368 woah dude. you were at 5,600 rpm in what? 4th or 5th? and you downshifted to 3rd? if you're in 5th and you downshifted to 3rd then...
or did you shift into 3rd and it became 5,600 rpm.
but, at least its covered under warranty. so thats good man.
or did you shift into 3rd and it became 5,600 rpm.
but, at least its covered under warranty. so thats good man.
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Rep Power: 0 Another person downshifting to 3rd from 5th? You guys are gonna kill third gear and tranny just like this guy did. 
But I hope that wasn't the case. (Please tell me you didn't...)
F*CK 3rd gear!
But I hope that wasn't the case. (Please tell me you didn't...)F*CK 3rd gear!
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Rep Power: 0 Oh, and no you're not the first member to blow their engine. I remember there was this girl who blew her engine. It appeared that her car was a defect.
EDIT: AND it resulted her into getting a new car...
EDIT: AND it resulted her into getting a new car...
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Rep Power: 0 That suck man I never heard that thing before! Blowing a brand new engine. I know it happen to a old car where the timing belt never been replace and started to crack but with brand new engine with brand new timing belt that suck when it happen. A good thing honda fix it but I wonder if all honda dealer will do that or just play the blaming game again
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What did you do, put rice pudding in your gas tank?
Hence the name, RiceBURNER.[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
What did you do, put rice pudding in your gas tank?
Hence the name, RiceBURNER.[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 330 ok im only going to explain this one time, it was a normal 2nd to 3rd upshift I didnt miss the gear. The engine reved really high after I heard the loud boom. The e-ram had NOTHING to do with my engine blowing, it wasnt even on the car at the time! And I know that I was trying to sell the e-ram before but at this point I wouldnt buy one, the one or two HP isnt worth the money. Honda of America told my local dealer that it wasnt because of my mods and the fixed the car for free and I still have my warenty. So its all good honda came through for me, I was not abusing my car (5th-3rd downshift, missed gear), it was not b/c of my mods and the E-Ram had nothing to do with it.
dang guy im really sorrie to hear that
im sure i wouldnt like it if it happened to me or anyone else
thats cool
i hate dealerships their all nice and tuckie when ur about to buy the car
and when u start modding it they give u a hard time
im sure i wouldnt like it if it happened to me or anyone else
thats cool
i hate dealerships their all nice and tuckie when ur about to buy the car
and when u start modding it they give u a hard time
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