What did I do?
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What did I do?
So I am new here, new to civics, Hondas and mechanics in general so be patient.
I'm 2 low and on too large of rubbers, I rub a lot and I'm pretty sure my struts are all dead, I hear a little tick up front on hard turns, mechanic buddy said there's some play to my cv's but not too much. I hit a big pot hole at night and bang! Leaking tranny juice ( clutch fluid in a 5 speed ?) and I must have smashed the thing, because bottom half of the oil pan is kinda slipped off the seal so that the gasket is barely holding together. Power steering is loosing fluid too I think! Checked my exhaust cause I had really poor power and noticed the little hose from the turbo to the oil pan is kinked pretty good, causing a lot of oil burning (coupled with my rattled block and crappy rings ) and excessive heat for sure, temp gauge isn't past half but it's pretty warm and crappy sounding, almost lagging at first and a little clunky sounding.
The idea now is to raise it up and JB weld the transmission casing and throw 4 new struts in, with a little more travel and a bit stiffer. I might look into another motor or a rebuild too! Just wondering if there's any advice out there, cuz I don't know what I'm getting into.
Cheers
I'm 2 low and on too large of rubbers, I rub a lot and I'm pretty sure my struts are all dead, I hear a little tick up front on hard turns, mechanic buddy said there's some play to my cv's but not too much. I hit a big pot hole at night and bang! Leaking tranny juice ( clutch fluid in a 5 speed ?) and I must have smashed the thing, because bottom half of the oil pan is kinda slipped off the seal so that the gasket is barely holding together. Power steering is loosing fluid too I think! Checked my exhaust cause I had really poor power and noticed the little hose from the turbo to the oil pan is kinked pretty good, causing a lot of oil burning (coupled with my rattled block and crappy rings ) and excessive heat for sure, temp gauge isn't past half but it's pretty warm and crappy sounding, almost lagging at first and a little clunky sounding.
The idea now is to raise it up and JB weld the transmission casing and throw 4 new struts in, with a little more travel and a bit stiffer. I might look into another motor or a rebuild too! Just wondering if there's any advice out there, cuz I don't know what I'm getting into.
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Re: What did I do?
what suspension is under there, aside from the no suspended at all portion? shocks alone will not lift the car that much.
I am also moving your thread out of the DIY section - you have questions, not a helpful article for others on how to do it yourself...
I am also moving your thread out of the DIY section - you have questions, not a helpful article for others on how to do it yourself...
