Reply With QuoteI thought Hondas were non-interference.
Timing belt on my CRV
Anyone have an idea what the odds are that I can break a timing belt without trashing the head on my CRV? It's the B20Z motor and it happened at low RPM (just above idle actually).
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Dave"Opinions are like
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I thought Hondas were non-interference.
^Don't think so...I'm betting there are some bent valves at least.
Just Honda owners not the cars themselves....Originally Posted by jrj512
I thought all Honda's were interference motors....
The J35 in my Odyssey is interference. I don't know about the B series. I have no experience with broken timing belts on Hondas. Fords Escorts, BTDT.
On the track, I am fearless.
If you were as slow as me, you wouldn't be afraid either.
1994 M Edition
CSP 67
yeah... no such luck... the b20Z is an interference engine...
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All of that said, since they're going to pull the head to check it... anything extra I should have them do while they have it out? Obviously, I'm getting a new timing belt and water pump. Does anyone know of anything else I should do while it's apart?
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How many miles on it? Not much to do on the bottom end, unless you want them to pull pistons and such. New crank seal?
It doesn't have a timing belt! CRV from 03 on are all timing chain! Save yourself a few coins! BTW, it is a nice looking CRV. I like that color!
Gabriel
What do you think bent the valves?
Check with the JDM importers, you likely can get a 30-40k engine for $600-700.
It's not possible to bend a valve without punching a hole in a piston?
Dave, if you do go JDM, call JDM Alliance in Garland. Good guy to deal with.
Doesn't have to be a hole to compromise the piston.
I second JDM Alliance, ask for Nash.
LS swap.
M3 is always the answer.
Needs more Lower!!
Yeah, should have mentioned... it's an '01... so it does have a belt.
The color is what Honda calls (among other things) Electron Blue... I like the color as well.
I'm hoping it's just a head issue and not the bottom end... I've heard you can swap in a B18 head that has better flow and get some performance gains, but apparently, on the CRV you have to change several of the other bits as well and it gets expensive.
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192k... I have documentation that shows the last timing belt was replaced around 103k, so I was already planning to do one this fall some time. Guess I schedule the next one closer to a 75k interval...
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UPDATE: Just heard from the shop. They didn't find that there was any catastrophic damage to the head. Their recommendation is to put a new belt on it and then measure compression on each of the cylinders and see what we have.
Thoughts?
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Dave"Opinions are like
Probably the cheapest route to start with...if compression is good, drive it.
+1!!
Pay for a timing belt job hoping for a miracle?…..I'd close the valves and do a leak down first.
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