Nearly Fatal Honda Engine Problem
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In this video I'll be going over the Honda Del Sol that I recently bought at an auction. These cars are super reliable but there are a few things you need to know about if you are going to be buying one of these. Things like making sure the timing belt and the water pump has been replaced since these are interference engines, seals for the removable roof have been replaced making sure to buy the right year so it comes with ABS. And I'll also go over a not so very common problem but one that you need to pay attention to since it can potentially destroy your engine.
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In Texas, being a manual and VTEC-single, it is worth about $2k as-is. If you get it running, $3000. If you get it running and fix the interior, $4000. If you fix the engine, the interior, paint it with at least a decent paint-job, and put some OEM Honda alloys on it, probably $5500-$6000.
Three years ago, this would have been a part-out to make money.
I own a 94 Del Sol with the Sohc... I'm very happy with it. Very quick and fun to drive. I hope you things go well with the repairs and improvements. I look forward to seeing follow up videos on it. If Hondas are maintained properly, they be very reliable and fun. Mine has over 200K on it and drives very well. I wish you great success in your car business !!
thanks, the good old 90's Hondas were the best.
The del sol was the chassis with the most engines available to trims and year
93-95
S d15b7
Si d16z6
94-95
Vtec B16a3
96-97
S d16y7
Si d16y8
Vtec b16a2
Nice Sol.....I have the 93' model....Same color and all. Have redone suspension all around and other repairs and mods. Got new rims for it, just havent installed them yet. It has the aluminum ones on there now that you were talking about getting. Cant wait to see what all you do to it.
Damn the shop looks great! This channel is at another level now.
Those Del Sols are coming up in value and they are fairly rare and even rarer in good shape. They were fairly cheap cars for the young crowd so they were not well taken care of. Personally they are one of my favorite 90s cars
I also have a 94 Civic Del Sol Si with the 1.6 SOHC. I resurrected it from near death. Got it cheap. The only thing left to do is to paint it. About 143K miles. How about doing a video where you add a turbo charger?! That would make this car a total blast. I'd say all fixed up, the car could get you $5K in great but non-pristine shape. Yeah, looking forward to the videos on this car. Coincidentally, I just swapped out my Windshield Wiper Motor. Easy job, but all the tabs broke, so make sure you order those, too.
Have REALLY enjoyed your channel over the years, but this is my first comment to you. Can we get an update on how the Avocado Farm is doing, too?
SI model should have came with a factory spoiler and rear disc brakes. Looking forward to these videos. I had a 93 SI back in the days.
Mine is a 94 si no spoiler. But the trunk could have been changed out. I do think it's been wrecked. It does have disc brakes. Any other things? And thanks for the info.
Can't wait to see the progress on this. Love your channel!
yeah let's go!
thank you
If the clear coat IS intact, try using Turtle Wax's "Black Box". It's a 3 step, liquid black wax process....you apply - obviously to cars with black paint. Amazing stuff. I used the black box on a black del sol a few years ago (applied several coats), turned out incredible. Looked like black paint on steroids. Keep in mind, it won't work in areas where the clear coat is absent/peeling - clear coat MUST be intact. Wear gloves....it's messy but a highly effective black wax.
Look forward to seeing this restored!
There are 3 trims the base model the SI and the VTEC TRIM. The top trim is named VTEC even though the Si had VTEC. Si had the D16Z6 Soch and the VTEC had the B16A2 DOCH.
Looking forward to seeing it transformed although, I do have serious doubts this car will turn a profit with all those repairs and the relatively low value of a del sol to begin with. Gotta put a price on your time, too.
It'll be profitable but probably not gonna break the bank.
@@myRatchets whats up bro just wondering if you would be willing to do a engine rebuild on a 2007 chevy tahoe..im in orange county ca
alrighty then ! we accept all reasonable excuses and/or responses .
Can’t wait to see how get that crank bolt out
i will look forward to watching you extract that crankshaft bolt that could be a pain.
Stay tuned I don't think it'll be that bad. fingers crossed.
@@myRatchets For your sake I so hope you are right. I always spend more time on broken fasteners than I want to.
Congrats on a million subs my friend. Well deserved. How's the avocado farm treating you?
An engine swap might be the cheapest way to fix the issue plus you might find a donor car at LKQ that has most the parts you need.
I love your videos, wondering where your shop is so I can maybe take over some cars for you!
thse are some of the best powerplants Honda built. They are also very easy and good to learn about engine rebuilding on as you can easily rebuild the 1.5 and 1.6 vtec and non vtec engines pretty easily.
Assuming a good running engine and new paint and clean up the interior, I think you may get $7,000 (US) for it. Looking forward to following along with your progress.
Looks good! Can’t wait. Probably sell for 4-5k
I guess drilling then tapping reverse thread into crankshaft bolt it should unscrew pretty easy since the head of the crank bolt is broken off. The head of the bolt is where all the force is holding the crank pulley on. Every Honda crank pulley bolt I’ve ever taken off once it’s broke loose it easily unscrews by hand. But then again I’ve never had a issue getting Honda crank bolt loose with my 3/4” drive air impact.
You are my favorite person that says VTEC just kicked in yo!
Awesome. I have a 95 SI which I love. Will be great to see what you do with this one! Thanks
How you are getting a broken crank bolt out will be monumental. Good luck with that
If I owned this Del Sol I would transplant a newer Acura TSX engine in it for more horsepower and fun. I'd keep it as a parts runner. Top off to cool down taking a break from wrenching. 🙌
Hello.
The story is that, at some point, the car's DPF went out and the power disappeared, then it was taken to the workshop, where it was also discovered that the turbo/intercooler and the vacuum pump were also going.
Then the DPF was taken out and programmed. A new turbo, a new intercooler and a new vacuum pump were also installed, and the throttle valve was also cleaned.
The car regained power after driving for only 100-400 meters, then it stopped again. The
diagnostics did not show any errors, the person who installed the new software claims that everything was done correctly, the inspection passed cleanly, the exhaust gases were normal.
From time to time, the engine light comes on, then there is no power at all, but it also goes out by itself.
With the engine light, the diagnostician showed that the MAP/MAF sensor was bad, both were replaced, but still the same nonsense.
The power is restored for a moment if I disconnect the battery terminal for a few minutes, I drive a certain distance and it starts to "hang" again.
As of last, the diagnostics showed the following error codes.
P0108
P0101
P0102
P0113.
Can anyone guess or say for sure what the anomaly is?
for a solid 95 SI, with good seats and paint, I'd say at least 5k. start getting some cool bits for it and it could be more. Do a bottom end rebuild and refresh the engine and no real Honda enthusiast will care about the mileage.
That's a sweet little car. I had a "friend" who had one. He said it was perfect ( yeah right, but he sold it ? ). Given the water leak problems I'm glad I didn't buy it. But he sold his without telling me so maybe he was a better friend than I thought.
I've never seen one of those before. definitely were sold in limited numbers in the UK. I'm guessing they were more popular in continental Europe somewhere like Spain. Good luck with her.
Sweet little ride. If this is a 95 n it has the D16z6, does that make it the Si?
If it is, then my guess for a mechanically sound nicely repainted Si could be 6-7k.
Wow that thing is clean! How much did it cost? I think I missed it or you forgot. I wouldn't repaint it. If thats original paint I'd leave it and just rubbing compound and polish it. Very nice! 👍 $7000 all fixed up, with alloy wheels and seats redone and full detailed
Just discovered your channel! Your channel is a treasure trove for a newbie like me. Excited to know how this will be transformed.
My guess ~$5K or less. Looking forward to this series though for sure
“Hey hey hey” Happy Sunday to you all.
Crankshaft bolt removal will be fun times.
very excited to see you restore this bad boy
High mileage but it's rare. If everything works with decent upholstery $5k to $6k. New paint won't add much if any value. Just buff it out.
Yeah, just fix the clear coat bits and buff it out.
regular 1995 civics could be had with ABS but it was a rare factory installed option, especially for MTs. Del Sols were likely the same.
I'll need to see how you get that crank bolt out. Good vid material!
Wow, that must have been cheap at the auction. I hope you bring us along to deal with that crank bolt.
In my book this is a great project car. It’s a manual too! You won’t have much problem flipping this car bro.
Love seeing these old Honda's get restored, can't wait to see what you find with it! I'll start the bidding at $40k factory restored with a custom hemi orange paint job
I’m thinking it’ll probably be worth somewhere around $5k+\-….. mayyyyybeee with the paint job and other issues addressed. Mileage could possibly play a big factor but the targa to feature makes a bit cooler 🤔🤷🏻♂️😄
The only two things this car has going for it is the body is straight and it’s a Honda. It’s a $500 parts car as is. The crank bolt is the killer. Your time has to be worth something. Time=money. Clean it up as best you can and try to make a small buck.
I'd love to see you restore this, its very similar to my 2000 Acura EL. However, is a restored Del Sol worth much? I can't imagine, considering the mileage on it. Hopefully I'm wrong though.
It would be worth $2000-$3000 here. 😬
Fundaar
Someone will snap this up for 4.5 - 5k and have themselves a fun, easy to park California, car.
Wish you luck on this El Sol. First you need to find what is an average going price for a workable El Sol?
You've noted a number of repairs needed not to mention what you may find when you get into it, sort of like Pandora's Box. Before you begin you need a clear head and disposable money!
I like you're project car . I bet you'll get it restored, and back on the road. Keep up you're dreams being alive, and they will resurrect for sure All positive to you!👍🏻👌👌
if you get it to collectors level. you could get like 7 k maybe. ive seen as cheap as 2.5k rough shape still drivable
My experience tells me they tried to use a cheater bar with the starter motor bump method and snapped off crankshaft bolt..
I would get it running and sell as is .It seems like you would lose money the most i would pay is 5 k but for mint condition. Good to see you saving it tho
Well, from what I researched, you gonna owe your "Cuss Buckets " a coupla million dollars....Good luck...🥴🥴🥴🥴
Removing the crank pulley bolt would be ..fun.. I hope the car is manual gears , this would make the job not that hard. Ps : Are you going to put posters of cars and naked ladies on the walls? The place looks spooky right now in this condition🍺🍺🍺
Looking forward to this series.
Cool car Ratchets!
Im ready to buy . I miss the old one I had.
I had the transformer version. Fun little car
I'm guessing it will be worth around 4 grand when it's up and running well, depending on the mileage which I don't think you mentioned.
He said it has over 230k miles
@@robertblack6630 thanks I didn't catch that.
With a nice paint job, wheels, interior fixed, all issues fixed somewhere around 5 probably.
No idea on value. The water leaks must explain why I rarely see a Del Sol in Oklahoma. They are few and far between around here.
OoOoOOoOooo!
I don't know what I'll be worth when it's in shape to be a daily driver... but I want to guess under $1000 all in, including delivery?
I'm wondering if it'd be worth pulling the valve cover and inspecting before ordering parts.
Why not source parts from junk yards like pick-n-pulls? Unless they are wear parts. Harmonic balancer and crankshaft both should be cheap at the junkyard
Pls show us how u remove the broke bolt. This should be good 👀
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Would like to see the follow up. Thx.
Crank bolt first I would say. Say prayer first
Wow what the hell ? I could have sworn those things were rear engine ! Guess I was way off lmao !
In my own experience, often it's easier to pull the engine to get broken crank bolts out of the Hondas than it is trying to extract them in place. One or twice I've lost the battle & ended up pulling the crank altogether to get it safely jigged up and the broken bolt out. SOME PEOPLE (cough cough *assholes* cough) put red loctite on crank bolts and you've go no other choice but to pull & jig the crank if you want to save it
Knowing how tight those crankshaft bolts are… I look forward to see how you remove it. Easy outs?
I just had to pull off a 1998 Honda accord crankshaft bolt and that truly sucked, I had to use heat and along with an impact to get it off.
@@itsjustmetomc4848 I never had to use heat. A decent breaker bar with a extension pipe does the trick. Then use some copper grease on that bolt and next time you need to take it off, a regular impact gun will do the trick. Last time I changed the cambelt in my civic, I used a 18v Ryobi impact gun with an advertised 400nm of torque and did the trick fairly easy.
@@ruinunes8251 I tried a breaker bar with a very long extension pipe without luck. It was very stuck, after I got it off the person before me had used thread lock on it. It was on to stay. Heck, lots of this car has had things JB Welded in place like the alternator bolts just to give you an idea of the fun I have had. Shalom
@@itsjustmetomc4848 thread lock on a crankshaft pulley bolt? Why not welding it in place😀😀? No wonder you have trouble taking it off.
How much did it cost you to get?
With fixes and good paint job, probably 5-6k
Should be a lot of fun removing a broken crankshaft bolt in Honda's 😬
200,000 miles assuming the items you said were busted get fixed, I bet you could get $3500 tops.
I bet this guy could take Scotty Kilmer in a UFC cage fight.
Hahaha I don't think so
Might not worth a lot even after repainting it. I think just fix it that it is running and that is enough to make a profit
Hi , long time channel follower, like way you describe problem/solution, i am local to san Diego , let me know if i can help in you newly built shop, i am not car DIY but car enthusiastic and want to learn more.
Lots of work
Question ; what did you pay from the auction ?
My favorite car
I own a 1994 Honda Civic with a 1.5 engine. It is an everyday car with 216,000, and I was wondering how to get it factory restored? 🤔
Good work
I got this exact shell still sitting here with parts available for it on ebay. Lemme know if you need something for it.
Do you have a video where you show your shop to us. if not can you have a video taken us around your shop
Awesome
YOU are amazing
Sounds like it needs a K24 swap.
How much did you pay at auction for it?
Restored , I think $5,000
I live in socal. How much you flipping that del sol for?
I would say about $5k in todays market
To me it's not worth fixing it. It's ready for the scrap yard.
How many miles and what d16 is it
Geez, I dunno .... I hope you got it cheap :-)
A handful of nickles.
Think you're better off selling it for parts than trying to sell it as a runner.
Got your work cut out for you. Not impossible but you can see why it was at the auction.
And that's all that needs doing. Be done by lunch time. 😉👍
Just B or K series swap this thing. Del sol is a great platform
$4-$5K ?
You probably should have left it at the auciton.. Or put it our of it's misery and had it crushed.
A lot of 💰 money !