too early to tell ?
 

well i noticed a big lack of power in my integra lately and i decided to do a compression check on it. here are the readings:

Cyl. #1 120psi
Cyl. #2 150psi
Cyl. #3 150psi
Cyl. #4 180psi

Background: I noticed the timing belt is loose as hell when i did the vlave lash and i could not align the signs on the cam gear for the life of me. anyway i went out and did it. Changed the plugs at the same time i did the valve lash adjustament. all of them had a tanish color on them and very slight carbon build up. Today the #1 cylinder plug had a lot of carbon buildup ( improperly tuned engine) and a tanish color on it too. So everything happened between the valve lash adjustament and now (about 2 months).

Possible Causes:
-The timing belt fucked up everything and needs to be tightened then redo the valve lash and see what happens.
-Bad head gasket (notice how identical #2 and #3 cylinders are in readings).
-Bad motor. get rid of it and pimp out the accord again which reads 190psi across all the 4 cylinders. ;)

Ideas and condolences please post here ;(

get a B18c1 and sell the accord.

Man thats a pretty good size gap in numbers youve got there. Though Ive seen much much worse...

I think Id give fixing it another shot..whatve you got to lose. Just go for a redo and see if the #'s change and stay consistant.

Ive heard that you can add some oil to each cyl to check for bad piston rings - table spoon worth. Dont ask me for details...Ive never done it

H22:yes: :rolleyes: :cool:

well i looked at it today and found out that the timing belt needs replacing. it is a bit too stretched out but noting to worry about. i didn't do the compression check since i got pissed at the cold weatehr outside and the darkness in my garage, andafter i forgot my feeler gauge in the engine (lmao). oh well will see later on what's going on. in about 1-2 hours i will go out and check the ignition timing too.

i think it's the head gasket. under heavy loads the engine smeels like a burning gasket. now anyone knows the adress of the site kinda like www.hondautomotiveparts.com but for acura ?

thanks. well in january there will be a trip to the dealership to buy all the parts. i figure i will spend under $200 for the repairs. maybe new ring time too. they are under $100 anyway

OoOOOOOOOF that thing is a piece. Sell it and get something faster so the maxima can have some competition. J/k bro. I dunno wtf is wrong but i probably i was the one that fucked it up anyways that thing used to fly when i bought it.

i found one locally for 300 with 84k miles on it. that's a deal.
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