Hey guys
I have a 1991 Honda Accord LX that is giving me some problems...
The shaft in my cylinder head is seized up (I think it's called the cam shaft?). I believe this happened soon after I started it, when I heard a metal on metal grinding sound. (It stopped when I put in 2 or 3 quarts of oil). Right now, underneath the valve cover, the spot where the shaft comes into the head (I think that's where the bearings are?) is blackened and dry, not copper-colored and oily like the rest of the valve springs etc. This makes me think that my bearings seized up from getting too hot from lack of oil.
My question is:
Is there anything I should know before I take the head apart and change those bearings?
Also: It doesn't seem to me that if the car was only 2-3 quarts low, that it would make that bad of a grinding sound when I started it. (Although it had been sitting for a while)
Is there any possibility of the oil pump going out? (Do these cars even have an oil pump?) How would I test it? Where is it?
Thank you much. I really appreciate it.
I have a 1991 Honda Accord LX that is giving me some problems...
The shaft in my cylinder head is seized up (I think it's called the cam shaft?). I believe this happened soon after I started it, when I heard a metal on metal grinding sound. (It stopped when I put in 2 or 3 quarts of oil). Right now, underneath the valve cover, the spot where the shaft comes into the head (I think that's where the bearings are?) is blackened and dry, not copper-colored and oily like the rest of the valve springs etc. This makes me think that my bearings seized up from getting too hot from lack of oil.
My question is:
Is there anything I should know before I take the head apart and change those bearings?
Also: It doesn't seem to me that if the car was only 2-3 quarts low, that it would make that bad of a grinding sound when I started it. (Although it had been sitting for a while)
Is there any possibility of the oil pump going out? (Do these cars even have an oil pump?) How would I test it? Where is it?
Thank you much. I really appreciate it.
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