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  • RidinRailsR Offline
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    RidinRails
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    well if your oil pans full of coolant its your head gasket

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    • DWeigsD Offline
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      DWeigs
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      #3

      RidinRails;175756 wrote:
      well if your oil pans full of coolant its your head gasket

      I had someone mention a water pump... Is that at all possible??

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      • RidinRailsR Offline
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        RidinRails
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        #4

        could be possible but if theres coolant in your oil then your head gasket is bad too

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        • wesholeW Offline
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          weshole
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          #5

          So, was there actually coolant in your oil or was the coolant all around the outside of your oil pan?

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          • DWeigsD Offline
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            There was NO coolant in the oil.... There was coolant everywhere around the oil pan... But none in the oil....

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            • RidinRailsR Offline
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              RidinRails
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              #7

              oh okay, you made it sound like there was coolant IN the oil, so no its not the headgasket.

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              • DWeigsD Offline
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                RidinRails;175772 wrote:
                oh okay, you made it sound like there was coolant IN the oil, so no its not the headgasket.
                Yes, Im sorry I just realized that it did sound like that... So what would be your next guess??

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                • RidinRailsR Offline
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                  RidinRails
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                  #9

                  just start the car and check all the hoses, one of your hoses probably cracked,

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                  • DWeigsD Offline
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                    DWeigs
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                    #10

                    I just brought it in and it is the water pump.... How hard is it going to be for me to change this?? I guess you have to take the timing belt off and all that good stuff...

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                    • wesholeW Offline
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                      Buy a new belt and all the fixins while your in there (Idler pulley, tensioner etc.) If so equipped. Especially if the belt has seen coolant for any time.

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                      • ticklemedalyT Offline
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                        if you havn't done a honda timing belt/water pump before, figure a good half days work if you have all the tools, more if not and have little experience doing any major repairs like this. for an expert, these are cake to do. I remember my first one I did on my 94 civic years ago, thought id never get it done, but i finished it in 8 hours (had class and lunch break in between at the tech) and never had a problem with it while I owned it. They are usually a pain the first hour or so because of all the belts you need to remove, once they are out of the way, along with the motor mount (support the engine with a jack) you should have a lot of room to get in their to do the belt and water pump. For ease of installation, make sure to paint your timing marks on your crank and cam pulleys and rotate them crank counter clockwise (im 98% sure that is the right way on that engine) till they all line up with their marks. Then tear into her!

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                        • wesholeW Offline
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                          weshole
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                          It would be a wise buy to invest in a Haynes manual as well.

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                            watch out for those pesky crank/balancer bolts!

                            LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE IN A WELL PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT, SHOUTING ' HOLY SHIT.....WHAT A RIDE'

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                              Turbo5Oh;175822 wrote:
                              watch out for those pesky crank/balancer bolts!

                              Air Impacts are great for removing the honda crank pulley bolts.....and technically, they are not balancers fyi.

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                                weshole;175794 wrote:
                                It would be a wise buy to invest in a Haynes manual as well.

                                I'd recommend a Chilton or something better, we sell Haynes at work and in my opinion they suck...

                                Current Cars:
                                08 Honda Ruckus - Stunt Machine
                                93 Subaru Impreza L - DD/ Winter beater
                                90 Honda CRX - Project car
                                90 Honda CRX Dx - Burnt (R.I.P.) - Racecar

                                Past Cars: 85 Chevy C-10, 87 Dodge D-50, 91 Honda Prelude Si, 91 Buick Regal, 91 Acura Integra Ls, 87 Mazda RX-7, 90 Honda Civic Si, 91 Honda Civic Si, 89 Chevy S-10, 91 Honda Crx Hf, 91 Acura Integra Rs, 95 Subaru Impreza L, 92 Acura Integra GSR, 89 Mazda RX-7 (LT1), 88 Mazda RX-7, 92 Civic Cx, 87 Mazda RX-7 TII

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                                  bubba;175850 wrote:
                                  I'd recommend a Chilton or something better, we sell Haynes at work and in my opinion they suck...

                                  I have had great luck with all the Haynes manuals I have had. Either way, get a manual of some sort.

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                                  • MisterCMKM Offline
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                                    MisterCMK
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                                    Chilton FTMFL.

                                    Haynes manuals are much better than the Chilton

                                    FASTER THAN DUBBSY

                                    > thrash;315544 wrote:
                                    > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
                                    >
                                    > Ford is back :)

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                                      ticklemedaly
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                                      bubba;175850 wrote:
                                      I'd recommend a Chilton or something better, we sell Haynes at work and in my opinion they suck...

                                      OEM Honda Service manuals are made by Helms in which my opinion are the best for what I have found. Haynes and Chilton are the same in my opinion and expierience.

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                                      • DWeigsD Offline
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                                        DWeigs
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                                        I went out and got a Haynes manual, new water pump, and timing belt. So I should be good to go tomorrow when putting it in... Ill post it up on how it goes tomorrow!

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                                        • MisterCMKM Offline
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                                          So, how did it go?

                                          FASTER THAN DUBBSY

                                          > thrash;315544 wrote:
                                          > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
                                          >
                                          > Ford is back :)

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