engine wont start....cant figure it out - Honda Prelude Forum

95ludersi · 02-12-2009, 11:56 PM

hey whats up everyone. i have a 99 supercharged lude. head is fully built. stock bottom end. ran totally fine up until last week. came to a stop and it died. i compression checked the cylinders and they are readin really low..60 60 70 60. i know that cant be right. has spark and fuel. i was thinking rings are shot...but in every cylinder at the same time? or maybe head gasket but that would be only one cylinder too correct? i dont want to tear my motor apart again unless i have to. ran like a bat outta hell until i stopped. and now when i crank over it cranks really fast. wondering also if maybe the head wasnt torqued down correctly? i have all arp head studs but the guy that build my motor never did a honda either

so any insight will be greatly appreciated. also checked the cams and everything is cranking over...no valves are dead i believe since were getting the same compression in every cylinder. thanks guys/gals

nhantech · 02-13-2009, 12:45 AM

hmmm timing belt??

95ludersi · 02-13-2009, 12:53 AM

i checked it. everything is still spinning like it should. cams are turning from what i can see looking thru the oil cap. if it was timing belt wouldnt it bend the valves? im so dumbfounded with this problem honestly

whitealexander · 02-13-2009, 07:27 AM

change oil perhaps?

95ludersi · 02-13-2009, 03:33 PM

yes oil just got changed when i did my moroso pan about 3 weeks ago..maybe 100 miles on it since

jagass · 02-13-2009, 04:50 PM

Maybe its timing belt...But if it requires to tear apart then you have too...lol

95ludersi · 02-13-2009, 05:48 PM

ya i said screw it n takin it to blacktrax to get a sleeved block, forged internals n throwin more nitrous to it. thanks guys

nhantech · 02-13-2009, 07:19 PM

just because it spins doesnt meaqn its in time. the belt could of slipped