Rusty Accord
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Ok guys, damaged is assessed. Looks like a connecting rod failure. Ill try to upload pictures but basically the rod broke, destroyed the girdle, crankshaft and actually broke a piece of the cylinder off. There is no way to rebuild this. So it looks like F23 it is. Im curious as to why this rod broke though. It actually broke in 4 places but that could be because the crank chewed it up.
It's possible that the crank was "chewed" up. It could also have been partly done by the PO of the engine, and you never knew it. It could also have been done by not changing the oil often enough (before you got it), or running in a dusty area. Don't know. Hell, it could even be a combination of all the above too.
I've blown up a few engines before, but not a Honda ...yet (knock on wood). But I've found anything can happen. Was it #4 rod? Just asking as that 1 is the furthest from the oil pump.
It's kind of funny, in that on the Civic forum everyone wants to use the stock Honda rods, as they claim they're the best for those on a budget (not wanting to spend the money for a Crower or a Manly rod). In fact a large percentage of the engine builds (including those on you tube) call out specifically for using the stock rod. And some of these are turbo engines being built.
Thanks for the update.
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