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Patrick
05-20-2005, 02:22 PM
timing belt went on sisters eclipse (non turbo)

replaced it, all the good stuff...even disassembled again to double check timing

...no compression. Thinking valves are bent. Time to spend alot of money.

Tally list:

ecu
ignition pieces
o2 sensor
intake temp sensor
clutch
timing belt
rebuilt head?
brandboZ28
05-20-2005, 03:14 PM
I thought when something like that happened to a car like that, you just crumbled it up, threw it away, and got a new one. :lol:

That sucks. I dont know nuthin bout 4bangers though.
Slush
05-20-2005, 03:28 PM
What year is it? Aren't those interference motors?
Patrick
05-20-2005, 03:29 PM
It's a 1997 RS. 2.0 non turbo 5 speed (420a)

Yes, it's an interference motor.
Slush
05-20-2005, 03:45 PM
It's a 1997 RS. 2.0 non turbo 5 speed (420a)

Yes, it's an interference motor.


lol...well i guess that's your answer
Patrick
05-20-2005, 04:07 PM
lol...well i guess that's your answer


Unfortunately, yes.

Dad and I are pretty sure (after checking everything else) that most all the valves are fucked...

Trying to figure out how to go about telling mrs finances :lol: :mrgreen:


Me on the other hand, I told my sister to use the money she's saving for a bike to put a DP on a car. I'll take the car and rebuild the head. I have the money to do so, but she don't want to pay for a car LOL
17TH SVT
05-22-2005, 05:16 PM
yeah those eclipse motors have to be absolutely perfect or else you bend all the valves. a mechanic was explaining it to me one time and i couldnt believe how precise it had to be. i know i wont ever be trying to replace one.
Turbonium
05-23-2005, 10:03 AM
420a's are pretty common and fairly cheap, shouldn't be hard to get another head. Good luck with that thing, I hate working on Mitsu's.
4348rd
05-23-2005, 10:40 PM
towed one to jacksonville today belt broke the kid had 179,000 miles on it he said he has done nothing but replace the clutch 3 times
towelie
05-23-2005, 10:49 PM
towed one to jacksonville today belt broke the kid had 179,000 miles on it he said he has done nothing but replace the clutch 3 times

Maybe thats why it broke cars need there oil changed to
Spinner
05-26-2005, 09:47 AM
Maybe thats why it broke cars need there oil changed to

Oil changing has something to do with the timing belt breaking? I'm no import mechanic, but thats not making any sense? :shrug:
Patrick
05-26-2005, 12:38 PM
Absolutely everything is tore apart now. Heres the shopping list: :lol:

radiator
head gasket
exhaust manifold gasket (she may be purchasing a header)
exhaust piping gasket
intake manifold gasket
1 foot heater hose
alternator belt
oil
antifreeze
2 cans degreaser
radiator flush
wd40

And the best for last:
an entire top end rebuild :lol:
cary00silve
05-26-2005, 12:45 PM
might want to get a timing belt:)
Patrick
05-26-2005, 12:57 PM
That was the first thing we changed, reassembled it, all the good stuff.

Even tore it apart again to check timing.

Reassembled again, no compression.

All 8 intake valves are bent.