Mechanic Special 2000 Honda Civic
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- I recently picked up this 2000 Honda Civic from the Pull-A-Part in Indianapolis Indiana. I needed a replacement engine and transmission for my oldest sons 1999 Honda Civic. Apparently he overheated it badly, so I decided to replace his engine as well as his slipping transmission.
I didn’t quite get what I needed as you’ll see in the video, but I think this is a great walkthrough on diagnosing a misfire in an engine. I take you through my process from power balance to a quick cylinder leak down test to find the cause of the problem. You can use these skills on any engine to find the cause of a problem like this.
I might use this car for something in the future, but for now, I just need to get my oldest sons car back on the road, but don’t be surprised if you see this car again at some point. BTW I’m calling it #ETCGJohnWick.
I hope you find this information useful!
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"How this thing even ran is a total mystery!" - well, it's a Honda :)
thats true lol, but damn ppl dont change their damn oil
Same with the old toyotas
Neglect will destroy *any* engine
hondas tough as fuck.
removed the throttle sensor, the idle air control valve connector. and the map sensor connector. the car basically had no idea how much throttle i was giving it but it somehow managed to start/run properly. limited me to 2k rpm tho.
I just gained 10 automotive IQ points watching this
Really? This is basic stuff man. I love to put this stuff on an Oscilloscope
very accurate
Good old hondas. Will run without oil and down a cylinder longer than most cars will run at all
I have a Honda.EJ 6 2000 facelift and this is the best Car in the world
Not true though is it
We at Honda prefer to call it: "unrequested cylinder deactivation".
Lmaoo
I have a 1999 civic with 35,000 miles on it, I think a have a couple of hundred thousand miles to go before it gets close to the condition of that engine! Your videos are the best and always learn something from them, Thanks!!!
You made the cylinder head removal look like the easiest thing in the world. Nice.
What is it about an ETCG video that lifts a dull day? It could be the skills, it could be the advice - it could even be the topics for discussion. But above everything, it's the company - almost like coming home. You won't find this attribute elsewhere. Still the best on UA-cam.
I feel the same way reading your comments. Thank you.
@@ericthecarguy You're most welcome. Thank you.
Feels like old times seeing you work on a 90s civic .
Still see a few of these 1996-2000 civics puting around
Son drives a 99 with only 160k on the clock. Hope to keep it going til he gets enough money to buy a newer car.
@R L if your in new york might have seen ya. 180,000 low miles for the age my 2002 ody has 191,000
I am the fourth owner of our 97 civic in the family. Glad you do still make vids of this great car
A broken rod and completely failed piston yet still ran. And with seemingly no noise at that, crazy! That's a Honda for you.
HOLY FUCK!!!!!!!! Thats special! 132k and done. Ive got 278k on the same engine. Maintenance is EVERYTHING!
This is the best ad for owning a Honda.
You're a good father
Man oh man I agree. My dad never, ever helped me on any of my transportation, ever.
This was a testament to Honda, pretty cool that it still ran with a catastrophic failure like that. For those faced with the same issue, no compression in an engine, this was a great tutorial in how to determine where the loss of compression is. I do have one suggestion though. Rather than removing the cylinder head, and spending over an hour to determine the failure point, using a borescope in the spark plug hole could have given the same information with much less work. It still gives a better total picture to disassemble as shown in the video, but for a backyard mechanic looking for a quicker diagnosis, a borescope would have yielded the same result with much less labor and time lost. This is not to say that what Eric did was wrong, because it was by no means wrong. Just highlighting another avenue for diagnosis for those interested.
Thanks for the great content Eric, this was an awesome video!
Wow- that quickly went from a "will it run" video
to a "how did it run" video.
Da whip had a hard knock life, yo!
I had a '96 civic with the exact same engine. It was a good old little car that reliably took me around the Inland Empire in Ca for nursing school. Sad to see that engine in such bad shape.
15:08 *pulls oil pan*
Eric, with the voice of a kid on Christmas: "Pieces!"
Spare parts*
ooOoh
Win some you lose some. Im 50/50 on potential flips like these. There is something addicting about possibly reviving a vehicle like this.
As an owner of one of these, they keep the value insanely high. Drop $150 for a new D16y7/8 and you can sell off this bad larry for like $2200
One careful owner 15 bad ones. Seen plenty thrown rods in my time but never one that didn't peek out the side of the block let alone drive home pmsl.
Anyhoo, rest of it will make a fine rolling parts department I'm sure.
Gr8 vid as always Lord Car Guy of Eric.
Civic engine doesn't have rods
@@dw4940 doesn't have con rods😱❓❓❓
Im from 🇬🇧 so this may be a language thing 😉😂
Please do tell what makes the pistons go up and down😊
@@Crushwokery my bad i was thinking rods as in pushrod like used in 6 & 8 cylinder
The Honda Civic is probably the best car ever made, I have a 1997 Honda Civic and it starts first turn of the key, never gave any trouble, just a pity that the body is rotten but I'm in the process of replacing the rear arches and repairing the sills or rocker panels as they are called in the US&A. Brilliant little cars although in Europe, parts for older Hondas are a little hard to come by. The model I have is the MB2 5 door model only made in Europe between 1995 and 2001
I wish I knew you needed one a month ago. I just got rid of a 2001 civic 5speed manual with 73,000 original miles for a grand. It had brand new tires, brand new brakes, battery, and ball joints. Why did I sell it you ask ? The trans stated making noise and I took it to Multistate transmissions and they said it needed to be rebuilt. They rebuilt it and three weeks later same noise. Took it back and they said one of the brand new bearings they put in went band and chewed up the synchro for 4th gear. It took them a month to find another rebuild kit and within days I could hear the same noise coming back again. I sold it immediately while it was still preforming perfectly and told the buyer all about the experience and who did the work. They were thrilled and never came back or called but I’d bet my bottom dollar it’s going to happen again. Shame cause it was a spectacular car up until that point, $25 to fill it and it lasted 2weeks. Bought a new Corolla now and it seems pretty good.
I wish I’d known you needed this. I just junked an 05 Civic a couple weeks ago. < 70K on the clock. Rear end total, but still driveable. Car was perfece accept all the body damage. Was my Aunt’s car. I would have yanked engine and trans for you before they hauled the car away. Getting it from Jersey to Ohio would have been the problem though. I hope you can find another.
Honda civic: one piston connecting rod is broken and i have pieces lingering around my oil pan? No problem, let's go to the beach, i still run, whatever.
You should have just patched it with a bit of tin and and some silicone 😂
Whoever managed to screw up a d series that bad with that low of mileage should do jail time
@im ok12 considering its a honda, its totally possible it was ran low on oil several times. Oil is the first line of defense when cooling an engine
Prolly rolled back the miles not gonna lie so many people are doing this.. there’s friggin UA-cam vids on how o do it.. smfh
I totally agree. Hondas are hard to beat unless you’re just neglecting it.
Lol
Seller: It just need an Oxygen Sensor 🤣🤣🤣
lol
just change the spark plugs. haha
“I just don’t have the time to fix it”. 🤣 every craigslist seller.
"It was running when I parked it" -- lol. every time
Or it has an aggressive cam :)
I wondered if when you were about to turn it to TDC for the leakdown, you got tricked a little by the position of the distributor. At that point, me not knowing the distributor trick, I would have just looked down the hole and barred it over, which if you woulda done, no movement. Never seen no movement. Great video Eric. Thanks
If you hadn't have filmed that and just told us the story, I would never believe it. I can't believe you got that thing to run.... Holy Mackerel.
i grew up watching etcg, he's part of the reason why i became a mechanic myself and truth be told i havent watched one of his videos in a few years, but coming back now and seeing his long gray wisdom filled beard saddens me a little
Wow your the Civic King remember the white one changed engine twice? Love it mine lasted 20 years no problems still running 1999 Civic LS. Thanks Eric
Sorry to hear about Page’s Civic melting down like that. Especially after all the work that you did to get it all sorted out for him. It’s a good thing that he’s learned how to work on cars that’s for sure. You obviously taught him very well. Hopefully this will get sorted out soon
I love when I see a used car ad and it says, "needs oil change". I know to keep looking.
Definitely enjoyed it Eric👍
I've never seen an engine still running with such a catastrophic damage in-block, that's Honda quality👍, they make sure no matter what fails you'll still reach your destination😉
Thanks for sharing & Stay Safe👍
I mean you could always turn it into just a 3 banger it should be a little bit more fuel efficient! I'm amazed that actually started up to and the fact that you drove it into your shop shows the power of Honda technology! Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
nobody needs a 4th piston anyhow.
It would vibrate itself to death eventually. unless you somehow change the firing order lol
I just did a GSR swap and have the perfect engine for you and all the parts needed for a manual swap
I found your channel looking for videos for my Chevy gmt400 series truck, and now Im hooked, I have no desire to ever own most of the vehicle you work on but I love watching the repair videos
Cars like that you can never lose on, regardless of what's wrong with them. You've got over $1,000 worth of parts for sub-$500 and a little effort towing her back. Bulbs, fuses, relays, wiring, wheels, driveline, etc.. Then when you're done stripping parts off it, at least $100 for scrap! A win-win.
Funny that thing ran! Impressive failure for a running engine! Thanks for sharing - I laughed! 👍😎
Thank you Eric for posting this informative video. I'll be using it as a guide to diagnose a crank but no start concern on a 2000 Toyota Camry 2.2. I purchased this vehicle with 155k in hopes that the only problem is a slipped timing belt. I didn't have any tools to check the condition of the timing belt or spark plugs however I was able to crank the engine over with an almost fully charge battery. The only thing I've done is check for spark and fuel which it did have. I cranked the engine over for a good 10 seconds and the compression sounded consistent. I hope once I remove the spark plugs and perform a leak down test that everything is in the clear. Again thank you for posting these informative and entertaining videos. "Stay dirty" ":)
I was with ya, I was with ya, and then... Oh No!!!! I'm still with ya. That was in my opinion your best video. Really appreciated the diagnosis, process, and thought.
I bought a 1990 Toyota Corolla from copart Sikeston MO. Said ran and drove with 117xxx miles. I got there and it was only running on 2 cylinders. I did those diagnostic tests you did and determined bhg between 3 and 4. 4afe is a bulletproof motor so I fixed it. It's my daily now 😁
Eric pulls off the oil pan and the Honda Civic turns into a pumpkin. I also felt the disappointment. Have a great weekend ETCG.
Another great clip from the most thorough car guy on you tube.
I usually don't comment on videos but dang, right on my birthday and exactly with the car I LOVE. Thank you Eric!
I was baffled when you rotated the crank and #4 didn’t move Pretty amazing it didn’t make a window in the block.
Sorry it didn't work out with the engine! Thank you for taking us with you!
ETCG...thanks for keeping on. So many 'fix it' channels turn into what I call "lifestyle" channels where they don't actually wrench all that much on cars anymore. By the way, at my preferred local place, they take some pains to list whether the engine and trans are working, or not, when the car is put in their yard. I pulled an engine with the confidence that it was running good.
Honda cylinder deactivation system just kicked in, no big deal.
😂😂
Back in the mid 00's wasn't Honda (or maybe another Japanese company, i can't remember) who proposed something like that? Like an engine computer diagnostics system that deactivates a cylinder and essentially puts you in limp mode when it detects something wrong with the engine. Ah, memory is a bad thing to lose, but i'm pretty sure i read that in a magazine back in the day.
@@aserta I know vw's did that
holy crap my jaw dropped when took off the oil pan haha
CHANGE YOUR OIL PEOPLE. What a shame! Easily used up only 1/3 or even 1/4 of it's engine life! The owner should have bought a Dodge and thrown that away. Sorry for your loss Eric.
my GSR hydrolocked and bent a rod and surprisingly nothing else had damage. crank was good, block was good, etc but the rod was suuuper bent. gonna start rebuilding the engine tomorrow, wish me luck. it's my first time lmao
Let us know how that rebuild goes bro
Sorry for that disappointment but it made for a really educational video.
[Spoiler Alert]
1:) It seems you ran it on one cylinder during the initial testing - I didn't know that was possible.
2:) I didn't realise two pistons could move in sync like that, I thought they always moved out of phase of each other.
3:) I had no idea such large chunks could block the oil pickup - I thought there was a fine mesh covering that thing.
Thanks for taking the time to show us non-mechanics these failures. It's only when you see the consequences that you can really appreciate how important regular maintenance is.
Always love a good automotive autopsy
ETCG old style video. Hope it continues in that way👍
I love seeing these types of videos reminds me of the old school Eric the car guy. I would love to see more of these types of videos please
I really liked this format. Fast-forward, quick result videos now and then would be cool.
I owned one like that. a 2000 EX civic. The shock absorbers were busted but the thing ran like a champ. Broke my heart when I had to sell it.
I owned a 2005 ES8, 2007 FD4 then a 2012 1.5S City after it, none can compare to the '00 civic with regards to parts and minimum maintenance frequency.
Eric TCG: 'Watch how cylinder 4 doesn't move'
Eric O: 'There's your problem lady'
I remembered this channel from years ago and I'm so happy ur still at it. Subbed
Hey man, REALLY good video. Love the specific information you give and general mechanic tips that I don’t have common sense with.
I’ve recently put an extreme oil flush during my first oil change (not recommended for more than 10 min) and had to leave it overnight because the oil pan bolt was stuck.
It was working okay after I flushed it but some problems have been coming up.
Before tearing an engine apart for my only car for the first time I’ve been looking for information - and this video has been very helpful… at showing me what might be causes my knocking engine and unreliable oil test 😭😭😭
I remember about 35 years ago a girl had her car towed in, said a part fell off while driving she said the part was in the car. I was expecting a muffler, but to my surprise there was a half of a connecting rod laying on the floor! I drove that car into my garage with a hole in the block. Funny thing that rod was totally dry, no sign of oil. I could never figure out why the engine didn't lock up instead of throwing the rod through the block.
After following your Twitter, it feels like I skipped to the end of the movie and already know "the twist"
13:45 seeing those pistons all like .. .. .. "" made me laugh so hard but it also made me sad. Anyway, great video Eric, thanks for sharing your mekanik wisdom with us
I've seen the "hole in the block" before. This is a new one.
Please do more videos like this. I really enjoy these kinds of videos and I know I’m not the only one.
These D series engines are TANKS man ^_^ love your videos, they have helped me so much.
I love your positivity sir eric.
Great run-through of diagnosing a "rough" motor to get the diagnosis down to brass tacks. Thank you for this.
the music was a perfect fit for the time lapse lol I loved it
Crazy. I had an 05 civic base model that I put 250k miles on with only one timing belt change, and the rest was just tires, brake pads, and oil changes... still had the original struts!! Wish I wouldn’t have traded it in on a newer car as it still ran and drove great
Fortunately there are millions of 16D series engines out there; it's just a matter of finding one that had been taken care of. Good luck with that.
That’s sad with only 132k miles on it with a blown engine. Makes me glad my 00 civic ex coupe is still running great with 228k on the clock.
Cool, very nice diagnostics
Can't believe it ran
Holy connecting rod,Batman!
I just picked up a 2000 Honda Civic sedan
I just got a 91 civic for 200 bucks, the previous owner thought he could fix it by putting a new dizzy on it, to make a long story short, the problem that would have kept this engine going for another 120k miles was a $10 thermostat, but because it never got replaced, 2 of the conrods turned into a bunch of chunks and somehow still managed to run just enough to get it up a dirt road with about a 20 degree incline into my small shop where it finally gave up the ghost completely. Seems it knew it was finally in good hands.
Priceless education! Honda almost bullet proof!
Im guessing the mistery went like that:
At least 1 careless owner who neclected the car.
Oilchanges havent been done early enough and regularly
Oil rings got cloged up with old oil
Car starts to eat oil
Careless owner doesnt notice that because he/she is well, careless
Engine runs dry
Oil light starts flickering from time to time because oil level so low that the pick up sucks air in corners
Rod bearings dont like that
Owner notices the oil light and puts in oil
Rod bearings have allready taken a bit damage from that whole thing
And then one day, it starts to knock because of that and the last owner who was on the car at the time it happened brought it to a shop and they found the problem an suggested the scrap yard.
I think the step "Owner notices the oil light and puts in oil" was skipped.
@@sergeymatpoc it was skipped for a while at least. Long enough to do damage to the bearings. But that damage does not neccessarily show right away in form of a rod knock. That car can very well run a few thousand miles without noises when its minor damage on the bearing. That minor damage can cause a catastrophic failure later down the line.
@@99Lezard99 I should disagree here, I don't believe lack of oil can lead to catastrophic failure later if the oil situation was fixed before making hole in engine block. I agree that some pressure loss will happen with damaged bearing, in some cases the bearing material can travel to other bearings, but in overall that won't lead to fatal condition (I think so), these Honda engines were very tough.
@@sergeymatpoc im not sure about that. But im sure i wouldnt wanna have an engine that was run dry at some point. Of course you cant really proove that this happened and when it knocks its so fucked that youll not be able to tell if that was the case afterwards anyway. Id say it would be a gamble to just top of oil and keep going.
"Owner notices the oil light and puts in oil" I doubt that... Many don't even know what that means. LOL I had a guy drove company truck without oil from customer's house all the way back to the company parking lot. Next morning, found engine seized.
In my HS auto shop class, we had a Sun scope and it could shut down each cylinder to diagnose a misfire. Most engines that came into the shop at that time were V8s.
I am very surprised that it still ran after the rod failure.
It's been a long time since I've seen anything from you. Nice to see your stuff again
That's UA-cam's fault (notifications). I never stopped posting videos except for a few weeks here and there. Thanks for watching and for the comment.
I just want to let people know that you can also hook up a momentary switch inline to the wire so all you have to do is push the switch to complete the circuit. The switch is only a couple bucks at your local hardware store. I had to do this in a car with a faulty ignition switch tumbler. Put the key in, turn to on position, hit the button, and drive wherever you need to go. 😎
I have the same car same engine. I engine swapped with with D15B, super easy to swap, and it works great now. Great commuter car
Very good video. Most Honda's run to 220K mi with out fail if maintained...
I'm sorry it didn'it work out for you, but this ended up being highly instructional. Excellent video!
Thanks for sharing this video. Reminds me of when I first started watching your videos around ten years ago. Your videos inspired me to fix my own or friend and loved ones vehicles. Whenever possible. They tend to do their own repairs and helping can make for great memories and stories. Some of the most pain inna ass fixes having help can be great to laugh about later, sometimes. Are you gonna do a video about testing the transmission? Thank again. You can stay dirtier these days because it's hard for other people to smell you from behind their mask.
Great video as always Eric..this journey is just beginning..I can feel it
Duuuude... 2000 civic I bought for my daughter did the EXACT same. Busted #4 rod and still run.
Lol "pieces.. ooooo." And it still ran. That's Honda for you. Thanks for sharing your new junk yard treasure!
My '98 Honda's engine will last forever. I'm parking it in late October then licence my Saturn for winter (I got both for free and fixed them up on my own - 80%).
But, brakes aren't gtreat and there are rattles underneath on both. So, next summer's projects are under the cars.
I really enjoyed this man!
Thank you for posting. Hope you can save something from this vehicle. I'm not a auto mechanic but I do find your explanations very helpful. Keep it dirty !!
Testament to Honda’s single cam reliability. “Toss a rod and the other 3 will get ya home”
I bought one of these years ago with a bad knock, tried to get the connecting rod to come out, wouldn’t. Put a “replacement” engine in it and around 850 miles later out of no where that engine tossed a rod and lit the whole car up.
Too bad the engine is junk😢. One of your best videos, well done, upbeat attitude despite disappointing result.
Gotta love these kind of videos. I wonder how much the junk yard knew about what was found, presumably it was assessed by a mechanic before being hauled off to pic a part. If the engine was good I wonder if they would have pulled the engine and sold it separately.
They didn't know anything about it. They just picked up this car at auction for me. The 'Mechanic Special' usually indicates a major mechanical problem.
Good explanation on the leak down test as well as the compression tests Eric 👍 great work @EricTheCarGuy
Great diagnostic video, sometimes things don't work out but it good to understand why.
LOL... I just got back from the Akron Pull a Part! Got a bumper cover and airbox for my Accord.
Like you said, engine's junk, trans may be good and the rest of the car is good. Great parts available for your son's Civic. BTW, I think you said something about your son and his friends working on his car? I think it's cool your son has/is learning that skill early...very valuable to know as he gets older! Thanks for sharing!
He just turned 30. 😉
Back in 2000 Honda already was a step in the future, using deactivable cylinders so you can save up fuel untill the VTEC kicks in 🔥🔥😂😂
I hope all mechanics can diagnose like he does. Most of the mechanics i've encountered just play everything by the ear and says: ah, thats this and that. We need to replace etc and never solves any problem.
Really helpful to show me how to check a bad engine.
Awww a neglected civic, eric do a rebulid of this car!! Would love to see more of this car,
I still own a 99 civic.
Donno about the US but in Europe you can get a fully working civic like this for around 200-300$ with a 12 months inspection pass. Just not worthwhile fixing when anything goes wrong as scrap value is about 150$