Honda Civic Revival

The first thing i did was taking off the hoses that were connected to the radiator. It was difficult to get some of them off but I used a flat head screwdriver to loosen them. The next step was to take off the clutch slave cylinder. After, I took off the plastic air cover to get a better access point to taking off the sub frame. My partner Adam removed ball joint nut, and removed the axel nut from outer wheel hub right side. He also rear engine mount, and axel. Took off belt, and drew a picture to remember how it works. I moved alternator, and labeled AC.

First step was taking out the air filter, and the battery. I had to disconnect all the hoses that connected to the air filter. The next part was taking off the shift linkages. The problem i had with taking them off were the 2 little retainer clips that held them down. The way I got them out was using a pry bar and a hammer to lift them. Next, I removed the wiring harness which connects to many other places that I had to label.

What is the problem?:  The problem with the car is that the engine is burning oil. After doing research, I found that one possible cause of the burning oil could be the piston rings. If the p iston rings  can not seal the cylinder wall, then oil will leak into the combustion chamber where it will burn . I took all the spark plugs out and did a dry compression test, then wrote the results down. I then added a few squirts of oil into each piston and did a wet compressi o n test, and wrote the results down.  Step 1 To find out the cause: I did a dry and wet compression test. Results:  compression test (dry) 1st cylinder - 150 PSI 2nd cylinder - 90 PSI 3rd cylinder - 150 PSI 4th cylinder - 120 PSI compression test (wet) 1st cylinder - 150 PSI 2nd cylinder - 130 PSI 3rd cylinder - 190 PSI 4th cylinder - 160 PSI After the tests, I compared the two charts to see what the results are going to be. The results show that the wet comp...

Introduction For my grade 12 class project, I am working on a 2007 Honda civic that was donated to my school. The owner told us  that he had to put oil in regularly and could tell something was wrong. The problem with the engine is that it is burning oil and he said that he did not want to spend the money to fix it. Also, we found out the clutch is worn out as well as the engine which means I will have to be taking out the engine and doing an engine/ transmission rebuild. My goal will be to finish taking out the engine before November and have it built and ready to go back in the car  by the end of the month. I am looking forward to getting this project done and learning not only how to fix the engine, but to blog and explain the processes to doing so.