pistons and piston rings help - HondaClub.com

JDMDream27 · 02-07-2008, 08:55 AM

hey can anyone hel or find any videos on how to change the pistons and piston rings on a dx 1.5 liter honda crx engine d15 1991, im replacing them soon so my car stops smokin and i can drive it, thx

**8695Beaters** · 02-07-2008, 03:29 PM

Buy a service manual (I prefer the OEM, some people like Haynes. Haynes is cheaper, but the OEM won't have any mistakes). Nobody films step-by-step instructions like that.

**EyesofFreedom** · 02-07-2008, 05:47 PM

uh...

watch spike tv on saturday mornings for horsepower block...

the shows work on muscle cars but the principal is the same...just fewer pistons...

they show all the time about completely tearing the motor apart and rebuilding it...

like i said...the only difference is the displacement and # of cylinders...all motors are just overplummed air compressors!

**8695Beaters** · 02-07-2008, 06:22 PM

Yeah but every motor has certain specs on how much to tighten and the clearances for the piston and the such. If you've never replaced pistons before, it is probably not a good idea to do it on your own. You mess one up and you can easily destroy your entire engine.

**EyesofFreedom** · 02-07-2008, 07:04 PM

well that is where the manual comes in...with watching some one do it and then a model specific manual almost anyone should be able to do it

**8695Beaters** · 02-07-2008, 07:21 PM

And I repeat, if you've never done it...
If you've seen someone do it, then fine.

**EyesofFreedom** · 02-07-2008, 07:38 PM

well I had only watched it done on tv and after reading the manual (a few times) I successfully rebuilt the motor in my Alfa Romeo...its now 16 years later and I keep in touch with the new owner and she still runs like a champ...

All it takes is time and the ability to read and follow directions. The manuals they make now could teach almost anyone to be a mechanic!

**8695Beaters** · 02-07-2008, 07:48 PM

I am not disagreeing at all. I think it's great to learn how to do stuff on your own. Just some people have no idea what they are getting into until they are halfway through. It's happened to me and my friends. A little background goes a long way.

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JDMDream27 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: mason, Ohio United States Posts: 24	pistons and piston rings help hey can anyone hel or find any videos on how to change the pistons and piston rings on a dx 1.5 liter honda crx engine d15 1991, im replacing them soon so my car stops smokin and i can drive it, thx

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EyesofFreedom Official Instigator! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rincon, Georgia United States Posts: 2,096	uh... watch spike tv on saturday mornings for horsepower block... the shows work on muscle cars but the principal is the same...just fewer pistons... they show all the time about completely tearing the motor apart and rebuilding it... like i said...the only difference is the displacement and # of cylinders...all motors are just overplummed air compressors! __________________ Myspace me... http://www.myspace.com/hondaclub_eyesoffreedom Ferio Project car build page... http://www.my2002ex.mysite.com My other passion... http://www.nscale.org/defaulteng.htm

02-07-2008, 07:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
EyesofFreedom Official Instigator! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rincon, Georgia United States Posts: 2,096	well that is where the manual comes in...with watching some one do it and then a model specific manual almost anyone should be able to do it __________________ Myspace me... http://www.myspace.com/hondaclub_eyesoffreedom Ferio Project car build page... http://www.my2002ex.mysite.com My other passion... http://www.nscale.org/defaulteng.htm

02-07-2008, 07:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
EyesofFreedom Official Instigator! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rincon, Georgia United States Posts: 2,096	well I had only watched it done on tv and after reading the manual (a few times) I successfully rebuilt the motor in my Alfa Romeo...its now 16 years later and I keep in touch with the new owner and she still runs like a champ... All it takes is time and the ability to read and follow directions. The manuals they make now could teach almost anyone to be a mechanic! __________________ Myspace me... http://www.myspace.com/hondaclub_eyesoffreedom Ferio Project car build page... http://www.my2002ex.mysite.com My other passion... http://www.nscale.org/defaulteng.htm

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02-07-2008, 03:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
8695Beaters LaY1n D0wN s1K BeATz Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilmington, Delaware United States Posts: 2,966	Buy a service manual (I prefer the OEM, some people like Haynes. Haynes is cheaper, but the OEM won't have any mistakes). Nobody films step-by-step instructions like that.

02-07-2008, 06:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
8695Beaters LaY1n D0wN s1K BeATz Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilmington, Delaware United States Posts: 2,966	Yeah but every motor has certain specs on how much to tighten and the clearances for the piston and the such. If you've never replaced pistons before, it is probably not a good idea to do it on your own. You mess one up and you can easily destroy your entire engine.

02-07-2008, 07:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
8695Beaters LaY1n D0wN s1K BeATz Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilmington, Delaware United States Posts: 2,966	And I repeat, if you've never done it... If you've seen someone do it, then fine.

02-07-2008, 07:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
8695Beaters LaY1n D0wN s1K BeATz Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilmington, Delaware United States Posts: 2,966	I am not disagreeing at all. I think it's great to learn how to do stuff on your own. Just some people have no idea what they are getting into until they are halfway through. It's happened to me and my friends. A little background goes a long way.