Starts up like a turbocharged

[N/A b18c1]

I lended my brother my car with a B18C1 motor...when i got it back i start it up and seems like my piston rings are fried....Starts up like a turbocharged engine...The WHOLE complete engine shakes like crazy(at start up/running...but once in gear it runs but no power...u can hear vtec but other than that no power....SOMEONE PLEASE HELP....

Drop in a civic coupe...
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[ls ef]

kinda sounds like your alternator is bad....from wat u said bbecause it isnt getting enough power to run it....maybe not just trying to help

 

[N/A b18c1]

well the belt on the alternator is kinda bad...has cracks in the grooves...and when i give gas a little, the car sounds like it has about 12 pounds of boost...another question is...IS IT drivable?

 

[N/A b18c1]

Basicly when u start the car...A very low start tone...the engine shakes like all the motor mounts are totally loose...they are not...ive checked...mmm...and once u start going from 1st gear to the rest feels like a turbocharge engine which everything is STOCK...except some aftermarket FPR, adjustable cams, Clutch stage 2, intake...its been running great for the last past 6 years with this motor...and now this...its been raced and pulled alot...through out my brother years of having this engine... I WASNT THE DRIVER atm...so i dont know...

if u need clearer statement, i cant make it clearer then it is....it just rocks back and forth hard (shaking) but when in drive mode, its smooth and feels like it has turbo but it doesnt...

 

[blackice90HB]

sounds like a vaccum leak,/blown intake gasket. but a better desciption is a must. "feels like its turbocharged" means nothing. Evry turbo car I have drivin seems like a N/A car in terms of smoothness.


For a vac. leak, u can check with carb cleaner/brake cleaner/ flammable spray. spray by hoses, intake mani/ anything involving the intake with the car runing. If you come across a spot where it jumps, thats your leak.

 

[stuntstere]

You could also have some bent valves. just a thought. Perform a leak down test on it.

 

[reikoshea]

werd to the leak down test...id check that and compression before moving further.