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crxhfb16
10-20-2010, 07:02 AM
anyone ever have this happen my exhaust cam brain crower stage 2 N/A broke in half at the cylinder 1 cam cap last night, its been in the car for almost 2 years now 8-10k, WTF

die in a dick fire noob
10-20-2010, 08:10 AM
i've only seen this in the original crx and 3rd gen accords. it was usually from lack of oiling which i'm sure you take care of the car. most always when we'd see it at the junkyard the car would have a fram oil filter. i thought that was oddly coincidental.

crxhfb16
10-20-2010, 08:14 AM
i've only seen this in the original crx and 3rd gen accords. it was usually from lack of oiling which i'm sure you take care of the car. most always when we'd see it at the junkyard the car would have a fram oil filter. i thought that was oddly coincidental.

yeah i take care of it and use Hamp oil filters :thumbsup:

gunsup0331
10-20-2010, 10:55 AM
someone mustve dropped it before installation
engine didnt overheat or anything?

crxhfb16
10-20-2010, 11:23 AM
Update the cam broke in 2 places the cam caps were lose were it broke

Atomic-Orange-Turbo-Sloth
10-20-2010, 11:57 AM
Update the cam broke in 2 places the cam caps were lose were it broke
vibration = death

king06
10-20-2010, 12:00 PM
Your are not the only one

http://htarchive.org/showthread.php?t=1961769

crxhfb16
10-20-2010, 01:12 PM
pic of the carnage
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj291/crxhfb16/IMG00044-20101020-1153.jpg

gunsup0331
10-20-2010, 01:32 PM
i no see???

crxhfb16
10-20-2010, 01:45 PM
i no see???

its there photobucket


looks like cylinder 3 took a hit, damn it

Bill Cosby
01-15-2011, 08:40 PM
Ohh dude this sucks... It was a sign I guess time to upgrade