Work on the Civic and results of mouse pee

David G · Mar 19, 2019

We are starting to work on the "free" car, and having a lot of fun, but finding a lot of things.

The body is in very good shape, but the metal parts are very rusted or corroded. We found a mouse nest in the air cleaner, look what the urine vapors did to the throttle body. The timing belt is almost see through.

JMOR · Mar 19, 2019

(quoted from post at 19:30:58 03/19/19) We are starting to work on the "free" car, and having a lot of fun, but finding a lot of things.

The body is in very good shape, but the metal parts are very rusted or corroded. We found a mouse nest in the air cleaner, look what the urine vapors did to the throttle body. The timing belt is almost see through.

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rom the looks of things, the price was right!

4play · Mar 19, 2019

Visually, its hard to tell the condition of timing belts, unless it has obvious cracks or fraying, that one doesn't look bad from the pic you posted.

That throttle body might clean up but I've never seen one corroded that bad. I'd probably take the TP sensor off and let it soak in solvent, worst case would be getting a spare of parts car or salvage. Plenty of civics die when timing belts or transmissions fail, the rest of the car is pretty reliable.

Jeff NWOH · Mar 19, 2019

Mice sure make a mess of stuff. Found they had moved into the turbo on this truck. There's no muffler on it, but seemed like a long way up the exhaust pipe to haul all that fluff.

David G · Mar 19, 2019

Bruce(OR) · Mar 20, 2019

I have done a timing belt or two on Hondas, Fords, (see Pinto) Subaru's, Toyota's, and a few others along the way. The only way
to see the cracks on a belt is to remove it and turn it inside out. Then you will see the cracks at the base of the belt cogs.
Toyota's are a clearance engine by rule and Honda's are NOT.

Hobo,NC · Mar 20, 2019

How did they make it past the air filter... :shock:

Post the vin are at the least the year, and engine size...

Crazy Horse · Mar 20, 2019

Was it Snagglepuss who said .... "I hate those meesus to pieces" ...? Honda went away from timing belts, at least my 07 Civic doesn't have one. I assume they went back to timing gears thank goodness. Great photos.

RGMartin · Mar 20, 2019

(quoted from post at 07:59:00 03/20/19)
How did they make it past the air filter... :shock:

Post the vin are at the least the year, and engine size...

The air filter on these is a panel and sits directly on top of the throttle body.

I had a mouse die in the resonator chamber in the intake on the one my wife had years back, it never quit stinking until the day I sold it. Every time moist air got sucked in during a rain it would start smelling again. No way to get it out that I could figure.

Mike M · Mar 20, 2019

Be sure to check the valve lash while you are right there too.
I don't know if you ever did on your other Honda ? and what your results were ? But the ones I have checked needed adjusted.

BushogPapa · Mar 20, 2019

I use a lot of Moth Balls in the Fall or when something is going to set for long..especially Air-Cooled machines/engines..!!

Even in the Combine and all lower doors should be open..or Pee will ruin them..

David G · Mar 20, 2019

This is a 2002 LX with 1.7L SOHC engine, and yes I am planning on the setting the valves.

GEO-TH, In · Mar 20, 2019

My boy bought a used 1985 Honda magnum V4 motorcycle. Mouse made nest in breather. One carb was choked solid with mouse pee. Had a heck of a time cleaning jets.

When we get all 4 cylinders firing, that bike was a hard to hang on to. I think at the time it was Honda's fastest motorcycle . If
Not the fastest it was a rocket. Can't remember top speed. I had trouble hanging. 120mph wind wants to blow you off the bike.

Hobo,NC · Mar 20, 2019

Needed info to look up procedure for timing belt I don't see any dreaded issues that need to be taken care of on that engine while doing a cam belt job like on the other honda 4 cyl engines...

From you pix it looks good I would get it up and running before I tackled the cam belt...

scootergmc · Mar 21, 2019

(quoted from post at 08:31:09 03/20/19) This is a 2002 LX with 1.7L SOHC engine, and yes I am planning on the setting the valves.

I have an '04, everything is basically the same. 1.7L SOHC. I've done my timing belt 3x, the last being at 314k miles in conjunction with the head gasket, which is known to fail on high mileage vehicles between the cylinder and water passage (it just slowly starts using coolant, no steam present through exhaust). I like to get OEM timing belt kits from an online dealer (they package up everything you need), with the water pump and if you want it, a tensioner. I always to a thermostat as well. The hardest part of the job is removing the crank pulley, but having the correct tool and an impact makes it easy. Let me know if you have any questions.

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