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98 Honda Civic Damage..Advice needed.

  • 22-08-2009 7:08pm
    #1
    peckmyster
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭


    Just the other night a friend of mine was driving his civic home, its a standard 1.4 98 civic with about 80,000 on the clock. The road was being resurfaced and there was quite a large ramp in the road which he didnt see. He smacked the ramp at approx 40mph, the car being so low profiled it hit it hard. After the impact he coudlnt engage a gear and the engine died and the car ground to a halt. No sign of any damage but the engine now refuses to start. The engine management light is on.

    Anybody out there know a thing or two about civics??? Is he gonna have to fork out a load for it or is it possibly something knocked outta place...


Comments

  • #2
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    I'd hazard a guess saying the repairs would be far far more than the car is worth.


    but it's impossible to tell.
    Get the car to a mechanic.


  • #3
    bladebrew
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭bladebrew


    i knew a guy who went too fast over a bump and grounded the car,it burst the oil sump,but he kept driving and eventually the engine seized,cost a fortune to fix,if this is what happened it will definetly cost more than the car is worth to repair it!,

    just read the post again,is there no damage underneath the car?


  • #4
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    If the ramp wasn't indicated then perhaps it's the councils problem?


  • #5
    alo1587
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 462 ✭✭alo1587


    I would have said an inertia switch (sudden jolt cuts fuel when you have an accident),but that honda hasnt got one..


  • #6
    Muckie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭Muckie


    A good mechanical check in order, check the earth connections from the engine to the body of the car, also fuses worth checking. Master fuses could
    have bein shaken loose too. A diagnostic check will tell what fault code is comin on also. Hope that helps. Good luck.


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