crx wont move.

[cohjack]

got an 88 model crx with a d15b, it starts but when you select gears it doesnt move, the speedo goes but the car doesnt move. the speedo also goes while car is in neutral with the clutch out.

does anyone know what this is?

cohen

[dc2dc2dc2]

im a bit confused

so your car is standing still and it says ur driving say 20kmph?

[cohjack]

yeah thats right. the car sits still but speedo is working.

like if you put it in third at 4k rpm it will say 100k's an hour.

is that explained a bit better?

[ECU-MAN]

sounds like the drive shaft has poped out or your gearbox is rooted

[bennjamin]

as above - the diff is reading a "speed" readout from the VSS as it moves around , but the driveshafts are not connected to the diff correctly and not moving - blown diff ? cv joint on one side shattered ?

[SlobberGoat]

thats awesome!
Quick, put in 5th and revline it and then take pictures of the speedo!

I need 'em to tease some yanks on "my"... *cough* 10,000 rpm "VTEC killa" D15B4...
;)

[cohjack]

as above - the diff is reading a "speed" readout from the VSS as it moves around , but the driveshafts are not connected to the diff correctly and not moving - blown diff ? cv joint on one side shattered ?


so if its a CV joint thats shattered, but the other is ok. then it should still drive in reverse right? i dont know much about fwd cars, but i believe that one wheel drives forward, and the other in reverse? is that right.

because it does the same thing in reverse. also gears are very hard to select.

thanks for the help

[bennjamin]

do you hear any grinding or whirling ? or it simply goes up to the indicated speed and wont move? Def.issue in the gearbox.

[cohjack]

nah theres no grinding or anything, just very hard to select gears. and even when the car is in neutral idling it reads 20kph, and when you rev it the speedo goes up (still in neutral)

needs new gearbox?

[Spoon-Accord]

most likely, dont think its anything electrical, most likely mechanical, something to do with gearbox.

88 model crx's dont have electronic speed sensors

[SlobberGoat]

needs new gearbox?

Definately...

If your speedo wasn't freewheeling and you couldn't change gears then it may have been a (less expensive) clutch-plate failure.

[~Sp33~]

I don't think the speedo would have a reading if the clutch was failing.

[SlobberGoat]

I don't think the speedo would have a reading if the clutch was failing.


:wave:


If your speedo wasn't freewheeling and you couldn't change gears.....

[~Sp33~]

Hmm, it'd still be odd that it would go up as he accelerates through the gears.

[VTi_b0i]

a CRX with a d15b? wtf?

[~Sp33~]

I was going to say something too, didn't they all come with d16's here?

[VTi_b0i]

lol imported a carby CRX? LOL!

[SlobberGoat]

lol imported a carby CRX? LOL!

Lightweight car thats good on fuel? I would..

olskool EF6 > Toyota Prius.

[Snoop_gee]

have a look underneath the crx u might actually see the drive shaft popped out and slumped.

I know of this as its happened to me.

[alaric]

sounds like a blown drive shaft, or a clutch failure or even the diff but the only way 2 find out is to pull it appart

[bennjamin]

Hmm, it'd still be odd that it would go up as he accelerates through the gears.


its because the DIFF is moving around , but the drivetrain is not transferring power to the wheels. The VSS is reading off the diff.

As said before by myself and others , check the driveshafts if they are in properly or blown cv etc

[~Sp33~]

its because the DIFF is moving around , but the drivetrain is not transferring power to the wheels. The VSS is reading off the diff.

As said before by myself and others , check the driveshafts if they are in properly or blown cv etc

If the clutch was failing, the dif wouldn't be moving.

My quote was in reply to the guy before me, not the OP.

[bennjamin]

Just to add - a failing clutch still would engage (to a degree) thru to the diff and beyond. A failed clutch probably wouldnt get power past the flywheel :)

[~Sp33~]

If it was only failing and not failed, then the car would move.

[Snoop_gee]

the only thing failing here
is a car thats not moving... :P

[bennjamin]

OP...checked driveshafts yet ? Any fluid leaks ?