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94' honda civic periodically sputters with loss of power
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mtmick406
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Jul 15, 2011, 1:25 PM
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94' honda civic periodically sputters with loss of power
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I have a 94' honda civic dx 1.5L. I just bought the car two weeks ago and now periodically the car starts to sputter and bogs down similar to a bad Cadillac converter but the does not seem to be the problem. the car has 154,000 miles and I am at a loss to what the problem is especially sense it runs fine some times and bad others.
thank you for your time, and help,
mtmick406
(This post was edited by mtmick406 on Jul 15, 2011, 1:29 PM)
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Discretesignals
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Jul 15, 2011, 5:30 PM
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Re: 94' honda civic periodically sputters with loss of power
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VTEC, 16, or 8 valve engine?
Pull the plugs and inspect them? How do the wires look and ohm out? Any oil down in the spark plug wells? What is the condition of the cap and rotor? Fuel filter been changed recently?
Seeing how the engine has mileage and age on it, might want to do some tune- up stuff if it already hasn't been done. Valve adjustment is important on those engines because as the seats wear the valve lash disappears. This may cause a lower than normal intake manifold vacuum reading which affect the MAP sensor reading and the overall running of the engine. Honda's are very sensitive to valve lash, so it is a good idea to check the lash.
You can also check for trouble codes without using a scan tool. There is a 2 terminal service connector under the dash by the glove box. If you jumper the two terminals together and turn the ignition on, the computer will flash any diagnostic codes stored.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
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