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Car Forum / Honda Cars / April 200587 accord dies at lights
my accord idles at 300 then dies at lights it did this before then i changed my air filter which worked for a month The filter appears lightly burnt but is not clogged. Please help Does it happen only after the car is warmed up? This is one symptom of a bad distributor coil. Which die around every five years, I'd say. > my accord idles at 300 then dies at lights it did this before then i > changed my air filter which worked for a month The filter appears lightly > burnt but is not clogged. Please help What's burning the filter? That's odd. it seems to be fuel related .The idle slowly drops to nothing. I have been double pedeling today which worked. Well, that is the way a dying coil will cut out the car: The driver watches as the RPM goes lower and lower until the car stalls... Of course I agree it could be other things, but a failing coil is a common cause of such a symptom. > it seems to be fuel related .The idle slowly drops to nothing. I have been > double pedeling today which worked. yes today it was fine until the car warmed up and then ided at a 1000 while in N at lights and 1500 going 45mph i dont know really the last one was terribly burnt now this one is lightly burnt Do you have a carb or fuel injection (only the LXi has fuel injection)? > my accord idles at 300 then dies at lights it did this before then i > changed my air filter which worked for a month The filter appears lightly > burnt but is not clogged. Please help > my accord idles at 300 then dies at lights it did this before then i > changed my air filter which worked for a month The filter appears lightly > burnt but is not clogged. Please help When's the last time the fuel filter was changed? The fuel filter hasnt been changed in a year I'd say, but I have only owned the car for 6 months. it is carborated Does anyone know how much it costs to have the coil replaced? Uh oh... I just checked the drawings for distributor parts for an 87 Accord at www.hondaautomotiveparts.com , and there is no coil listed. Different design for carbureted vehicles? I'm in over my head at the moment. Sorry. The fuel filter is due about every two years. It's cheaper than doing the coil and has to be replaced periodically anyway, so you might want to start with it. > The fuel filter hasnt been changed in a year I'd say, but I have only owned > the car for 6 months. it is carborated Does anyone know how much it costs > to have the coil replaced? > The fuel filter hasnt been changed in a year I'd say, but I have only owned > the car for 6 months. it is carborated Does anyone know how much it costs > to have the coil replaced? Reason I ask is because my '94 Grand Marquis was also idling lumpy and dying at stop lights. Changed the fuel filter and poof, problem was gone. It's a cheap start. If you had the car for 6 mo., it might've been years since the last change. ok ill start there thanks for trying to help ill let you know if that works Get a good carb cleaner and give it a good spray. A few months ago my 88 Accord had a problem where it would just intermittently die at idle, whether it was moving in stop and go traffic or at a light. My problem turned out to be a bad connection (ground) between the primary fuel cutoff relay and the back of the carb. I fixed it by simply unbolting the one bolt and scratching the surface with sandpaper. No more problem after that. Oxidation had set in over 17 years, making for a poor ground. dan > my accord idles at 300 then dies at lights it did this before then i > changed my air filter which worked for a month The filter appears lightly > burnt but is not clogged. Please help Hey, just wanted to point out to you that after useing a whole can of carb cleaner and cleaing every part of it, if it still runs and dies you mighthave to take off the whole carb and check the seal there is a funny shaped O-ring type and at the bottom of the EFE heater which is flat and looks like blackcard board. replaceing thses could save you a few bucks and probabaly fix your carb problem . Other wise get a rebuild kit(30$-50$). and pay attention to your hoses <Make a quick diagram before you remove them if you thinks you wont remember> This will prboably take you like a day or so and dismantle the carb on a bright surface. you could accidently forget to put a paart back on if you dont see it. |
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