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Car Forum / Honda Cars / November 20051998 Accord - Engine Shuttering
On my 1998 Honda Accord 4-Cyl, my engine starts to shake/stutter when I'm in 4th gear (automatic) usually between 1600-1900 RPM's. If I force the engine to downshift, it goes away. I also started to smell a little gas vapor coming from my vent right around the same time this started happening. It's faint and I can only smell it when the car is not moving. I don't smell it with the A/C on. So far, I've replaced the spark plugs and wires and distributor cap and rotor. I've also gotten the timing belt package replaced. Again, this started before I did any of this stuff. I looked into replacing the fuel filter but the 1998 Accord has it built into the fuel pump so I don't think that's it. Other than this annoying things, the car runs smooth. I have no idea what's wrong. Can anyone suggest something? Thanks! Erick I can't explain the gas smell but I can suggest that you check the vacuum advance. This is an "Old Tech" problem but that is what I found wrong with my carborated '85 CRX CVCC. ] Just to look and all those hundreds of vacuum hoses and different components is intimidating, however, from years of old, low tech, cars I started with the obvious and after finding one broken vacuum hose and then both diaphrams in the vacuum advance leaking, the engine hesitation went away.  SignatureMy experience and opinion, FWIW -- Steve > On my 1998 Honda Accord 4-Cyl, my engine starts to shake/stutter when I'm > in 4th gear (automatic) usually between 1600-1900 RPM's. If I force the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Erick I have no idea where the vacuum advance is in the engine. Where is it usually located? > I can't explain the gas smell but I can suggest that you check the > vacuum advance. This is an "Old Tech" problem but that is what I found [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> >> Erick It is on the Distributor (where all the spark plug wires go). It is attached to the side and is usually a round can shape with one or two vacuum hoses going to it. Steve >I have no idea where the vacuum advance is in the engine. Where is it >usually located? [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>> >>> Erick Hi Erick I have to agree with Steve, 99% of the times if the engine "shake/stutter", it is cause by a leaking vacum hose. Many times you hear people saying that they changed a gas regulator or changed the gas pump, etc.. However, while they change these parts, many mechanics will also change the hoses and 99% of the time it was the hose that was at fault. Unfortuantely, it's easy and quick fix, the problem is finding the leaking hose. :-( Good luck. Frank Motor mounts or transmission problem. If it only does it in 4th it can't be an engine problem. And you have a gas leak from the fuel supply or evap recovery system. Possibly a CV Axel joint sticking as well. I had a vibration at certain speeds that troubled me for a long time. Turned out to be a bad cv outer joint on the passenger side. SignatureCR50HC Discussions from http://fitfreak.net I jumped the service connector today and am getting the following error codes: 71 73 74 What does this mean? > On my 1998 Honda Accord 4-Cyl, my engine starts to shake/stutter when > I'm in 4th gear (automatic) usually between 1600-1900 RPM's. If I [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Erick Just wanted to update everyone on this. Problem turned out to be transmission fluid. About 30000 miles ago, I went to one of those Jiffy lube type places and had my transmission fluid flushed. Turns out they used regular ATF instead of some special stuff Honda uses in their cars. I took my car to the dealer to have them replace the fluid. The shuttering went away afterwards. The shuttering was actually the torque converter. All is well now. Erick > On my 1998 Honda Accord 4-Cyl, my engine starts to shake/stutter when > I'm in 4th gear (automatic) usually between 1600-1900 RPM's. If I [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Erick > Just wanted to update everyone on this. Problem turned out to be > transmission fluid. About 30000 miles ago, I went to one of those Jiffy [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Erick I learned my lesson about 10 years ago after a stripped oil plug and a loose transmission filter was inflicted on my old F-150 by the local Gypsy Lube. Anyone know anything about Olds? everyone seems to reply fast on this site.....except for Olds. lo -- Hates92Olds
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