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Car Forum / Honda Cars / July 200689 civic keeps on dying when engine stars
I have a problem with my 89 civic hatch. Everytimes i start the engine i need to press on the gas to keep it on. if i let go then the iddle drops down all the way to the 0 rpm then the engines dies...do you guys might know the problems..?Is it the fuel pump or the plug wires otr the distributor..? please help me... > I have a problem with my 89 civic hatch. Everytimes i start the engine > i need to press on the gas to keep it on. if i let go then the iddle > drops down all the way to the 0 rpm then the engines dies...do you guys > might know the problems..?Is it the fuel pump or the plug wires otr the > distributor..? please help me... could be things like poor ignition system, a slipped timing belt or a faulty idle air control valve. when it's running and you have your foot on the gas, how does it run? rough or ok? if ok, suspect the valve. with the engine on, pull it's electric control plug and you should hear it clicking. if not, the valve is faulty. but check the ignition and timing first - they're more likely. Well i'm not sure what happen to the car. It was running perfect until my friend took it to a test drive...He said he reved it pretty bad,all the way to red line..the car just started doing that after he did that... when the car runs and i have my foot on the gas, the car runs mormal...its just that when you stop and you have to let go of the gas then the car iddles down and dies.and the rpm is very low.almost always to ythe 0 rpm... > > I have a problem with my 89 civic hatch. Everytimes i start the engine > > i need to press on the gas to keep it on. if i let go then the iddle [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > it clicking. if not, the valve is faulty. but check the ignition and > timing first - they're more likely. > Well i'm not sure what happen to the car. It was running perfect until > my friend took it to a test drive...He said he reved it pretty bad,all > the way to red line..the car just started doing that after he did > that... ok, definitely check into the timing belt. it's very common for belts to be tensioned incorrectly if the procedure mandated in the shop manual is not followed to the letter, and they skip when stressed. it's not your friend's fault - the motor should be able to red line and beyond without this kind of occurrence, and it never does if the belt's done right. get or borrow a timing light and check the ignition timing. if the belt has skipped, the timing will be out. if you're planning on keeping this car for any time and you're interested in doing repairs yourself, invest in the factory repair manual from helm.com. it'll save you a ton of time and money in allowing you to quickly diagnose and fix a multitude of problems. haynes & chiltons are very poor quality and often either wrong or misleading. > when the car runs and i have my foot on the gas, the car runs > mormal...its just that when you stop and you have to let go of the gas [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> it clicking. if not, the valve is faulty. but check the ignition and >> timing first - they're more likely. thank you very much jim...i very appreciate your help... > > Well i'm not sure what happen to the car. It was running perfect until > > my friend took it to a test drive...He said he reved it pretty bad,all [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > >> it clicking. if not, the valve is faulty. but check the ignition and > >> timing first - they're more likely. what do you mean valve...which valve should i take the electric plug from? > > I have a problem with my 89 civic hatch. Everytimes i start the engine > > i need to press on the gas to keep it on. if i let go then the iddle [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > it clicking. if not, the valve is faulty. but check the ignition and > timing first - they're more likely. When was the last time a tuneup (plugs, wires, distributor cap and maybe rotor, air filter, fuel filter, check the timing) was done? Were OEM parts used for the tuneup? When was the last time the cooling system was purged of air? Has the coolant been changed recently? How many miles are on the car? >I have a problem with my 89 civic hatch. Everytimes i >start the engine [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > wires otr the > distributor..? please help me... thanks for replying...I just had the tune up couple weeks ago...new plugs, new oil, new filter...the cars has over 200k miles on it...but it was running good until i had my friend test drive it...he said he reved it pretty bad...ever since he did that to the car, the car just started dying...like there's not enough gas cuming or like the car is having hard time breathing, like it chokes a little before it actually start... > When was the last time a tuneup (plugs, wires, distributor > cap and maybe rotor, air filter, fuel filter, check the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > wires otr the > > distributor..? please help me... |
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