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Car Forum / Honda Cars / January 2007Rough idle 1991 accord... Wierd.
I recently bought a 1991 Honda Accord LX for 500 hundred (first car). Anyways the car has a rough idle after it has been runing for 5-10 minutes. It goes from 1500 rpm to as low as 100-300 and almost stalls. This only happends when I use any powered device in the car, such as brakes, air, lights, radio, and so and so. I was thinkin' the plugs needed to be changed? Maybe the alternator? Maybe the battery is trash? I also have the engine check light on, but I'm 98% sure it's just an o2 censor. Should I reset the computer? > I recently bought a 1991 Honda Accord LX for 500 hundred (first car). > Anyways the car has a rough idle after it has been runing for 5-10 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I also have the engine check light on, but I'm 98% sure it's just an o2 > censor. Should I reset the computer? Check the code on the light first. It could very well be the cause of your idle issues. Once you fix whatever is causing the light, tune-up couldn't hurt. As for the alternator, check the voltages to see if it is working right. You bought it used, presumably without a maintenance history. Spend the few hundred bucks, tops, to do everything at http://home.earthlink.net/~honda.lioness/id11.html, using again only OEM parts for the ignition system. >I recently bought a 1991 Honda Accord LX for 500 hundred >(first car). [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > it's just an o2 > censor. Should I reset the computer? > I recently bought a 1991 Honda Accord LX for 500 hundred (first car). > Anyways the car has a rough idle after it has been runing for 5-10 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I also have the engine check light on, but I'm 98% sure it's just an o2 > censor. Should I reset the computer? make sure the coolant level is correct - inside the radiator, not just the expansion bottle. The idol goes up and down like bogging from 1000-100, its rather wierd, The thing has 350 000 km on it, which is rather young considering Ive heard of people putting that many miles on it easily. But If I put the air on or anything it will stay steady at around 800, if not the rpms are all over the place and dont stop boggin up and down. > > I recently bought a 1991 Honda Accord LX for 500 hundred (first car). > > Anyways the car has a rough idle after it has been runing for 5-10 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > censor. Should I reset the computer?make sure the coolant level is correct - inside the radiator, not just > the expansion bottle. |
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