Any one knows that would cause the engine to shake violently while idleing?
When i start the car, the engine lights turn on.... and after a min, the motor begins shaking and the engine light begins to blink. Recent service on the car includes a transmission fluid change from honda dealer. They also washed my car and cleaned the engine bay. I had a cold air intake on and was sure the filter was soaked.

 

any one got any ideas?

 

Pull the CEL codes. It will most likely tell you what the problem is. What car/engine/ECU/OBD?

 

sorry im a noob, how would i get the cel code? go to a shop? or buy something from pep boys? god i hope i have enough month to eat within the next month.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=978933

That tells you how to check the CEL and then tells you what the code means

 

There is information here on how to check the CELs.

http://www.honda-acura.net/for...12463

 

thnx, i'll do it first thing toomarrow and get back to u guys.

 

In all honesty, that should take less than five minutes.

 

okie, i beleive its 7 long and 1 short, so the error code is 71 random misfire in cylinder 1... what would cause this problem? and could i still drive to a shop? or how can i fix it. thank for your guy's time. Oh yea, its a 97 gsr, eveyrthing should be stock, beside cia


Modified by vietnogi at 11:02 AM 1/26/2006

 

could the dealer caused this?

 

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Bent valves in cylinder 1, poorly adjusted valves in cylinder 1, or a faulty injector in cylinder 1

Do a compression check.

 

could i still drive around? could this of been caused by my intake suking in water?

 

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Yes. You could have bent a connecting rod in that case.

 

phew problem solved, just droved it to local mechanic and got a diagnose... stupid dealer got water into my spark plugs and etc. got compresion test to, was
180
180
180
180
so i assume thats normal. thanks for everyone's input

 

Did they somehow ruin the spark plugs? What was done to fix the problem? The compression numbers look good.

 

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When i start the car, the engine lights turn on.... and after a min, the motor begins shaking and the engine light begins to blink. Recent service on the car includes a transmission fluid change from honda dealer. They also washed my car and cleaned the engine bay. I had a cold air intake on and was sure the filter was soaked.</TD></TR></TABLE>

while the MIL is flashing it means the engine is misfiring at that instant. when it stops flashing it just stored the misfire code in the ecu