95 honda civic losing power wen i step on it...
 

i just bought a 95 civic about two weeks ago and so far im loving it.. exept the fat the when i put my foot into it i lose power, almsot like a fouled plug but ijust replaced them yesterda, i though maybe to much air from intake or to much gas. not to familiar with hondas so any help would be awesome.. if anyone has any suggestions or can help anyway ide appreciate it really starting to make me puzzled... thanks to all in advance for your help..

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Cels? We need alot more info then that

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alright let me re explain this a little better. when i first start the car it idles and sounds fine, but as i drive down the road and shift gears it seems to lose its power and slowly gain it back, but as soon as i put my foot into the gas it bogs right down.. even if i drop gear it does the same thing. when i come to a stop sign or put it in neutral and cost down the road my idle drops almost to the point of my car shutting down but barely stays running.. then has trouble when i take off again. seems like almost to much gas or air to the engine but im not to mechanically talented more along the lines of body work, but this is what ive noticed while driving sorry if this isnt enough but anything will help at this point..

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no lights on, on the dash either sorry about that forgot to add that in

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With your lame explanation, 1st thing I would do is check to see if your cat is bad. The honeycomb might have broken apart and each time you step on the gas it blocks the exhaust and you don't get any power. Pull out your O2 sensor and go on a drive and see if it runs correctly now. If it does, your cat is bad, if it doesn't you will need to explain yourself better. Dont forget to put the O2 back in after you are done.

Re: 95 honda civic losing power wen i step on it...
 

thanks and sorry for the lame explanation not a a pro over here just starting out with and doing what i know. trying to keep it as accurate as possible without saying the wrong things my bad tho

Re: 95 honda civic losing power wen i step on it...
 

What engine?

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1.5l non v-tech sohc

Re: 95 honda civic losing power wen i step on it...
 

Does the CEL work?

Have you done a full tune up (plugs, wires, cap, rotor, fuel filter, ignition timing)?

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no i havent done anything but the plugs unfortunatlley funds are tight and im waiting to be paid. the CEL doesnt come on so i think someone did something to get it to stay off.. any way to find out for sure

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Theres a green plug under the glovebox. Use a paperclip and put one end into one spot and the other into the other. If the cel blinks, than it works and you can see if you have a code.

But I would do a full blown tune up on the car and see if that fixes it. Start with the obvious first, than work to the more complex.

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People usually remove the CEL bulb when they want to hide a CEL problem. Pull the cluster out and check for that.

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got the cel to work. now having a hard time getting the o2 sensor out.. wrench wont grip onto it to turn it out....

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Is it stripped? Does the cel stay on?

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Any codes?

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cel goes off after plugging the sensor back in and i dont think its stripped i just dont have an offset wrench on hand to get the right grip on it. more than likely just going to pull the cat off and see if its plugged up that way..

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only the o2 code due to me unpluggin it from the wire plug in but went away after pluggin back in

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the gaskets in the throttle body are the problem aslso i tink there is an O ring aswell in the t/b. it is a sohc engine yes. the models are different in ireland. that is your problem. when changing the gaskets also clean out the throttle body so its all clean inside.

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Mechanical timing could be off.
Or Ignition timing severely retarded. Both easy to check.