mechanix619

All was good for a day, car died twice yesterday on the way home from work. This is really getting old. Same thing as before, I turn the key a few times with no response from the dash and then after a few turns the lights come on and I can start the car.

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Well the problem is happening again. This time while I am driving the engine “burps,” dies for a second then comes back on. The times that it doesn’t come back on, when I turn the key the lights on the dash don’t come on but after a few tries I can fire it up and continue on my way until it dies again. Any thoughts? Thank you.

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Honda Civic 1998 EX
Headers, CAI, cat-back exhaust, gutted cat.

I have been having some problems lately with the car dies while driving. At first it would die after a lengthily trip, getting the car all warmed up and running it fairly hard. Lately it can die while driving to the grocery store which is just a few minutes away. When this first started happening I wasn’t getting a CEL, the car would just die. After I let it sit for a few minutes it would start back up. When it did die the car would crank but it wouldn’t completely turn over; all the lights and electrical stuff worked thus I eliminated it as an electrical problem. Lately I have been getting a misfire and catalyst system efficiency below threshold CEL. I used to get a code for running rich but I have not gotten that in a long time, I am also not throwing an O2 specific code. I know my cat is gutted which would lead to the efficiency problem but would that cause the car to die? I changed the spark plugs about two weeks ago and the plug wires are maybe a year old. I just changed the fuel filter, and the distributor cap and rotor look fine. I have some ideas what could be wrong but it never hurts to bounce some ideas off other people. Any thoughts? Thank you.

Brick Top

i'm thinking possibly your ignition switch under your steering wheel might be having issues. but don't quote me, just throwing out an idea.

mechanix619

If you are talking about the switch that is connected to the ignition then it's brand new, I replaced it when I replaced the ignition. Thanks for the input.

fmrprojects

check your battery terminals. corroded cables can cause it to have no power and car to shut off