Car sputtering/losing power
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Car sputtering/losing power
Newbie, take it easy on me if this has been covered already.... I have a 99 Civic EX that has been sputtering when I start it up for the first time for the day (day or night). Only that first time, I can then let it sit all day long and start it up late at night and it will be fine. Basically sputters and sounds like it is running on 3 cyclinders, and I have no power until I get to about 3500-4000 RPM's then it is like the car just kicks in and goes. After about 5-10 minutes it goes away and the car drives normal. Engine light will start to flash, but after about 5 or 7 it disappears. Plugs are brand new, wireset, dist/rotor, and fuel pump are a few months old. Cat is on its way out, not sure if that has an affect on it. Any ideas???
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Re: Car sputtering/losing power (1brokemofo)
I'm expiriencing a similar problem I notice it white smokes too for a while and then it stops smoking and sputters smells like it runing very rich too just for a while then it runs fine.. im thinking the timiing might be off?? but no sure anybody has any idea? thanks
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Re: Car sputtering/losing power (1brokemofo)
Yo man, I got a 99 civic ex and I had the EXACT IDENTICAL problem with my car. I've head that year or whatever the distributor or somethin might have been bad...I dunno. But anyways, what I did, I replaced the Distributor, Spark Plugs, and the Spark Plug Wires and everything went back in order...2 days later I drove my car from Houston to KC so yeah, still runnin strong, I think thats what you gotta do.
Hope that helps...
Hope that helps...
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Re: Car sputtering/losing power (1brokemofo)
try just getting new spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, and rotor and check the timming i retarted mine alittle bit and and its running good now
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