queensny

Whats up everyone,, need some advice.. got a D16Z6 EX, and I notice the car feels pretty challenged when going up hill. Is this a matter of adjusting the compression or valves. Every thing else considered has been taken car of. any advice is greatly appreciated.

Luserkid

You cant really "adjust" the compression. And a valve adjustment wont do anything to help you.

queensny

any ideas where as to start to trouble shoot this issue, its a 94 civic ex and in immaculate condition. Im the second owner and my brother took really good care of this car. regular maintence was done strictly at the dealership.

hondaeg8

down shift to a lower gear

or

get a swap

Luserkid

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Thats about it until you start to mod it.

queensny

lol, you guys are funny, but seriously, this engin has 100k well taken car of miles.. aside from mods. anythin??

Luserkid

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No. Other then downshifting, and if its an auto it should downshift for you.

Street Ghost

Take the hill in 1st gear.

EE_Chris

Dealer maintenance seems to be a lot of 'checking' and not a lot of replacing.

So what parts do you know were replaced with new items as far as the cap/rotor/plugs/wires go?

What about the air and fuel filters?

When was the last valve adjustment done?

Have you checked/verified that timing in spot on?

O2 sensor with 100k has served a pretty useful life....they typically have 60-75k service intervals. I know on my 99 hatch, when the O2 gets sluggish, so does my acceleration.

queensny

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EE_Chris &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dealer maintenance seems to be a lot of 'checking' and not a lot of replacing.

When was the last valve adjustment done?

Have you checked/verified that timing in spot on?

O2 sensor with 100k has served a pretty useful life....they typically have 60-75k service intervals. I know on my 99 hatch, when the O2 gets sluggish, so does my acceleration.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Finally some real advice from some REAL playas..
these last 3 suggestinos mentioned above are my concerns as well. so your saying it could be a matter of adj the valves.. is this correct?

EE_Chris

I'd actually rank the valve adjustment #3 in priority, with respect to the other two mentioned.

While it may help, I don't think you're going to gain back what you feel you lost.

Did this 'problem' just crop up all of a sudden - or has there been a steady decline in motor performance?