crazy idle surge and car doesnt move..Help!!!!
11-06-2003, 05:41 PM
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crazy idle surge and car doesnt move..Help!!!!
My car has an erratic idle it goes from 1500-3500 just up and down up and down and when it does that my speedo also climbs up too. The car also doesnt move, it goes into gear but it wont move. Ive double checked everything and all the wiring are right, it also has a new intake manifold gasket and throttle body gasket. I cleaned out the iacv and that didnt help either. I dont know what to do anymore i need some help so if anybody has any ideas please reply...thanks a lot
11-06-2003, 05:42 PM
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Re: crazy idle surge and car doesnt move..Help!!!! (Vp Special K)
What did you do to the car before it started donig this?? The surging idle sounds like a vaccum leak to me.
11-06-2003, 05:59 PM
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i took the engine out to clean it up, to swap trannys out and to change the intake manifold gasket. The car was running fine before but now i cant figure out why its doing all this.
11-06-2003, 06:01 PM
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Re: crazy idle surge and car doesnt move..Help!!!! (Vp Special K)
I would look to the intake mani for your problems. It sounds like you have a vaccum leak thre and also, you should go back and double check everything that you did. Taking a whole motor and everything out leaves a lot of room for things to go wrong.
11-06-2003, 06:15 PM
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Re: crazy idle surge and car doesnt move..Help!!!! (Ricey McRicerton)
i just checked my manifold and sprayed carb cleaner around it to see if there was any leaks but couldnt find anything. I also just checked my plugs and they are really black so that means im running really lean. Do you think it can be an ignition problem?...thanks for the help
11-06-2003, 06:19 PM
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Re: crazy idle surge and car doesnt move..Help!!!! (Vp Special K)
It definately could be. Pull the plugs and make sure you are getting spark. There are only so many things you can check..spark, fuel....
11-06-2003, 06:24 PM
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Re: crazy idle surge and car doesnt move..Help!!!! (Ricey McRicerton)
i just checked my dist. and cap they look like they need to be replaced. But why would bad spark cause it so surge so high?...thanks for the help i appreciate it
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11-06-2003, 06:27 PM
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Re: crazy idle surge and car doesnt move..Help!!!! (Vp Special K)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Vp Special K »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i just checked my dist. and cap they look like they need to be replaced. But why would bad spark cause it so surge so high?...thanks for the help i appreciate it</TD></TR></TABLE>
welcome to the club...
i still have the same problem you do...
look at my old threads for help...
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=661559
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=653871&page=1
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=403836
good luck and tell me if you fix it cause i still have mines to fix
welcome to the club...
i still have the same problem you do...
look at my old threads for help...
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=661559
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=653871&page=1
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=403836
good luck and tell me if you fix it cause i still have mines to fix
11-06-2003, 06:33 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ransack »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">triple check that IACV
I had the same problem and went a month with it cause I thought my IACV was fine
check and double check that wiring!
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not to jack the thread but since we both have the SAME problem, i have some ?? to ask. a lot of people is pointing to the IACV and the FITV, but i've changed both and stil the same problem. stupid motor
I had the same problem and went a month with it cause I thought my IACV was fine
check and double check that wiring!
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not to jack the thread but since we both have the SAME problem, i have some ?? to ask. a lot of people is pointing to the IACV and the FITV, but i've changed both and stil the same problem. stupid motor
11-06-2003, 06:45 PM
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yea ive cleaned the iacv out twice and checked all wirings. I even swapped out throttle bodys from my friends engine and still the same thing. Im guessing it might be my dist., im gonna replace it tomorrow and see how it goes from there. I'll keep you guys updated...thanks again
11-06-2003, 09:36 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pennies_hatchie »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
not to jack the thread but since we both have the SAME problem, i have some ?? to ask. a lot of people is pointing to the IACV and the FITV, but i've changed both and stil the same problem. stupid motor </TD></TR></TABLE>
i had the problem and it wa IACV
if you have a swap, you really need to go over all that wiring
if its beyond that, check more sensors on the throttle body
any codes!?!?
not to jack the thread but since we both have the SAME problem, i have some ?? to ask. a lot of people is pointing to the IACV and the FITV, but i've changed both and stil the same problem. stupid motor
</TD></TR></TABLE>i had the problem and it wa IACV
if you have a swap, you really need to go over all that wiring
if its beyond that, check more sensors on the throttle body
any codes!?!?
11-07-2003, 11:58 AM
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I just changed my dist., It helped a lil but now my car has a really rough idle and it will either stay at a constant 1000 or itll go up and down to 1-1500rpms. The idle is really rough it sounds like a harley sort of. I dont know what else i should check. Could it be the main relay?
11-07-2003, 11:59 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Vp Special K »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I just changed my dist., It helped a lil but now my car has a really rough idle and it will either stay at a constant 1000 or itll go up and down to 1-1500rpms. The idle is really rough it sounds like a harley sort of. I dont know what else i should check. Could it be the main relay?</TD></TR></TABLE>
did you make sure that the dizzy is at tdc?
did you make sure that the dizzy is at tdc?
11-07-2003, 12:13 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Vp Special K »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yea i made sure of that </TD></TR></TABLE>
when we were putting my dizzy together (had to redo the wiring from obd1 to obd2) one of the wires were loose. started the car and had a really ruff start and kill and it sounded like the valves were knocking. 24 hours later, found out that one of the wires were loose, reconnecting it and resaughtering (cant spell), the rough start,kill, and knocking were gone.
when we were putting my dizzy together (had to redo the wiring from obd1 to obd2) one of the wires were loose. started the car and had a really ruff start and kill and it sounded like the valves were knocking. 24 hours later, found out that one of the wires were loose, reconnecting it and resaughtering (cant spell), the rough start,kill, and knocking were gone.
11-07-2003, 12:24 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Vp Special K »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">alright ill give that a try and tell you wat happens...thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>
well im not sure if you had to rewire the dizzy or anything.
well im not sure if you had to rewire the dizzy or anything.
11-07-2003, 12:31 PM
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just checked and all wires are tighten down and everything seems to be in good condition but its still having problems.
yea i didnt rewire anything but it couldnt hurt to double check the wires.
yea i didnt rewire anything but it couldnt hurt to double check the wires.
11-07-2003, 01:07 PM
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I just checked what cel does im throwing...i got 19 and 21...I dont know why i have 19 when i have a manual. My vtec was never wired so thats the reason for cel doe 21 but i still dont know about the cel code 19.
11-09-2003, 01:18 AM
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Re: crazy idle surge and car doesnt move..Help!!!! (Vp Special K)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it goes from 1500-3500 just up and down up and down and when it does that my speedo also climbs up too. The car also doesnt move, it goes into gear but it wont move</TD></TR></TABLE>
Axle not seated after the tranny swap.
Axle not seated after the tranny swap.