EM1 bogging below 2000rpm - problem was temporary
02-29-2012, 08:43 PM
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EM1 bogging below 2000rpm - problem was temporary
Car: 2000 Honda Civic SiR - EM1
Mods: engine is stock except for short ram intake
So today I got off school, started my car fine, and drove away, everything was normal. about 1 kilometer down the road I came to a stop sign and stopped. when I went to take off the car started to die so I stepped on the clutch to save it from stalling, tried to take off again and this time I stalled it. I had a really hard time starting it, had to try multiple times and had to give it some gas while cranking it to get it started. it turned over a couple times and took a good 10 seconds to reach idle at 1500rpm (still cold). I managed to take off but had to keep it above 2000rpm or else it would bog really bad. I couldnt even accelerate under 2000rpm it would just make horrible bogging noises and rpm would drop. I managed to get home which is a ten minute drive and before pulling into my driveway tried to do a normal take off, managed to do it fine from low rpm and everything was back to normal. parked the car, turned it off and it started back up no problem. i drove the car again tonight to and from work and everything is back to how it was this morning, perfectly normal.
SORRY FOR THE SHORT NOVEL but I just wanted to be very clear on what happened.
So Im trying to figure out what has happened and the only thing I can think of is spark plugs starting to go bad? any help would be appreciated. THANKS H-T
Mods: engine is stock except for short ram intake
So today I got off school, started my car fine, and drove away, everything was normal. about 1 kilometer down the road I came to a stop sign and stopped. when I went to take off the car started to die so I stepped on the clutch to save it from stalling, tried to take off again and this time I stalled it. I had a really hard time starting it, had to try multiple times and had to give it some gas while cranking it to get it started. it turned over a couple times and took a good 10 seconds to reach idle at 1500rpm (still cold). I managed to take off but had to keep it above 2000rpm or else it would bog really bad. I couldnt even accelerate under 2000rpm it would just make horrible bogging noises and rpm would drop. I managed to get home which is a ten minute drive and before pulling into my driveway tried to do a normal take off, managed to do it fine from low rpm and everything was back to normal. parked the car, turned it off and it started back up no problem. i drove the car again tonight to and from work and everything is back to how it was this morning, perfectly normal.
SORRY FOR THE SHORT NOVEL but I just wanted to be very clear on what happened.
So Im trying to figure out what has happened and the only thing I can think of is spark plugs starting to go bad? any help would be appreciated. THANKS H-T
03-06-2012, 06:27 PM
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Re: EM1 bogging below 2000rpm - problem was temporary
I have a 97 hx and I bog bad right now and I know it's my o2 sensors, plugs and wires are newish. My o2 sensors look disgusting when I looked at them.
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