mountaindewguy

ok i have a 95 civic 5 spd. with the d16, the motor came from an automatic if that helps any in this....
anyways, the idle after the car is warmed up is around 450-700-ish rpm's, not even 1000 and it dies sometimes at stoplights and stuff, as if from reving too low.

also, when im driving lets say in 3rd, sometimes if i floor it or give it a decent amount of gas it sounds like its kinda bogging. any ideas? i just bought this car, is it possible the timing is advanced or retarted? i need help quick, thanks!

i have no clue on this one

WyteNyteGSR

all the vacuum tubes are hooked up?? check spark plugs and wires??...

eK9aT10pSi

did you ever adjust the idle ? it doesnt really matter if the motor came from an auto or 5spd. as long as the tranny ur using matches to the ecu.

mountaindewguy

i never adjusted anything, i JUST started driving this car yesterday...im so lost on it

mountaindewguy

anyone else have any advice?

projectegr

yeah take your distributor cap off, and tighten the screw on your rotor. Also make sure no water is in the distributor. When it is idling does it sound like it is puttering? Any cels?

mountaindewguy

yeah, its kinda like it will try to idle at 1,000 like its supposed to, but it'll drop to even 200, put, sputter a little (not loud) and do that for a while, and then sometimes die.

what does cels mean?

i never had a car with a distributor (had plug boots, not wires) how do i take it off, and where is the rotor located? sorry, im kinda dumb

McNizzle

when u take the distributor cap off you will see a round piece there. that is the rotor

McNizzle

CEL= Check engine light

mountaindewguy

hey i'll give the distributor a try, no check lights on...

anyone have any other ideas? i wanna get this fixed asap


also, anyone know how to adjust the idle?


Modified by mountaindewguy at 8:01 AM 2/6/2005

mountaindewguy

ok, i took the distributor cap off...and im lost lol. i saw a black box type thing with a plastic rotor looking part...is this the rotor? there was no screw on it...the only screws i saw exposed were the two on the right side.....is there another screw to tighten down, or were these the right ones?

also, do you think adjusting the idle would just solve it, if so, how do you do that?

McNizzle

there is a screw on top of the throttle body...its usually covered in wax to keep people from tampering with it/to keep it from vibrating lose. you really shouldnt mess with it though unless for tuning purposes. Have you ever messed with the throttle cable at all? if so that could be an issue as well.

evilsolb16

try changing your fuel filter, my b16 delsol would bog down when i would floor it, then i changed the fuel filter and its running fine

mountaindewguy

those sound like good solutions....but it only does this when the car is warmed up..

red97gst

Holy **** my 93 ex does the same thing,except it doesn't bog.It just idles low

gtgoku

**** Im having the same problem with my 96 EK but havent been able to figured out whats the problem... =/ any more suggestions? im tired of that $hiet.