tdizz07

i just swapped a b18 in my civic and i was drivin with my friend right. were sittin at this light and im like dude listen to this. my car's idle always spikes but when i pressed in the clutch it stopped. i was like thts weird. then as we turned the corner i was like whoa why is my car overheating. then like 2 seconds later i was like i have no power at all. then my car shut off. then i just coasted for about 2 minutes and turned it back on then dropped him off and drove a block over to my house. what was that.

Mr.EM1_EK

sounds like it's has a demon in it. call the ghost busters!! lol

tdizz07

thats what im sayin lol my friend said his did that right before it stopped crankin with the key

punoy69

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Unknown &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It could also be the gear ratio in the posi wiper motor fukin up the vtec timer which would make the aluminum hybrid rotor tensioner go lean and you could easily bend your valve under mid to low torque 2nd stage vtec intercooler.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Nah, but seriously, free bump for you.

hondamark35

yeah, that sounds screwy... i would start looking at wires and testing them. just go through things logically and check any of the systems that apply...cooling, ignition, fuel, powertrain management (sensors, switches, wire harness, ECU...). see what you can find.

93eg2james

So explain the idle in a little more detail...

Dome a quick favor. Go outside and take of the radiator cap. Tell me if the fluid in there looks milky.

tdizz07

it like jumps, not stead. i cleaned out tht fitv and the iacv and now at first it starts fine but when i hit the gas it jumps after that.

and i tried to look in the radiator and stuff it didnt really look milky, cant really see.


i did just rebuild it too btw

93eg2james

check your coolent level

killaj12

vaccum leak? similar **** happened to one of my friends teg. check for leaks and make sure everything is plugged in and connected properly

93eg2james

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93eg2james &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">check your coolent level</TD></TR></TABLE>

The reason say this is a lot of the times a surging idle is cause by either the fitv be dirty/clogged, or the coolent level being low or there could be air in the coolent.

Now that I think of it, the air in the coolent sounds the most likely. You just installed a motor, and its common for people to overlook bleeding the coolent, or not to bleed it correctly. Thats would also explain the overheating...

tdizz07

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93eg2james &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

The reason say this is a lot of the times a surging idle is cause by either the fitv be dirty/clogged, or the coolent level being low or there could be air in the coolent.

Now that I think of it, the air in the coolent sounds the most likely. You just installed a motor, and its common for people to overlook bleeding the coolent, or not to bleed it correctly. Thats would also explain the overheating...</TD></TR></TABLE>

hmmn, i have an aluminum radiator comin tomorrow so we'll have to see wuts up