Alex Carmichael

having a problem with my 1991 Honda civic and was wondering if anyone has a answer

my car is a 1991 Honda civic cx, 1.5L dual point programmed fuel injection

a few week ago i had a oil leak into my spark plug champers which cause my car to die on the highway. I later read that when that happens the spark "back fires" and will burn out the coil, so I replaced my coil with a old one i had sitting in a box. the car starts now but when I try to get the car moving from a stand still its like im try to move the car in 3rd gear, no power at all. I dont have a rpm gauge on my car but with my ears id say around 1500-2000 rpms I get most of my power back but still not all of it. wondering if the oil leak might have damaged something else in the car?

DaX

iTrader: (1)

Oil in the spark plug tubes? Replace the spark plug tube seals - they get as hard and brittle as potato chips over time and cause oil to leak into your spark plug tubes. I'd recommend pulling and cleaning / re-gapping your spark plugs, and if the oil has damaged your plug wires (it will cause the rubber to swell), replace those as well.