Uncontrollable Engine stutter
I solved this problem (i think/i hope) so i figured i post what i found.
My car was stuttering worse and worse daily with the symptoms of a plug not firing. At the end of this process it was stutterign so bad it felt like 2 plugs werent firing and the car would stall immediatly when the RPMs were below 400 (the car wouldnt idle any higher due to the stutter)
I tried to change plugs, wires, throttle body, everything. Then when i did the plug test of pulling the plugs out one by one while a friend idles the car at a reasonable engine speed, none of the plugs were found guilty for not firing.
After taking the car to a shop to fix it, he said to look at the ECU because they do go bad (though rarely). When switching the ECU with another accord i found that one of the ECU wirign harnesses was VERY loose to the point i could easily pull it out (usually they are pretty tough to get loose).
So if you have this problem, check your ECU along with plugs and wires.
My car was stuttering worse and worse daily with the symptoms of a plug not firing. At the end of this process it was stutterign so bad it felt like 2 plugs werent firing and the car would stall immediatly when the RPMs were below 400 (the car wouldnt idle any higher due to the stutter)
I tried to change plugs, wires, throttle body, everything. Then when i did the plug test of pulling the plugs out one by one while a friend idles the car at a reasonable engine speed, none of the plugs were found guilty for not firing.
After taking the car to a shop to fix it, he said to look at the ECU because they do go bad (though rarely). When switching the ECU with another accord i found that one of the ECU wirign harnesses was VERY loose to the point i could easily pull it out (usually they are pretty tough to get loose).
So if you have this problem, check your ECU along with plugs and wires.
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