Ok, I just posted this thread asking if my FPR was failing. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1198689

Well I know its not that becuase the problem went away and now Im only throwing codes 14 and 43. When my car was acting up I had codes 1 and 16 as well. Im thinking I have a bad/dirty injector, but what sucks is I dont know which one.

By checking my plugs could I see which injector was stuck open and dumping fuel into the cylinder?

Im going to try some fuel injector cleaner right now and see if that helps but I know thats just a temp. fix if even that. I need to figure out which one is bad so I can get a new one and I dont know how to do so and dont want to get all 4 replaced, too much $$. This is my D.D. and having it down for any period of time is a no go so sending all of them out for cleaning is not an option. Any tips or anything will be greatly appreciated.

Its a B18a1 1990 hatch with I/H/E

 

In a properly operating injector, the pintle is lifted by the electrical current through a coil. This causes an audible click sound. In a stuck injector, the pintle won't be moving. So... you could use a long screwdriver to listen to the injectors. Place the tip against the body of an injector and put the handle end against your ear. The stuck one will be much quiter then the rest.

Your plugs would also indicate which injector is stuck. Should be black/wet.

Overall, Honda injectors are very reliable and in my experience it is rare to have one stick open due to mechanical failure. I have seen one develope a leak from the injector body itself.

 

I think its stuck open becuase I was blowing white smoke....which I was told was unburnt fuel.

Thanks for the tip tho to check each one.

Any other ideas??

 

im not positive about this... but i believe white smoke could be a headgasket

 

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All I smell is gas....its not the headgasket. If I would smell coolant/oil burning then I would consider headgasket. Im pretty sure one of my injectors are messing with me.

 

My roommate just went threw this in his 240, check your spark plugs the wet one should be ... wet... his car was billowing out white smoke and gas was shooting out the back, you could see the gas build up on the rim of the muffler tip.... you can also just pop off a spark plug wire at a time and find out what cylinder doesn't make much of a diffrence