Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

low idle after replacing cap and rotor

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Old May 4, 2005 | 09:20 AM
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I replaced the cap and rotor with OEM parts on my wife's 98 EX.

She said that now it seems to idle lower than usual (dips under 500 rpm). It doesn't die, though.

Any thoughts on this? Anyone else have this experience?
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Old May 4, 2005 | 09:59 AM
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very comon on honda check your air hoses also somtimes you might accidently knock it loose. Plus all wires correct?
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Old May 4, 2005 | 10:17 AM
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I did not replace the wires; there wasn't any noticabe corrosion or wear on them.
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Old May 4, 2005 | 11:09 AM
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sounds like you might have a couple of wires switched
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Old May 4, 2005 | 12:16 PM
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Default Re: low idle after replacing cap and rotor (Sushiboy)

does the car run rough or is it smooth but the idle is just lower. you can adjust the idle speed by turning the screw on the throttle body. the idle speed adjustment screw. use a flat head.
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Old May 4, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gftgrill &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sounds like you might have a couple of wires switched</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm 99% sure I didn't because I labled the cap to correspond with the wires. I'll triple check, though.

Thanks for the advice.
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