In my 97 civic dx when it is pretty cold outside i have a lot of trouble getting it to start right. I will crank it and it wil start on a dime, then dies immediately. Whenevr i try to crank it again, it carnks for a long time, and will try to start. I have to give it gas, sometimes alot of gass, and then it runs, and sounds real shitty. Sometimes i can like floor it, and it will hesitate alot, and then all of the sudden start back up. this is all sitting in my driveway. When it warms up eventually, it runs fine. any help would be appreciated!

 

ECT sensor?? Maybe...

 

what is a ECT sensor and where is it located, how much to replace?

 

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still dont know what a ECT sensor

 

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sensor..

located on the back of the head near the Distributer..

 

ok, well the car also is acting real weird. today after a good 10 minutes after warmu, i was ont he highway, and it started to bog and jump pretty eradically. Has been doin it for a while, just when real cold tho
wel really its only like 32 degrees here

 

any check engine lights? those symptions sound a little like a bad o2 sensor too.

 

anything like this??

https://honda-tech.com/zero...67959

 

this morning i tried to start it, it wasnt even cold, it took forever. it would just crank and catch every 10 seconds. it took so long my battery started to die, right when it was getting low, a puff of smoke came out of the engine bay. I checked what it was, and there was a shitload of smoke coming out of my airbox. WTF!! i got it started shortly there after, and it ran fine after warming up