My civic shakes when I stop, and has a low RPM. Could it be a belt or something? I just change the filter yesterday and it still does it.

 

might be missin

 

What RPM is it idling at? It's supposed to be about 750 rpms.

If it's low......Then follow the proper procedure to adjust the idle adjustment screw. It's a brass flathead screw on the throttle body near the intake tube.


Modified by Bejita at 5:14 PM 4/12/2007

 

my car shaked and the steering wheel shaked when i put the brakes on and stopped.
turned out something was wrong with the rotors

probably not the problem for you if your steering wheel doesnt shake as well
but just a suggestion

good luck.

 

check your motor mounts

 

is it shaking while your braking???

 

if the shaking is happening when you are braking, that means your rotors are warped and need to be replaced.

 

sometimes it get's around like 300 rpms and the sterring wheel does not shake when i'm holding the brakes

 

not always my car dose this when stopping and when crusing i changed my rotors and pads didnt fix it..

 

sometimes the engine feels like it's going to shut off but never does

 

what does missin mean and how to fix

 

I would put new distributor, cap, spark plugs and wires. Try that and see what that does for ya.

 

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I think he meant misfiring, in that one or more cylinders don't always ignite and burn cleanly. If this happens often enough the car will idle low.

As others have mentioned, start with the simple maintenance items - plugs, wires, distributor cap, distributor rotor, & fuel filter...

Do your belts squeak at all? I've witnessed low idle being due to a slipping alternator belt.

Get your alternator checked, if it's under where it should or even on the low side the engine will have a hard time consistently sparking at low RPMs.

 

I have the same problem in my car. It idles at 400 RPMs and has stalled on me a few times in the past month. I have changed the plugs, wires, but have yet to check the cap and rotor. Someone told me it could be the Idle Air Control Valve (IACV) and that I should clean it, but everyone neglects to tell me the proper way to clean it.

 

Officially you're not supposed to clean an IACV, you're supposed to flat-out replace it. If it's failed, of course. I think there's a blurb in my Helms for how to determine if the IACV is functional.

From what I remember the folks who cleaned their IACV used carb cleaner. Don't remember if they disassembled the part at all. Sorry.