i was driving my car and i notice that i can pass 3500 RPM's it starts to jerk, and i have two codes and the numbers are 16, 17. can someone tell me why i cant rev higher???

i have a 1990 civic hatchback (stock motor)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by freddysEF &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i was driving my car and i notice that i can pass 3500 RPM's it starts to jerk, and i have two codes and the numbers are 16, 17. can someone tell me why i cant rev higher???

i have a 1990 civic hatchback (stock motor) </TD></TR></TABLE>

Code 16: Fuel injectors
Code 17: VSS (Vehicle Speed sensor)

This can be found in the FAQ: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1710584

Clear up those codes first before you try anything else. For the code 16 you need to check your fuel injectors, if they are good, then it's a problem with the wiring going to them. Code 17, either your speedometer cable is broken or needs to be pushed back into the housing on top of the transmission. Otherwise, if your speedometer works fine, try resetting your ECU to see if it goes away.

 

thanks that helps, but why can i rev higher then 3500

 

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Because when your car throws codes, that's BAD. Your car is most likely not revving over 3500RPM because it's in "limp mode". This happens because there is something wrong (you're throwing codes) and the ECU does this to protect the engine from blowing up. Fix the codes.

 

probably because your injectors are shot

 

ohhh ok i understand thanks a lot, ill fix it right away

 

alright i fix both problems, for the injector it was just a wire was mix with a different one. then for the speed sensor, the cable broke so i just got a new one so now my car is running good so thanks for all the help

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by freddysEF &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">alright i fix both problems, for the injector it was just a wire was mix with a different one. then for the speed sensor, the cable broke so i just got a new one so now my car is running good so thanks for all the help</TD></TR></TABLE>

Glad to hear it, come back when you need help again .