NEED EXPERT Opinion
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From: Butuan, Butuan, Philippines
NEED EXPERT Opinion
hope somebody can help me figure out this terrible problem I have
with my Honda Civic.
Every morning for the past few weeks (3 weeks), the machine have
difficulty starting up. I hear the starter motor operating normally
but the engine just won't start-up today. The battery is good, i see
the lights when I open it and I remove the possibility of having the
battery as the problem. I always went to the basics of starting the
car through its manual. And when I encounter a hardstart the past few
days, I would press the gas pedal to eliminate flooding (if that would
have been the problem). It will start but i hear the engine start
terribly. Then it would run normally after a few seconds. But when its
up, the engine would just run fine especially when it's already hot. I
have not encountered hardstart when the engine is still hot only when
left overnight cold. Like when the car starts in the morning and I
start it again at noon, the engine would just start fine. Only when it
left overnight or when not used in around more than ten hours, or when
its cold already.
This morning was 'special'! Even if I press the gas pedal to the
floor, i just hear the starter motor but not the engine running. I
missed the office today so I am here online...
This also happened before, about 3 weeks ago, but the engine started
when repeatitively starting the car and pressing the gas pedal to the
floor. I consulted the mechanic and he had clean the fuel filter
believing that may have been the problem. He has also check the fuel
lines and pump and confirmed they are all okay. He also tightened the
valves to some degree as he heard it noisy and the clearance is
already large. In short, he already done the tune-up. Except that my
four <U>spark plugs </U>are three months old already, around 7000kms used. But
the mechanic also check the spark plugs and mentioned they're all still
ok. The engine oil has been changed last month and so far the oil
mileage is 2000kms only. I have my car changed oil every 5000kms as
the maintenance requires it. So doing the things described above by
the mechanic, the problem still persists.
I do not want to spend more for now when the problem will not just be
solved, only if a clear diagnosis has been done.
I have elaborated what have been done so far so I hope this gives you
a clear idea how my car is faring. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank
you.
with my Honda Civic.
Every morning for the past few weeks (3 weeks), the machine have
difficulty starting up. I hear the starter motor operating normally
but the engine just won't start-up today. The battery is good, i see
the lights when I open it and I remove the possibility of having the
battery as the problem. I always went to the basics of starting the
car through its manual. And when I encounter a hardstart the past few
days, I would press the gas pedal to eliminate flooding (if that would
have been the problem). It will start but i hear the engine start
terribly. Then it would run normally after a few seconds. But when its
up, the engine would just run fine especially when it's already hot. I
have not encountered hardstart when the engine is still hot only when
left overnight cold. Like when the car starts in the morning and I
start it again at noon, the engine would just start fine. Only when it
left overnight or when not used in around more than ten hours, or when
its cold already.
This morning was 'special'! Even if I press the gas pedal to the
floor, i just hear the starter motor but not the engine running. I
missed the office today so I am here online...
This also happened before, about 3 weeks ago, but the engine started
when repeatitively starting the car and pressing the gas pedal to the
floor. I consulted the mechanic and he had clean the fuel filter
believing that may have been the problem. He has also check the fuel
lines and pump and confirmed they are all okay. He also tightened the
valves to some degree as he heard it noisy and the clearance is
already large. In short, he already done the tune-up. Except that my
four <U>spark plugs </U>are three months old already, around 7000kms used. But
the mechanic also check the spark plugs and mentioned they're all still
ok. The engine oil has been changed last month and so far the oil
mileage is 2000kms only. I have my car changed oil every 5000kms as
the maintenance requires it. So doing the things described above by
the mechanic, the problem still persists.
I do not want to spend more for now when the problem will not just be
solved, only if a clear diagnosis has been done.
I have elaborated what have been done so far so I hope this gives you
a clear idea how my car is faring. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank
you.
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Re: NEED EXPERT Opinion (jeffrey.t.dellosa)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jeffrey.t.dellosa »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its 97 model vtec engine. i dont understand if its stock or mod...</TD></TR></TABLE>
He was asking if you had done any modifications to the car. Is it like it was from the factory? Any modifications done would help other people diagnose your problem. Good luck to you. I'm sure it must be frustrating trying to fix your car especially trying to get help in here when you aren't incredibly fluent in english.
He was asking if you had done any modifications to the car. Is it like it was from the factory? Any modifications done would help other people diagnose your problem. Good luck to you. I'm sure it must be frustrating trying to fix your car especially trying to get help in here when you aren't incredibly fluent in english.
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From: Butuan, Butuan, Philippines
Re: NEED EXPERT Opinion (alacard)
to:dtapia
the car was not modified, it remained as is. thanks to you...
to:alacard
I just got the engine started this morning with the help of the guys in the other forum: rec.autos.honda
they're the real experts when it comes to HONDA cars..
bye all!
the car was not modified, it remained as is. thanks to you...
to:alacard
I just got the engine started this morning with the help of the guys in the other forum: rec.autos.honda
they're the real experts when it comes to HONDA cars..
bye all!
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