since this morning the cars been having a problem, i sounds like it cud be misfiring


when idiling it sounds like a v8 *put put put put* and shakes the car as it idles and when i drive it sounds like a go cart *putputputputputputput* and its very very slow now, shaking the car alot as it goes... maybe one of the spark plugs are purged, or bad

*i have to replace the head gasket 2morow because the car slightly burns oil all of the sudden but i dont think that has anything to do with my new problem

the motor has about 50,000 miles so its upsetting it has problems...

anyone have any suggestions as to what it may be, what i can/should do to fix this problem?

thanks
~ejsex

 

I'd check your spark plugs first. Move from cheapest solution up.

"Potato potato potato" is a sure sign of misfire on at least one cylinder.

 

thanks man

bump

 

check the firing order

 

what else cud it be, piston seized? hopefully not! bad valve, hopefully not! this sucks, what shud i try if the spark plug is unsuccessful

 

I'd replace my entire fuel and ignition system before I even considered a bent valve or sized piston.

 

i go with Eran on this one it sounds like a spark plug to me.

 

i pray that it is, id take her to the shop to pick some up but thats out of the question right now, ill wait till tonight and let yall know if it worked out

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1183834 sounds like the firing order man

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sleepencivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1183834 sounds like the firing order man</TD></TR></TABLE>

the swaps run strong for about 6 months alrede andive never messed with anything like that so i believe its still in the same order

 

same ****** problem here man... my post "the gas pedal wont work" describes the identical.... ive replaced the knock sensor, checked all wiring, spark plugs are great SOMEONE PLEASE HELP THERE ARE MANY OF US!!! maybe some kind of OBD virus going around lol

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by all_motorsi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">same ****** problem here man... my post "the gas pedal wont work" describes the identical.... ive replaced the knock sensor, checked all wiring, spark plugs are great SOMEONE PLEASE HELP THERE ARE MANY OF US!!! maybe some kind of OBD virus going around lol</TD></TR></TABLE>

lmao, well if you find anything, be sure to let me know and vise versa

 

Check your MAP Sensor, when you rev it does it spit out black smoke?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM_EK4_Coupe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Check your MAP Sensor, when you rev it does it spit out black smoke?</TD></TR></TABLE>

not black, more of a bluish gray, but not the blue youd see in real bad cases, looks like your regular smoke

 

could be the head gasket, you could have blown it. Sounds like exactly what my car just did.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by newemi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">could be the head gasket, you could have blown it. Sounds like exactly what my car just did.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Except he'd be blowing white smoke, most likely.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Eran &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Except he'd be blowing white smoke, most likely.</TD></TR></TABLE>

it cud be white, im pretty sure it is, my friend said blueish but i didnt see it at all

i ordered a radiator about a week and a half ago and its finally<U></U> coming 2morow, thing is that the fan on it didnt work and it wud over heat if i sat in one place for too long of a time, but it wud stay cool while i was rolling, but i do believe that during that week or 2 period of ove rheating must have warped the head gasket (which i will be replacing 2morow) but would that really make it misfire and everything? i wudnt think so, another thing, i think the rubber seal around the first spark plug was missing when i put the vlave cover on a longg time ago, therefore filling the spark plug hole with oil so i never removed the spark plug so that the oil wudnt go inside where it plugs in, but i think the oil around it heated up when the motor heated up and maybe cracked the porcelin in it, all in all, ill just have to see for myslef 2morow morning

 

lol yea i would check that plug filled with oil i had the same problem i parked my car 1 night it was fine i went out the next day started it up and it was running like a toilet i checked everything then i thought about the distributor and bang it was it 3 hours of searching come to find out it crapped out when she was sleeping in the garage

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civicsi401 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lol yea i would check that plug filled with oil i had the same problem i parked my car 1 night it was fine i went out the next day started it up and it was running like a toilet i checked everything then i thought about the distributor and bang it was it 3 hours of searching come to find out it crapped out when she was sleeping in the garage </TD></TR></TABLE>

im all over it man, im out now to go work on it, ill let you all know how it went when im done, thanks guys

 

poor dylan.. poor coupe:O(

 

radiators in as you can see

i pulled out the first spark plug and it was crunked, bridged itself and was ruined, totally purged with oil, picking up the valve cover gasket 2morow, puttin in new plugs and wires, doing an oil change, and she shud be unning like brand new, hopefully all in all its not the head gasket