Lacking power. Idles oscillates up and down almost stalls but not quite. Driving it feels like it is stuck in too high a gear until it gets above 4000 rpm. Very sluggish, low power, high gas milage. No smoke out the tail-pipe. Compression on all cylinders 140 psi.

Almost like missing a cylinder. Changed plugs - no help. Plug wires look good.

No engine light.

Where should I start ?

 

check the spark plugs firing order...and check your ground wires...battery..tranny and valve color

 

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Almost like missing a cylinder. Changed plugs - no help. Plug wires look good.

No engine light.

Where should I start ?</TD></TR></TABLE>

almost sounds like a bad map sensor, or o2 sensor. are you sure you don't have a CEL?

follow these steps on the link:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1901557

some time the CEL will come on for a quick second, fast enough to miss if you blink. but lucky for us the ecu doesn't forget nothing.

also, try replacing the pcv valve. they get clogged from time to time and can cause iraddic idles. not so much about being sliggish though, but doesn't hurt.
they run about $3 at the parts store.

 

When I tried to pull an engine code the CEL just stays on - no flashing. So there are no engine codes.


Modified by regal55 at 4:14 PM 9/13/2007

 

Also the idle is very low on average (below 500)

I am leaning toward the ignition. 120k mi, only thing I have ever replaced was the rotor at 80k. Probably due for a coil and ICU ?

 

this seems to be a common issue, with no common source.

i researched this a while ago, most people start with a basic tune-up, if that doesnt work you can move on to your ignitor/distributor.

my issue ended up being with my injectors, i ended up taking them out and cleaning em during my troubleshooting, and that ended up fixing it.

 

Did u ever figure out the problem?im having this problem now

 

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