Swapped B16A2 in EK, often struggles to start or idle properly
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Swapped B16A2 in EK, often struggles to start or idle properly
I have 3 issues with this B16A2 in my Civic, using a P28 with a stock B16A2 chip.
The starter is fine, however sometime it takes longer to start the car.
Sometimes, when I start the car, it idles like ****, about to stall for like 10 seconds. Throttle response is slow at this point.
Sometimes, when I am waiting at an intersection, idle drops to 500 for a moment.
What the hell is wrong with this car? What should I look into? Could it be ECU, distributor cap/rotor/wire, some kind of sensor, bent valve? Can a chip fry an ECU?
The starter is fine, however sometime it takes longer to start the car.
Sometimes, when I start the car, it idles like ****, about to stall for like 10 seconds. Throttle response is slow at this point.
Sometimes, when I am waiting at an intersection, idle drops to 500 for a moment.
What the hell is wrong with this car? What should I look into? Could it be ECU, distributor cap/rotor/wire, some kind of sensor, bent valve? Can a chip fry an ECU?
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Re: Swapped B16A2 in EK, often struggles to start or idle properly (Azxster)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Azxster »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have 3 issues with this B16A2 in my Civic, using a P28 with a stock B16A2 chip.
The starter is fine, however sometime it takes longer to start the car.
Sometimes, when I start the car, it idles like ****, about to stall for like 10 seconds. Throttle response is slow at this point.
Sometimes, when I am waiting at an intersection, idle drops to 500 for a moment.
What the hell is wrong with this car? What should I look into? Could it be ECU, distributor cap/rotor/wire, some kind of sensor, bent valve? Can a chip fry an ECU? </TD></TR></TABLE>
symptoms sound like vacuum to me
The starter is fine, however sometime it takes longer to start the car.
Sometimes, when I start the car, it idles like ****, about to stall for like 10 seconds. Throttle response is slow at this point.
Sometimes, when I am waiting at an intersection, idle drops to 500 for a moment.
What the hell is wrong with this car? What should I look into? Could it be ECU, distributor cap/rotor/wire, some kind of sensor, bent valve? Can a chip fry an ECU? </TD></TR></TABLE>
symptoms sound like vacuum to me
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Re: Swapped B16A2 in EK, often struggles to start or idle properly (raidacaipo)
No code, does a bad TPS throw a code? When it idles like ****, throttle response is delayed, is this a sign of bad TPS?
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Re: Swapped B16A2 in EK, often struggles to start or idle properly (Azxster)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Azxster »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No code, does a bad TPS throw a code? When it idles like ****, throttle response is delayed, is this a sign of bad TPS?</TD></TR></TABLE>
from my experience I would say that sometimes the tps doesnt even throw a code and yes if its not properly adjusted or its in bad shape then most likely your idle will drop and bog when your on neutral at a stop light. your throttle response will be delayed and so on. its easy to adjust.
from my experience I would say that sometimes the tps doesnt even throw a code and yes if its not properly adjusted or its in bad shape then most likely your idle will drop and bog when your on neutral at a stop light. your throttle response will be delayed and so on. its easy to adjust.
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Re: Swapped B16A2 in EK, often struggles to start or idle properly (Azxster)
I would say TPS ... I had the same problem with my old car and I changed the TPS and never had the problem again
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