Ok guys this car is killing me at this point. I have had the car a month and I have spent right at the same amount in replacing **** that is messed up as I did on the car!

Ok the newest issue I am having is I cranked it up to go to the gas station, made it about 10 feet from the driveway and it sputtered and popped and died. I cranked it back up but it just sits there and sputters and pops, if I try to give it any gas it just dies.

I changed the fuel filter, made sure it is getting fuel and spark, checked out the distributer and checked the computer for trouble codes which turned up nothing.

At this point I am sorta lost guys, any input would be greatly appreciated!

 

had that problem alot.. take apart the dizzy and replace the ignitor cap and rotor...i was getting spark aswell but that cured that....

the poping is from that,.. happened to both of my civics

 

I was missing the bolt on the rotor. Same symptoms

 

Can you show me a pic of said bolt? I think I heard something fall out when I took the cap off but I wasnt sure, and I see a small hole in the side of the rotor......

 

Take the cap off again and see if the rotor pulls of. If it does then you are missing the bolt.

 

It's pretty straight forward, if the rotor is loose and the screw is missing then it needs to be replaced as its the source of your issues. Find a replacement screw and line up the rotor with the shaft so the screw holes line up and install the screw. I would recommend applying some loctite to the threads of the rotor screw, just make sure its not the red permanent kind.

 

The screw will only go on one side of the shaft so you cant mess it up. Loctite is a great idea.

 

Ha ha wow, yeah when I pulled the cap off I was able to just pull the rotor off. Damn I wish I would have thought more about it when I heard something drop.....

Thanks MRMOCOS and 90sedan, you guys are great! Thanks for helping out this dumbass honda noob!

 

We are all noobs at one time. Good luck with your ride.

 

Let me get under the hood of a modern day V8 and im golden, but this honda is kicking my ***!

 

Ok guys a new rotor and the car is better than ever! Thanks!