h22a swap 92 prelude.

well this happened last night once after i fixed it my car. and now happened every time i stopped when i just went to walmart.

what it does is ill be driving and either let off the gas and push the clutch in to get ready to stop and it will die when im coasting or it will die when i am completely stopped with the brake and the clutch pressed in. and then it will take a few times to start the car. the oil light comes on and then the battery light comes on and those are the only 2 that come on. i also lose power steering.

that's about all there is to it. im kinda scared to drive now cuz i dont want it dying on a busy street.

i did do a valve adjustment and messed with the main relay to fix my other problem that day and all of a sudden this problem came up. i dont know if its just a coincidence or not.

 

Clear TB, IAC, FITV...

 

maybe your idle is set too low also

 

ive cleaned all those trying to fix a different problem. and the idle is set low as it can be and it still idles at 1500

 

i also just did a valve adjustment and this happened to me.

i havent had time to fix it but apparently the clearance i used was off.

MAKE SURE you use the right clearance. Check your service manual for this. or check these out.

If you check out the 2nd link, make sure you are in the H22 section, not F22 or H23.

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-prelude-4/diy-h22a-valve-adjustment-618786/
http://www.superhonda.com/vehicles/p...djustment.html

Hope this helps yo!

 

thanks thats what i like to hear. ive been thinking it was the valve adjustment. does ur car die when u stop and then the oil and battery light come on?

 

yep. i just maintain my rpm so it doesnt die on me hahaha ive gotten pretty good in the past 2 days. busy with work so i cant fix it >_<!! i will this tuesday. . .

yah i was supposed to use inches. . .not mm WOAH thats stupid of me LOL

but yeah check your clearance. That SHOULD fix it. i'll tell u what happens after i fix mine.

goodluck!

 

also another question for you mrxero does it feel like you are missing a little lower end power at all? cuz i know i am and i dont know if its from that too.

 

honestly i felt a power loss BEFORE thats the reason why i did my valve adjustment.

now it feels like my gears are longer, so yeah MORE power loss Lol.

seems like we have the exact same problem. what a coincidence. cant wait to get some time and fix this bisssh

 

i hope its my problem. i had a dude do it that worked for honda so i know he did it right. but we did it when the engine was warm so i think that was the problem. thats why it ran well when the car was warm but as soon as i drove it when it was cold it ran like poo.

 

funny. (havent fix it yet, tonight i will) but my car runs good cold LOL and idles stupid warm.

sigh, n00b maintanenace ftl haha

 

update. i fixed my clearances and car runs smooth as a whistle now. (engine wise lol)

toot toot. =]

 

good to hear ill be doing mine tomorrow i think. ill let everyone know how it goes lol.

 

yeah you NEVER want to adjust your valves on a warm motor. why? cause the settings you are adjusting are not right to start with due to thermal expantion. its best to do the adjustment first thing in the morning. you want the engine to be at ambent temp befor you start working on it.

 

so ya i did it 2 different times and still running the same...any other ideas. i fixed a problem that i had for 4 months and then 4 hours later a new problem comes.....wtf.

 

so i just filled up my car all the way and it doesnt die anymore but i still dont have any lower end power.

 

What type of low end power are you really looking for? You could have something modded to the engine that is preventing you from what your looking for.

 

well its the low end power that it should have if that makes sense. there just isnt much of it i dont know to explain it..