So it's a b18c1 motor, car has been sitting for about a year. It fires right up, runs for about 1-2 minutes then suddenly dies and I can't start it again until I wait like 5-10 minutes. The car basically either starts very well or not at all(it just cranks and you can tell there is no way its going to start) but after I let it sit for a bit, it fires right up at the next start up.

I just changed the MSD blaster coil, anyone have any suggestions? This is killing me!

Thanks!

BTW I'm drinking Surfers on acid right now.

 

Did you check the tire pressure?

 

this prob wont end well

 

Aren't there technical sections for questions like this?

 

lol'd

 

Yeah but those guys don't know anything.

 

You're on acid? Try not to think about anytime you disappointed your family.

 

And a bunch of Lawyers/Doctors/Astronauts are supposed to know how to fix your engine?

 

Nope, but it looks really low because its been sitting.

 

 

Here we go again.

Here's what'll happen:

- Bunch of stupid responses.
- More stupid responses.
- Someone will post some useful information.
- A second person will post more useful information.
- A SilentDoggerator will step in and completely overlook that the thread has gone ON topic.
- Thread Lock


I've seen it a thousand times...................................... this month.




PS - Did you change the fuel filter at all?

 

Yea I can't imagine why a bunch of people would post dumb responses in the GDD forum.

 

you probably need fresh gas fool if that **** is a year old!!

drain the tank however or do whatever, but some fresh shell vpower 93 octane should do the trick

 

Is your ECU flashing any Codes?

 

No i didn't but it isn't that old. Do you suggest changing?

 

try the gasss

 

Yeah but think about it. The car starts RIGHT up and runs great and than suddenly dies after 1-2 minutes. I than can't start it again no matter how hard I try for another 2 minutes. I can repeatedly do all this, so how does it make sense the gas is bad?

 

LOL

 

idk exactly but gas does weird **** over long periods of time, throw in a little more and bounce around like crazy in the car to shake up the contents of the tank

gas usually seperates out and gets water and crud in it, but that takes a long time

if you really want to test somethign out just go out now and jump around in the car or whatever to shake up the gas tank and try starting it again

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkE3BmrJsAw

 

The car will be able to supply enough fuel to run for that lil bit of time than slowly loose fuel pressure and die. If you were able to read the a/f ratio you would probably see it lean out till it dies. Change the filter, it was probably going bad, than sitting for a year, than sucking all the sediment that was hanging in your tank clogged it.

 

Replace gas or top off with something from this decade.

Check gas filter/fuel pump

Check air filter

 

yeah ive actually seen bird nests made in air filter boxes, even my lawn mower will run for a little while on bad gas, then die

 

bad gas (just because you replaced gas in fuel tank doesn't mean the gas/deposits in the rest of the lines is safe), fried valves, main relay, engine, paint, body.

Does water float on top of gas?

 

my old civic did sorta the same thing when I bought it. It would run fine until it warmed up, then stutter badly and stall unless I kept it revved.

needed a new dizzy and it ran like a champ