Hi, I just recently got a 01 accord from my mom, she's had it since about 84k miles and now it has 156k, she's taken good care of it and of course, never raced it or drove like a pissed off teenager, I've driven it from time to time as well, about 8 months ago she had to get all her timing belts, tensioners, waterpump and all the little belts an accord has behind the timing cover, because she was pouring out oil from her timing cover. She caught it while she went home so luckly she didn't drive without oil or without a seal, we towed it to a shop and had all the work done, now it seems like ever since the timing belt has been replaced that there's no power whatsoever, it's sluggish up hills and when you really gun it up a hill occasionally at around 5k+ you'll get a loss of power and the CEL blinks, doesn't stick tho. It seems alright at low rpms still a little more sluggish then it used to be(after all it's rated at 150 horse) and it's downright horrible at 4.5k-up more so at 5.5k it feels like it's maxing out prematurely, and it's making a different noise from the intake, at first I thought all the timing and seals replacement helped the power and that's why the intake was making noise, cuz it almost sounds like it has an ISR mod now. Again this thing is barebones stock, is well kept up, tune up about a year ago, all the seals, belts, and gaskets done 8 months ago and has oil changed every 3k, and my problem is lack of power at 5k-up and occasionally will completely bog out and flash the CEL, any ideas hondatech??

 

First, don't take this the wrong way. I'm not an english major but a period or two and paragraghs help follow the story. If this was later in the evening I would have just moved on to the next post.

You have a an issue and a CEL code. Let's start with getting the code...I'll assume it will be a miss fire of some sorts.

Sluggish after a t-belt change, I'd be willing to guess something is out of time. A tooth or two either way could casue this.

Start with getting the codes, I'd personally check the timing as well.

 

I apologize for the English. It was late at night and I was tired from a 12 hr day of work.
And like I stated, a code is not sticking, it starts blinking but doesn't stay on.
I can try checking the timing, where's the timing mark located? I havnt looked under tge hood for them, I'm off work tomorrow and will be working on it.

 

If the CEL blinks it is storing the code, get it checked. Not sure of your area, around here a few stores will check the codes fo free.

To check the timing. You either need a timing light, though this won't give the most accurate measure. Or you'll have to pull the valve/upper t-belt cover and line up the crank and cam. The "shop" that did the replacement, was it a dealership or some place else?

START with the codes.

 

Poorman's gotcha on the right track. The code(s) will give us a better idea of what is wrong, because right now it could be a couple things.