Hi All, I'm trying to help out an uncle with his car. He has a 1998 Honda Accord LX Sedan AT SOI-IC 16-Valve 4-Cyl.VTEC
I feel so bad cause he's recently out of a job a then his car starts to give him problems. On to the details, as I'm told...

Over a month ago it started to randomly shut off, engine only, while driving (city and highway) and the check engine light came on.

So we initially thought it would be the spark plugs or spark plug cables or both. We changed them but problem persists. Another symptom arose; the engine starts and stays idle but is shaky and seems to sputter.

Now my uncle believes that the "timing" is off. If so how do we go about fixing or adjusting the "timing," the only experience
he has in that regard is with an 82 Camaro, which is totally different from newer, Japanese cars.

Any troubleshooting tips or DIY info would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.

 

I am not sure about sputtering but I experienced engine shutting off problems not too long ago on 98 accord EX. It was bad Ignition Coil.