I have a 1999 Honda Accord EX 4 cylinder. Last week it started running rough, and would die as I row to a stop sign/red light with the clutch in. We have replaced the distributor cap and rotor, and it ran pretty good. Then it started doing it again. What else should I check? Maybe battery or alternator?

 

Bump

 

Check battery, alternator, main relay

 

I actually see this quite a lot and I don't think I've ever really seen a common denominator on this except for cars with an iacv with an iacv screen that you can clean out. I don't believe yours has the screen.

Can you do this...can you drive to a safe spot and try slowing down to a stop with the clutch in with the brake pedal pressed in..and try it again with the clutch in but without the brake on and see if there is a change ....i want to know if it does it with the brake not pressed in.

 

Any luck . I have a 98 VTEC that does the same thing. I replaced wires,plugs,rotor,cleaned out IAC,EGR,fuel reg and it is not showing any codes.

 

I have had the same problem for 2 weeks! I took out my EGR and it was stuck open. It would cause misfire codes to pop up. I cleaned out the EGR and it runs perfect!!

 

thanks for all the info. The car is my buddies, and it sitting on campus atm and I can't really mess with it just by going into the driveway :/ so when I get a chance to mess with it i'll let you know all the information I gain thanks!

 

Got the battery test as alternator tested and the battery was bad. So replaced it and car still isn't starting

 

Tested the ignition coil and it came out in spec.

 

Did you do the drive test ?

Also, see if it does it with the headlights on. I'm curious if it stops doing it with your headlights on.

I'm wondering if this is ELD related.

 

We can't get it to start to drive it.

 

Check for codes.

 

No codes

 

Ok so it went from dying while coasting with the clutch in to now not starting. Is it cranking at all or just not even trying to turn over.

 

It cranks, but won't start up. I took each spark plug out and they have fuel on em. Also checked on the pistons and there is fuel on them. We checked the ignition coil and the readings where a little high. I think it's the dizzy, we are going to try a distributor off of another accord, and see if it works.

 

Please do keep us posted. I would guesstimate that the distributor issue is unrelated to the coasting with clutch in, stalling issue.

 

I tried the dizzy and didn't start. So I guess i'll clean the egr and ica valves...

 

Is your fuel pump priming?

 

What I can hear yeah, we are thinking it might be the fuel pump

 

Check. That is what it sounds like to me.

 

check for codes now..you could have a stored code

 

i will check next time I work on it. Thanks for the responses guys... defiantly helping me out.