Originally Posted by zakashi

Hi on my way home from work today when I got off the freeway and came to a stop at the red light I was unable to move my car. When I accelerated my engine did not rev and it wasn't until a few mins before it slowly started to move. Now it requires me to basically floor it for the car to move and at an extremely slow speed. Even when I shift up to 5th gear I cant get the car to go over 40mph. Anyone know whats wrong with my car?

125k miles
2000 Civic Si

Originally Posted by zakashi

Do you know about how much that would run me? And how difficult is it to diy?

Originally Posted by shotoutacc0rd

your car also gives you a hard time starting? The acceleration problem sounds like clutch but maybe your engine is bogging so much that it only has like 4 horsepower?

do you have fuel in the cylinders, spark at the plugs, compression, and airflow?

Originally Posted by zakashi

How would I test whether my engine is bogging? Do a compression test for every cylinder?

Originally Posted by xile6

Bleed the clutch first.
Honda master clutch cylinders like to leak. Your get air in the clutch line and what your saying will happen.
It happen to me on a day it got really hot.
Bleed the clutch and all was fine.

Originally Posted by Da Integra

here what you need to do before the beeding starts. you need a clear tube and a small clear bottle to stick the clear tube in it fill the clear bottle up till you cover the bottom of the tube with brake fluid about an 1 in. or more. the other end of the clear tube goes on the nipple. ok ur almost ready to beed the line.

step 1. find another person to push on the pedal about 5-6 times and hold it there.

step 2. remember that clear tube on the nipple there?? make sure the end is in the bottom of the clear bottle this prevent air getting back into the system when you close the nipple.

step 3. open the nipple and let the fluid and air out. it should bubble out means air is leaving the sys.

step 4. close the nipple do the 2 more times and make sure you check and add fluid in the master cyl.

step 5. when the bubbleing stops and fluid is going out in a steady stream means you system in now air free!! your padel push should be close to factory or better.

oh and the cyl. its sounds like you got a bad unit. replacement is the best thing to do.

Originally Posted by shotoutacc0rd

thats a good start. You should be able to feel it too, do you think you can explain what's happening in more detail?

Originally Posted by zakashi

Hmmm when the engine starts it doesn't rev up and I don't hear the engine when its on. It is extremely quiet and when idle the car doesn't make much noise / the rpm varies between 1k - 1.5k.

When I accelerate the rpm doesn't go up fast at all even when I'm flooring it.

But right now when I went out to the car to start it so I can get a better description for you it still took a bit of time to start but it accelerated fine at least through 2nd gear. But there was a strong smell of rubber burning when I got out.

Originally Posted by shotoutacc0rd

YOUR DIPSTICK CAUGHT ON FIRE!?!?!?

thats actually pretty cool I wish u got that on video. Try doing it again?

Originally Posted by zakashi

haha yeah man I jumped and almost dropped my dipstick, I think it was due to it being over 100 that day and my engine was extremely hot, I burnt my hand opening my hood when I got home and went to look at my engine to see why my car wasn't working.

Also I couldn't see anything melting. My spark plug wires seemed fine, and when I took out my spark plugs they seemed ok to me.

Originally Posted by shotoutacc0rd

thats good at least, there was a guy maybe a month ago and his wires melted into the valve cover and spark plug tubes, and he must've spent hours scratching that **** off.

add another thing to the list I gave you, this one more important than the others. Go rent a block tester, check if your anti-freeze is leaking into the combustion chamber or if the exhaust is leaking into your anti-freeze.

Originally Posted by zakashi

I can rent that at auto parts stores like autozone? Have you seen this where it just starts working randomly? Should I still bleed my master cylinder like the other dude suggested?