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Car Sputtering at Idle and at lower RPMs

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Old Feb 24, 2003 | 01:06 PM
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Default Car Sputtering at Idle and at lower RPMs

I drive a 97 Accord SE. Only mods to my car are a cat-back exhaust and a AEM CAI. When my car is warmed up, and I am at idle or rolling at idle it basically shakes. It stops and goes, stops and goes.
Also, when I am driving at say 40 MPH or so, my car will sputter. I can tell its an engine problem because I can hear my exhaust quit out then come back. I was just curious as to what y'all think it might be because me and my father can't figure it out.

Thanks for the help in advance.

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Old Feb 24, 2003 | 02:15 PM
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Old Feb 24, 2003 | 05:26 PM
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it could be soooooo many different things. my money would go to plug wires. do a full tune-up with honda stuff (NGK plugs, NGK plug wires, distributor cap, and rotor button) if its not that, itll be a vacuum leak. probably a bad IACV, or on my accord it was an intake manifold gasket leak, but it had an irratic idle. good luck
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Old Feb 24, 2003 | 05:37 PM
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Default Re: Car Sputtering at Idle and at lower RPMs (22lbGS-R)

Check to see if you get a code flashed when you short out the maint jumpers and turn the key. I bet you get a bad O2 senor or some related code. Check O2 sensor. How many miles? Have you changed it at all?
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Old Feb 24, 2003 | 05:52 PM
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Agreed, especially for the distributor part. Looks like misfire. Check for CEL.
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