I've got an engine mis-fire on my '02 RSX-S. It ocurrs at about 5500 rpm. Motor is stock. Anyone else experienced something like this?

 

are you revving the engine while in nuetral .....?

 

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I can hear the misfire will driving (I hear it; but don’t really feel it). At first I thought it was a broken header, but it only occurred above 5500-6000rpm. I can continue to take it to red line (while misfiring) under acceleration.

Then I stopped and revved the motor in neutral. The misfire occurs right at 5500rpm.

 

could be the type of gas your using...

 

It might be a timing issue. Have you had a diagnostic ran on it? Sounds like your timing curve is outta wack.

 

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I can hear the misfire will driving (I hear it; but don’t really feel it). At first I thought it was a broken header, but it only occurred above 5500-6000rpm. I can continue to take it to red line (while misfiring) under acceleration.

Then I stopped and revved the motor in neutral. The misfire occurs right at 5500rpm.
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well , when your in nuetral ..that is not a mis fire ....that is a ECU controlled limiter that doesnt allow you to over rev the engine in nuetral ...

but if it still does that while driving ...then i suggest taking it to the dealer ..ASAP

 

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well , when your in nuetral ..that is not a mis fire ....that is a ECU controlled limiter that doesnt allow you to over rev the engine in nuetral ...

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That's it exactly. Rev limited in neutral, but I can rev through the 'misfire' while driving. Dealer appt on Monday. Hello warranty (again).

Warranty fixes so far:
-ABS wire (rodents built a nest and chewed through wires)
-Leather seat replaced (cracks)
-Hood latch replaced
-Rattle from dash (replaced temp sensor)
-Rear hatch latch (adjusted 2x, still not right)
-Both headlights (burned out)

 

The very reason I would never buy a car in its first year of production.
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Warranty fixes so far:
-ABS wire (rodents built a nest and chewed through wires)
-Leather seat replaced (cracks)
-Hood latch replaced
-Rattle from dash (replaced temp sensor)
-Rear hatch latch (adjusted 2x, still not right)
-Both headlights (burned out)

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Warranty fixes so far:
-ABS wire (rodents built a nest and chewed through wires)
-Leather seat replaced (cracks)
-Hood latch replaced
-Rattle from dash (replaced temp sensor)
-Rear hatch latch (adjusted 2x, still not right)
-Both headlights (burned out)
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Damn, that sucks. i hope you get some better luck with your car.

 

damn...your DC5 is possesed ....

 

I really do like the car. It's great for my 90 mile commute each day.

The dealer has been superb in dealing with all of this, no questions asked. Loaner cars every time.

However, I may buy an extended warranty.

 

i say trade it in next year ...for a new Type S ...or something

 

screw it, the hell with the extended warranty. go boost. (no offense to the all-motor guys)

 

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That's it exactly. Rev limited in neutral, but I can rev through the 'misfire' while driving. Dealer appt on Monday. Hello warranty (again).

Warranty fixes so far:
-ABS wire (rodents built a nest and chewed through wires)
-Leather seat replaced (cracks)
-Hood latch replaced
-Rattle from dash (replaced temp sensor)
-Rear hatch latch (adjusted 2x, still not right)
-Both headlights (burned out)

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how did you get them to replace the seats?

 

i'm getting mine replaced tues. (helps to know the service manager) but besides that there was a service bulletin out concerning the seats. i guess it's up to each dealership.


Modified by p220 at 8:27 PM 6/6/2003

 

there is a 70K km warranty on all leather seats.

 

I'm ditching my damn evil lether ( I live in Arizona and it's hot as hell) and getting them re-wrapped in type R cloth with red stiching. Much better.

 

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I asked the dealer, and they didn't question it. The seats were clearly chewed up at 30K miles.

 

damn man sucks to hear all those problems....neither of the RSX's that ive owned have had any problems at all (knock on wood)

 

concerning your seats...my seats have lots of little "white" cracks i guess on the passenger side...is that the same problem as your seats? do you have any pics you could post, i'm at 20k exactly with my type S

 

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I don't have pictures, but your description sounds like what I had. Mine eventually got worse, the leather looked really 'cracked' and 'flaky'. Mine occured on the driver side, left seat bolster - where I would slide across to get in/out of the seat. Most people (I think) see the wear in this location.

Update on Misfire : The dealer and I determined that if you are sationary and in neutral, the car will not rev past ~5300rpm. We did it in my 02 type S and an unsold 03 Type S on the lot. Try it in your Type S.

There is still a 'pressure' noise under hard accelaration around 4800rpm. The shop foreman thinks it's either a donut gasket in the A pipe, or it's the entire A pipe. He's going to talk to the Tech Line in CA and see if they've seen this before.

They'll probably replace the donut first. If that doesn't work, they'll replace the A pipe (which includes the CAT). I'll keep you posted.

 

Do u have any pics of your seats? How bad do they have to be?

 

I have no pictures.

I've read on this web site that there is a Service Bulletin (or whatever they're called) on the seats.

Try the search engine on the website.

If there's a Service Bulletin, you should not have much hassle getting seats fixed.

 

Let us know what happens.
Since it's summer, I'd be taking the ITR out a little more..

 

Small story kinda related to this thread. Had a RSX-S owner come in one day complaining of the car falling on its face once it hit vtec. drove the car for a half hour ragging it trying to get it to act up. Got back to the shop, and discoverd that it was extremely low of oil. We put in like 4 1/2 quarts before it hit the full mark. The guy was an idot that said he never even thought of checking his oil. Come to find out jiffy lube left the drain bolt loose..