My car will jerk violently in first gear if i dont let the car idle for a little, also in other gears sometimes.

 

what car what motor

 

99 civic b18c

 

you sure it's not just the dropping/raising of idle during normal high idle clutch engagement.

My car bucks like a F*ck when it's warming up if I don't over gas the crap of it and feather the clutch...

If this is your problem you may want to consider tightening your motor mounts...

Is the warm-up idle rough?

 

it only happened if i dont let the car idle for a little. Then sometimes after i get on it, it will jerk a little in higher gears like third fourth and fifth. not as dramatic though

 

Is it a misfire? Does it misfire under a load? Do you know what it feels like when an engine is misfiring because a faulty ignition component? Check your spark plugs, plug wires and rotor/cap.

 

it's because the idle is higher than normal so when you put in the clutch it's reving at a higher rpm then you're used to so if you shift you are gassing it the same as if it were at normal idle speed... so it bucks a little... you can give it more gas and let the clutch out a little more slowly and it won't do it... that or let the car come up to temperature...

It happens more with cars in need of a tune up... so if you're behind on any of the normal maintanance items you may want to go ahead and catch up.

 

do you think the the distutor sub assembly could have something to do with it? my car is throwing a code 8 right now( well only when i get on it sometimes) so its stored in the ecu

 

It could be but generally it's just a general out of tune symptom..

that code is your tdc sensor which you don't really want to go... I'd replace the dist.

 

i was told i just need to replace the sub assembly, i just put a brand new 250 dollar ignitor in there and its still acting GAY!!!!!!!!! Today during the middle of the day that **** was acting weird like 3/4 power, you think heat has something to do with it at all?

 

the ignitor won't fix the tdc sensor or the dist... sounds to me like you need a new distributer...

heat could have something to do with it but not the most likely thing... a brand new ignitor shouldn't malfunction do to heat... although it's certainly not operating at peak...

the code you're throughing indicates you need a new dist.

 

you cant just buy the sub assembly? i have a msd 6al ignition could i use the the distributor cap on the new sub assembly or distributor?