It happens around idle, I'll just be idling normally and then I'll get a slight little hiccup and bam code 9 comes up. If I restart the car it's gone, and it doesn't usually come back.

I have my idle screw way up so I idle around 1000 and I have crower stage 3 cams.

You think the lumpy cams are just cause a little choke now and again? Or you think it's wiring becuase it always disappears when I restart? TIA

 

check your timing at the timing belt....

 

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You check the timing on the flywheel on an H22a. But what for anyway? If my crank timing was off I would be getting the code all the time would I not?

 

dont check base timing with a timing light on your motor. you need to use a scan tool. going on the fact that your car is obd1. first off if have you cleaned your engine bay with water, because water in the dist cap will throw a code nine all day long and cause a cyp sensor to go bad. but if not and your car is a true si vtec from honda then you probably need a distributor. now i am not one to through parts at cars. i always diagnose my problems then replace parts. saves money. but ive seen that code on older accords and it has always been a distributor. als if the dist. is aftermarket it will throw a code all day long.. and it is normal for it to clear itself when you turn off the car.. it is a soft code. and one more thing, i know you have a pe timing belt, i have seen an aftermarket belt (napa ect..) throw a code 9 because of belt stretch, but i doubt that is your problem because that pe belt is far superior to a napa. for a simple check i forgot about pull off you dist cap, if there is red dust in the cap you need a dist. asap. the cyp or ckp sensor is going bad and it will eventually cause the car not to start. i have seen this a ton on 92 -96 preludes and civics.


Modified by junbb1 at 7:18 PM 10/12/2003

 

I'm OBDII actually...

Hmm guess I will check the cap for dust...it only seems to happen once in a while. Everything is normal, I've done nothing to cause it so it could be just the dist going bad slowly.

 

if your car has less than 150k then it will be covered under warranty at a dealer

 

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Hahha niiiiiiice. I will have to see if it extends to canada.

 

wait a mintue since when is a CYP code convered by an emissions system warraty extension? It's actually related?