Hi, I have a problem with my 92 civic hatch thats been going on for a while now, and I am sick of it. . . . .

The hatch was originally a dx, and i dropped a zc 1.5 vtec in it when the motor was close to dieing . . . the problem is weird and the best way i can describe it is below . .

Its never an ongoing thing, it has its days when it choose to act up . . . . thel tach will jump back and forth spontaneously anywhere it wants too . . . when this happens and i apply gas, the motor feels weird, as if . . . . well almost kinda like a motor mount is lose or something, its shaky and feels as if it isnt putting as much power to the ground . . .

A grinding/rattling type noise can also be heard when this happens . . and if i slowly tach it up high or sometimes even gouge it to high rpms it bogs out and sounds like its missing or not firing right, or kind of like its hitting the rev limiter, however i know its not, because i can tell how high im going with it, and its no where near the rev limiter . . . . .

When the tachs not jumping around like I said, none of these symptoms are anywhere to be found . . . . no rattling/grinding sound , no motor feeling wobbly, and no missing or bogging out sounds on top end . . . . its crazy . . . . any help @ al would be greatly appreciated, seeing as the mechanic I normally take it too has no idea whats going on . . . . Thank you

 

check you vss sensor at the transny see if it is pluging tight. for the grinding/rattling noises i would try to take the vss sensor out to see if still have all it pieces.

 

I had this problem too one time on my integra. This was awhile ago, It ended up leaving me on the side of the road.. i'm trying to remember what i replaced that fixed it... errr

bump for a guy in need of some help

 

swap your coil for a new one

 

sounds like maybe ignitor.
chris

 

distributer maybe going out. The same thing happened to my friends crx before it died.

 

sorry guys, been away from home . . . . lets continue this . . .

my question is though, if it truly is the distributor, then what explains the loud sound that sounds like the rocker arms, just louder, thats only made when the car messes up . . . ?

 

replacing your coil or igniter will/ should eliminate this problem

 

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Didn't know there was such a thing...

 

there is, its called a d15b vtec

its just an sohc vtec rated @ 129 . . . . its practially the same as a d16z6

 

the ignitor coil or the dizzy.

 

had this same exact thing happen to me...my tach would get all bouncy, the car would miss...at one point it actually died and i got nothing but a solid cel...i thought: **** my ecu died on me again!? nope...turns out it was a loose wire in my dizzy...just took some needle noses, clampd that bich down and have never looked back!...weirdest thing ive ever had to troubleshoot...had everyone stumpd!

 

try unplugging the O2 sensor run it and see if there be any difference. That was causing the rev limit effect and bogging down for me... Now i'm flying like the wind... Same engine.. Believe that the tack is a lose ground issue..

 

7 year old thread. Doubt that this issue is still on the OP's mind.