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My car used to hesitate 2 months ago. After i adjusted the throttle cable, everything was fine until now.

Here's what happened, I hit a bump going 65 to 70mph, the car started to bog, stutter, jerk, hesitate whatever you wanna call it. Tried to step on the gas no response,( it feels like the engine is gonna die). Waited for 5secs. .. CEL came on. After the CEL came on, the hesitation is gone then the sound from my exhaust changed. Loud and rattling sound, very annoying! Could it be my Catalytic Converter? I didn't have time to check the code but I will later on. Please help.

 

No help?

 

You got a check the codes first. Gives you a good indication. Because of the bump, something worked loose or something..

fs

 

he's right, check the codes. that will give you a good start. how hard was the hit?

 

Mine did the same thing. The code said priimary heated o2 sensor, but I haven't replaced it yet. Let me know how it goes.

 

How can I check the CEL on the 1997 Civic. I checked under the globe box but I couldn't find it. Please help.

 

the thread title made me giggle

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blackhatchy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the thread title made me giggle </TD></TR></TABLE>

You can giggle later after you help me.

 

s-s-s-sorry

 

sounds like you disconnected the exaust piping somewhere. get underneath it and check abnormalities.

 

No need to say s-s-s-sorry, help would be great.

 

[QUOTE=how hard was the hit? [/QUOTE]

It wasn't hard at all.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fourdoorsleeper &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

It wasn't hard at all.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i knocked my piping loose from a hit that i didnt even feel of hear, so that may be the case for you.

 

Today after work, I installed distributor and coil, spark plugs and new catalytic converter. Unfortunately it didn't solve the problem. So my next step will be the O2 sensor. I'm gonna keep this thread updated because nobody seems to solve this problem.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fourdoorsleeper &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Today after work, I installed distributor and coil, spark plugs and new catalytic converter. Unfortunately it didn't solve the problem. So my next step will be the O2 sensor. I'm gonna keep this thread updated because nobody seems to solve this problem. </TD></TR></TABLE>

No man, like i indicated in my first post:

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by filthy_shovel &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You got a check the codes first. Gives you a good indication. Because of the bump, something worked loose or something..

fs</TD></TR></TABLE>

Did you have any codes???????????????

fs