97 civic ex

i have to crank it for like 5 secs in order for it to start and when it does the damn thing runs for like 5secs then the idle drops off and when i step on the gas to rev back up there is no response!! i can hear the suck from my intake when i step on the gas but it still continues to bog down untill it dies. also throws a misfire code on cylinder 1+2. I can hear the fuel pump prime when I put the key in and turn it to electric on, so i dont think i has to do with the fuel system. also changed the spark plugs and still does it. im gonna guess its my distributor? how can i check to see if thats the prb?


Modified by electric-boost at 1:06 AM 5/23/2004


Modified by electric-boost at 9:45 AM 5/27/2004

 

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distributor or your plugs are in the wrong order. was anything done to the car before this occured?

 

I purchased it from a dealership, it had some front end damage but thats fixed. I noticed that almost half the fuses were out of place or not the right amp so i fixed those. but everything is stock

 

contact the dealership. do you have lemon laws in ohio?

 

i got it as is from like "bobs used cars" costed me 2k. I drove to Pa to buy it but for right now i just need to get it running to drive to the inspection place

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MichaelJComputer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">distributor or your plugs are in the wrong order. was anything done to the car before this occured?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I am going to have to agree because i put mine in the wrong order and thats what happened to me....

 

would that explain the car starting up then shutting off 5 secs later, even when im flooring the gas and it doesnt respond? also is the no. 1 cylinder the first on the driver side or the passenger side?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by electric-boost &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">would that explain the car starting up then shutting off 5 secs later, even when im flooring the gas and it doesnt respond? also is the no. 1 cylinder the first on the driver side or the passenger side?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Possibly. When I did my timing belt I disconnected the plugs from the dizzy but forgot the order. I thought I had it right, but it just bogged and wouldn't respond. Turns out my dizzy is upside down or some ****, but the order is backwards. After fixing it the car ran fine.

The #1 plug is on the passenger side.

 

I took off the dist. and messed around with the timing (retard, advance) the only weak spark we got was from cylinder 3 and that has no codes for it. i checked again last night and code 71,72 is what im getting. now all 4 plugs were sparking and I can hear the fuel pump prime when i turn they key in the ignition. no clue what it could be? I havent tested for the fuel pressure i plan on doing that friday

 

firing order on the dizzy should be as follows...starting from the bottom left and going clockwise from there should be 1342. just imagine this is your dizzy cap :

34
12

hope my shitty diagram helps...haha