Question about my girlfriends car

mustangLX92 · 06-06-2002, 06:46 AM

My girlfriends has a 96 honda civic and it is running a little rough. After the car has warmed up it will stutter alot. It will do this in every gear. Also after sitting at idle for a few minutes the engine will stutter and eventually stall. I was just going to give it a tune up, new fuel filter. What do you guys think?

cyberstang5.0 · 06-06-2002, 07:19 AM

that's an easy question... slap some stickers on it, and a huge wing... it will fix your probelm and give you an additional 100 HP.

Just kidding

It sounds like it might be an ignition problem. I don't know anything about imports (other then they are slow) I would look at the distrubitor or the mag pickup, what ever it has. A tune up wouldn't hurt.

Dark_5.0 · 06-06-2002, 07:34 AM

My CRX was doing the same thing a little over a year ago, the problem was the timing belt was strecthed. It eventually broke, and let me tell you changing the timing belt sucks.

It could be something as simple as a plug wire....I would check all the basics first cap,rotor,plugs and wires.

Later,

mustangLX92 · 06-06-2002, 07:58 AM

Thanks guys. Im going to replace the plugs, cap, rotor. The wires are new so they should be fine. Do you think i should bother changing the fuel filter? I will also check the timing belt.

Mr 5 0 · 06-06-2002, 08:56 AM

Clogged gas filter is a likely culprit as any other but if you can borrow or rent a code scanner that would be a big help.

929PhoenixSquid · 06-06-2002, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cyberstang5.0
that's an easy question... slap some stickers on it, and a huge wing... it will fix your probelm and give you an additional 100 HP.

Just kidding

OMG LMAO!!

Jeb_Bush_2000 · 06-06-2002, 11:58 PM

See if it has an Idle Air Control valve. That's usually the cause of those problems.

mustangLX92 · 06-07-2002, 06:28 AM

I just replaced the plugs, cap and rotor, wires, and fuel filter, and it is still doing it. Im going to try and get a cade scanner.

mustangman65_79 · 06-07-2002, 08:06 AM

<raising hand> ooh, ooh, pick me, hey over here, pick me, pick me, I know what it is.

I'TS A HON-DU!!!

Just kidding, it sounds like the timming is way off. I don't know how they keep there timming where it's a distributor, or crank timming, but is could be going out or got moved. KInda sounds like it running too retarded(Hon-Duu)lol, sorry.

Jeb_Bush_2000 · 06-07-2002, 05:19 PM

Does it run fine above idle?

LX5liter · 06-09-2002, 11:47 AM

How many miles are on it? Honda recommends changing the timing belt every xxxxx amount of miles before it breaks. A broken timing belt can do a pile of damage on some cars ( valves hitting pistons ). I would change the timing belt if it has a pile'o' miles.

06-06-2002, 06:46 AM	#1
mustangLX92 Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 138	Question about my girlfriends car My girlfriends has a 96 honda civic and it is running a little rough. After the car has warmed up it will stutter alot. It will do this in every gear. Also after sitting at idle for a few minutes the engine will stutter and eventually stall. I was just going to give it a tune up, new fuel filter. What do you guys think? __________________ Motorsports springs, Lakewood drag struts, Southside rear lower arms. Motorsports upper arms. Lakewood Drag shocks. Southside rear drag springs, sub frames, 3.55 Gears, Cobra intake, 70mm TB, GT40 heads, X Cam, 1.6 Crane RR's, 110lph fuel pump, AFPR, offroad h pipe, Flowmaster catback, 1 5/8" Motorsport headers, under drive pulleys, cold air induction, Black Magic Fan, Pro 5.0, Weld Draglites.

06-06-2002, 07:34 AM	#3
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	My CRX was doing the same thing a little over a year ago, the problem was the timing belt was strecthed. It eventually broke, and let me tell you changing the timing belt sucks. It could be something as simple as a plug wire....I would check all the basics first cap,rotor,plugs and wires. Later, __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

06-06-2002, 07:58 AM	#4
mustangLX92 Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 138	Thanks guys. Im going to replace the plugs, cap, rotor. The wires are new so they should be fine. Do you think i should bother changing the fuel filter? I will also check the timing belt. __________________ Motorsports springs, Lakewood drag struts, Southside rear lower arms. Motorsports upper arms. Lakewood Drag shocks. Southside rear drag springs, sub frames, 3.55 Gears, Cobra intake, 70mm TB, GT40 heads, X Cam, 1.6 Crane RR's, 110lph fuel pump, AFPR, offroad h pipe, Flowmaster catback, 1 5/8" Motorsport headers, under drive pulleys, cold air induction, Black Magic Fan, Pro 5.0, Weld Draglites.

06-06-2002, 08:56 AM	#5
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Coughing Civic Clogged gas filter is a likely culprit as any other but if you can borrow or rent a code scanner that would be a big help.

06-06-2002, 11:58 PM	#7
Jeb_Bush_2000 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Taxachusetts Posts: 374	See if it has an Idle Air Control valve. That's usually the cause of those problems. __________________ Stripped-down '93 LX Coupe -- "Danielle" R.I.P. 05/30/02 "I've seen some crazy stuff in my life, but that...was...AWESOME!!! Oh, sorry about your car, man."

06-06-2002, 07:19 AM	#2
cyberstang5.0 347ci of HORSE POWER!!! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,416	that's an easy question... slap some stickers on it, and a huge wing... it will fix your probelm and give you an additional 100 HP. Just kidding It sounds like it might be an ignition problem. I don't know anything about imports (other then they are slow) I would look at the distrubitor or the mag pickup, what ever it has. A tune up wouldn't hurt.

06-07-2002, 06:28 AM	#8
mustangLX92 Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 138	I just replaced the plugs, cap and rotor, wires, and fuel filter, and it is still doing it. Im going to try and get a cade scanner. __________________ Motorsports springs, Lakewood drag struts, Southside rear lower arms. Motorsports upper arms. Lakewood Drag shocks. Southside rear drag springs, sub frames, 3.55 Gears, Cobra intake, 70mm TB, GT40 heads, X Cam, 1.6 Crane RR's, 110lph fuel pump, AFPR, offroad h pipe, Flowmaster catback, 1 5/8" Motorsport headers, under drive pulleys, cold air induction, Black Magic Fan, Pro 5.0, Weld Draglites.

06-07-2002, 08:06 AM	#9
mustangman65_79 My poor 79 RIP Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suisun City, Posts: 2,320	<raising hand> ooh, ooh, pick me, hey over here, pick me, pick me, I know what it is. I'TS A HON-DU!!! Just kidding, it sounds like the timming is way off. I don't know how they keep there timming where it's a distributor, or crank timming, but is could be going out or got moved. KInda sounds like it running too retarded(Hon-Duu)lol, sorry. __________________ '84 mustang GT turbo '85 LTD '89 Camaro Irocz z28 '94 Lightning '96 Trans am

06-07-2002, 05:19 PM	#10
Jeb_Bush_2000 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Taxachusetts Posts: 374	Does it run fine above idle?

06-09-2002, 11:47 AM	#11
LX5liter dude5l Join Date: May 2001 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada Posts: 603	How many miles are on it? Honda recommends changing the timing belt every xxxxx amount of miles before it breaks. A broken timing belt can do a pile of damage on some cars ( valves hitting pistons ). I would change the timing belt if it has a pile'o' miles. __________________ Good luck! Brad R. 1992 L.X. 5.0 coupe MODS: A few little bolt ons New Best time ...11.60 @ 128 mph @ 2000+ ft altitude. Rice Haters Club member #39 Users rides #2542

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