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cameron7710 · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:13 pm Post subject: honda engines anyone??

well i dont know if anyone here knows anything about hondas but i got a friend that has a 91 civic that died on the side the road and is now sitting on a side road. so pretty much they were going up a hill and it just puttered out it turns over and fires but then dies instantly it will run for a second if u rev it but it stumbles and back fired slightly then dies. also it has been sitting for a few years and has been back on the road for only about a week.
and it has a d15b2 and we just changed the plugs and wires last night.

anyway thats all the info i have.so if anyone has an idea of somthing to check or what it could be let me know

thanks,

Alphius · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:41 am Post subject:

My experience with a similar problem is with a CRX Si. It's a D15A3, but similar to your motor. Older fuel injection setup.

The CRX would run (and die) like that when it was warmed up, but not cold. It was a blown headgasket. Have you checked the coolant and oil for signs of cross-contamination? Does yours run fine when it's cold?

The other thing to check, especially since it's been sitting for a while, is the fuel filter. It could be plugged, and it's a good idea to replace anyway. Check and make sure your fuel pump primes and pumps with the car on. You should be able to hear it running.

I would lean toward fuel. Check the fuel system.

cameron7710 · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:31 am Post subject:

ya i was thinking it was a fuel problem since it has been siting so long. i didnt check they oil or anything since it was dark out and i didnt have a light but ill check that later

DBL_TKE · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:21 pm Post subject:

Sounds like a dead fuel pump. I guess I'll be the first to ask, did anyone make sure there was gas in the tank?

Alphius · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:32 pm Post subject:

cameron7710 · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:12 am Post subject:

well thanks for the help everyone but at this point i dont care about that car causes my friend wants to go and blame me for the problem with the car because he talked to some mechanic that didn't even look at the car but said im a dumb ass because when we changed the spark plugs we torqued them and that torquing spark plugs is the dumbest thing anyone could do to a car and that we completely destroyed the engine(and really how can someone say that with out even looking at it). and really how is it bad to torque something when there is a torque spec for it. in my head if there is a torque spec and you have a torque wrench, you torque it to spec but i dont know if thats just me.

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:17 pm Post subject:

Alphius · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:26 pm Post subject:

cameron7710 · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:17 pm Post subject:

ya thats what i said but he just wants someone to blame. so hies blaming me so at this point he can take it to a shop and pay a few hunderd dollars to find out i was right and im just gona sit back and laugh Razz

aaron_sK · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:55 pm Post subject:

Some of those Honda plugs can be a nightmare because they seize in the aluminum heads.

That said, unless (like Chris mentioned) you pulled the threads, you didn't do anything wrong.

RSFreak · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:13 pm Post subject:

Alphius · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:37 am Post subject:

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:43 am Post subject:

Just get some NGK's and Tokyo Drift that Shizzle!

sorry i had to

fiveoformula · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:19 pm Post subject:

I sell alot of coils and igniters for honda's.... just sayin. lol

iansane · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:28 pm Post subject:

fiveoformula · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:43 pm Post subject:

Thats true, I use to be the guy telling everyone to just replace things... Since I been coming here for info, and going to school I know alot better now. Rolling Eyes