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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: nick v6 on 09 March 2009, 19:04:40
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well we have got ann's honda civic
thanks to bertie for taking me to pick it up
top bloke
the car is great runs fine and goes like hell
sometimes the engine managment light comes on and i have noticed that the engine revs drop really low
if you turn the engine off and wait for a min and start it back up its fine for ages
anything that you can think of
ive noticed its had a new lamba sensor which was my first thought
i'm thinking of the sensor that controls the idle from choke on to choke off i'm thinking it maybe that
stepper motor or somthing like that its called
its an r reg 1997 1.6 honda civic 2 door coupe
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D Series Engine???
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D Series Engine???
how do i find that out
:-/
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If it is a D Series theyre very very tunable
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_D_engine has some pix there of a D series lump
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this has got the air filter at the top of the engine at the back
if that helps :-/
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Nick i have a friend who is a Honda Wizzard hes got a civic coupe thats hes DIY Turbo'd anyway i will tell him your symptons and pass on the verdict
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Nick i have a friend who is a Honda Wizzard hes got a civic coupe thats hes DIY Turbo'd anyway i will tell him your symptons and pass on the verdict
nice one thanks for that
pm me if you find anything out
it may just need a good service
new air filter etc
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Its those bloody brake lights again aye it??? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D its a really nice looking car i could not see any rust or abuse any where on it... :y :y
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Its those bloody brake lights again aye it??? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D its a really nice looking car i could not see any rust or abuse any where on it... :y :y
i sorted the brake lights
£16 for 2 bulbs because ann wanted to drive it straight away
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sorry :'(
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Its those bloody brake lights again aye it??? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D its a really nice looking car i could not see any rust or abuse any where on it... :y :y
i sorted the brake lights
£16 for 2 bulbs because ann wanted to drive it straight away
Halfords Prices???
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Its those bloody brake lights again aye it??? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D its a really nice looking car i could not see any rust or abuse any where on it... :y :y
i sorted the brake lights
£16 for 2 bulbs because ann wanted to drive it straight away
Halfords Prices???
no
petrol station up the road from me
had to buy 2 of those packs with 1 of everything inside
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ive had a sdimilar experiance with SWMBO's Old Rover they riip you off good & propper btw i emailed my friend mark so am awaiting his response he should get back to me by COP 8pm
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ive had a sdimilar experiance with SWMBO's Old Rover they riip you off good & propper btw i emailed my friend mark so am awaiting his response he should get back to me by COP 8pm
nice 1 :y
it got to be some sort of air/fuel flow sensor
or something to do with the auto choke
when its warm the revs go really low close to cutting out
but it don't do it all the time
when it does do it it can be a pain to start
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Surley its injection at that age!
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yes its injection
the air box sits at the top just at the back of the engine
ill take some pics of the engine and post them on the site
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Well its probably a D8 or D9 era engine.
So 16V EFi without VTEC.....and certainly no choke!
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Well its probably a D8 or D9 era engine.
So 16V EFi without VTEC.....and certainly no choke!
where do i find that
its only 8 valve
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What spec LS auto?
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What spec LS auto?
1.6i LS coupe
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(http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr264/nickandann123/honda%20engine/DSC00027.jpg)
this is the airfilter on top of engine at the back
(http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr264/nickandann123/honda%20engine/DSC00028.jpg)
this is the air filter inside
(http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr264/nickandann123/honda%20engine/DSC00029.jpg)
there are the injectors
(http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr264/nickandann123/honda%20engine/DSC00030.jpg)
(http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr264/nickandann123/honda%20engine/DSC00031.jpg)
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It could be one of about 6 different engines!
Al very revvy with little low down torque which is acceptable in something as light as a Civic (about 1200Kg). Not to hot on the safety as a result though.
Basically its a Hondaised Rover 400
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It could be one of about 6 different engines!
Al very revvy with little low down torque which is acceptable in something as light as a Civic (about 1200Kg). Not to hot on the safety as a result though.
Basically its a Hondaised Rover 400
is there a way of finding out what engine it is
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It could be one of about 6 different engines!
Al very revvy with little low down torque which is acceptable in something as light as a Civic (about 1200Kg). Not to hot on the safety as a result though.
Basically its a Hondaised Rover 400
That isn't light that is the same weight as my Carlton was :o
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Hiya,
Sounds like the idle control valve to me. He should have a service connector in the passenger foot well. Stick a paperclip in it and it'll flash the engine light. It'll be like say, 3 long flashes and 3 short flashes is code 33. Google honda ecu codes and it'll tell you whats wrong. The idle control valve has a code of its own so you'll know if its that. If it is that, a bit of carb cleaner will possibly fix it. Otherwise, you'll have to find another civic coupe with one. One off another honda civic wont go, unless its a d16y7 engine too, which is unlikely as I think only the civic coupe got the d16y7.
btw he says you have the D16Y7 so its a D Series lump
thats what my mate has said seems like the miggys paper trick works
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i'm starting to think the exhaust is blocked
it don't sound very good at the back of the car when its reved
might try changing the exhaust first and see what happens and take it from there
it needs a new exhaust so can't go wrong really
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ive taken the idle control vale off the civic
and what a wierd design
it has a water feed that runs in to and out of the valve
and ive had a look and it is black as anything
and where it bolts on to the carb all inside there is gacked up with crap
so it looks like the problem is there
i will be getting some carb clean tomorrow and giving it a good cleaning and then try again and see how that gets on
but for how gacked up it was i'd say when its cleaned out it will run perfect :y
i hope :-/
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my mate was right then he will be pleased to know that! :y
Japanese Cars are complex but work reliably
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my mate was right then he will be pleased to know that! :y
Japanese Cars are complex but work reliably
ill let you know how i get on after i get it cleaned out tomorrow
ive cleaned out the idle control valve that was gacked up
just the carb on the car :y
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well cleaned all the carb out and there was aload of crap in there
even dropped the starter off as it sticks sometimes
and put it all back together and let it run for about half hour and it seems to be running better than before
so it looks like i found the problem
the idle control valve
which is the first one i have ever seen controlled by the water temp
there is a water feed in to it and out of it to control the choke
strange but cute
well you learn something new every day :y
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well cleaned all the carb out and there was aload of crap in there
even dropped the starter off as it sticks sometimes
and put it all back together and let it run for about half hour and it seems to be running better than before
so it looks like i found the problem
the idle control valve
which is the first one i have ever seen controlled by the water temp
there is a water feed in to it and out of it to control the choke
strange but cute
well you learn something new every day :y
Lol, I would swat up on your theory!
a) It does not have a Carb, it has a throttle body
b) It does not have a choke
What you have probably seen is a coolant heating feed to stop the idle valve freezing.
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well cleaned all the carb out and there was aload of crap in there
even dropped the starter off as it sticks sometimes
and put it all back together and let it run for about half hour and it seems to be running better than before
so it looks like i found the problem
the idle control valve
which is the first one i have ever seen controlled by the water temp
there is a water feed in to it and out of it to control the choke
strange but cute
well you learn something new every day :y
Lol, I would swat up on your theory!
a) It does not have a Carb, it has a throttle body
b) It does not have a choke
What you have probably seen is a coolant heating feed to stop the idle valve freezing.
sorry we all know what i mean
well yu do anyway ;D