okay, from the beginning: (sorry for writing a book. i just want to explain as best i can.)
i have a 88 crx si w/b16a from an xsi. pr3 ecu
with that out of the way, i was driving one day, and my car was wanting to go very very slow. eventually there was so little power i couldnt drive up the slightest little hill.
the main symptom:
the engine would absolutely not rev over 4500.
if i floored it would eventually bog to an even lower rpm, until it almost died.
so i started looking for problems.
in the process of discovering that my cat was clogged, i had replaced the timing belt, fuel pump, fuel filter, & ignition control module. also during this painstaking process, i had accidently broken the two studs closest to the drivers side that hold the valve cover on. so there are leaks in that area until my new studs come tomorrow at honda. upon discovering that none of those other things were the problem, I took all of those parts back.
okay, i gutted the cat. everythings great again! for like an hour........
i was getting on it really hard, and at higher rpms the car sputters and jerks like crazy. its getting worse and happening more often and more throughout the rpm band. usually the check engine light will sputter on and off with the engine sputtering. it wont stay on & there is no code left on the ECU. one time when i was revving it up in neutral and had the hood popped, i even got a glimpse of sparks coming from near the distributor. i know that that is a VERY BAD SIGN. but this is the only car i have, and i work and go to school full time so i need this fixed ASAP.
someone please help me!!1 I AM BEGGING! also, i am looking for really good honda forums... if there are more please let me know! im not saying this one isnt good, this is the first time ive been here. but if there are other good ones, i need to know. i used to go to resource.crx.org but they never help anymore so im looking around.
thanks so much!
ronnie
i have a 88 crx si w/b16a from an xsi. pr3 ecu
with that out of the way, i was driving one day, and my car was wanting to go very very slow. eventually there was so little power i couldnt drive up the slightest little hill.
the main symptom:
the engine would absolutely not rev over 4500.
if i floored it would eventually bog to an even lower rpm, until it almost died.
so i started looking for problems.
in the process of discovering that my cat was clogged, i had replaced the timing belt, fuel pump, fuel filter, & ignition control module. also during this painstaking process, i had accidently broken the two studs closest to the drivers side that hold the valve cover on. so there are leaks in that area until my new studs come tomorrow at honda. upon discovering that none of those other things were the problem, I took all of those parts back.
okay, i gutted the cat. everythings great again! for like an hour........
i was getting on it really hard, and at higher rpms the car sputters and jerks like crazy. its getting worse and happening more often and more throughout the rpm band. usually the check engine light will sputter on and off with the engine sputtering. it wont stay on & there is no code left on the ECU. one time when i was revving it up in neutral and had the hood popped, i even got a glimpse of sparks coming from near the distributor. i know that that is a VERY BAD SIGN. but this is the only car i have, and i work and go to school full time so i need this fixed ASAP.
someone please help me!!1 I AM BEGGING! also, i am looking for really good honda forums... if there are more please let me know! im not saying this one isnt good, this is the first time ive been here. but if there are other good ones, i need to know. i used to go to resource.crx.org but they never help anymore so im looking around.
thanks so much!
ronnie