losing power?

[Secret Place]

changed the vss it made a slight difference . but the car still boggs

 

[Briansol]

have you had a shop look at it yet? there's not much more to replace at this point...

 

[CAFROG]

Your replaced parts on the distributor but you said it was smoking....the distributor might be the issue.

 

[Secret Place]

ive replaced the entire distributor

 

[Secret Place]

can it be a blown head gasket?

 

[Secret Place]

and now im smelling coolant in my car

 

[Secret Place]

i looked around and read that for some people it was their o2 sensor . i took out the CAT and saw that my o2 sensor was bent . i put in a test pipe for the mean time. but it still has the bogging problem with the test pipe on, i dont think it was the o2 sensor.

 

[Secret Place]

Update: These are the parts I recently changed.
Distributor,Spark Plugs, Fuel Filter, TPS -Throttle Position Sensor,VSS, MAP sensor, Calipers, Break Hoses



The burning smell turned out to be one of my calipers locking.

 

[CAFROG]

I dont think it is the O2 either.

Man....stumped. Compression or leak down test?

 

[Secret Place]

i havent done that yet

 

[Secret Place]

should i look into changing the iacv?

 

[Secret Place]

now my car is sputtering . at idle and driving

 

[CAFROG]

I know I said this before but I'm not sure if you answered it. Did you check mechanical timing? Did you check the electrical timing?

 

[Briansol]

have you tried a different gas station? maybe you're filling up with bad gas

 

[Secret Place]

So the wiring in my car is all messed up.The owners before me did horrible wiring jobs on almost everything. The b18b1 engine in my civic is running like crap. I am going to buy a new engine harness but, should i buy the harness for the b18b1 or the one that the 96 civic ex coupe comes with?

 

[CAFROG]

You need one for your OBD2 Civic. The Integra engine harnesses are two piece (they connect at the shock towers) and your chassis needs a one piece engine harness. EX would be best if you ever wanted to run a VTEC set up because it will have the VTEC wiring in the harness already. But if you don't plan on VTEC, then the DX engine harness will be just fine.

 

[Secret Place]

so if i wanna continue with non vtec i use a DX harness?

 

[Secret Place]

i have the p75 ecu. would the Dx harness be fine?

 

[E_SolSi]

 

[CAFROG]

If the P75 is OBD1 then you'll need to purchase a jumper harness to connect your OBD2 engine harness to the ECU