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My girlfriend's 1990 4dr auto is doing something strange...not always, but sometimes, when you start to accelerate, the car pauses like it's going to die, then jumps back up to the speed you should be at in relation to where you have the pedal pressed. I'm stumped...anyone any idea? I hope...

This may seem like a dumb question but...how do I check my transmission fluid? What are the steps, procedures, how do I know if it has to be changed, what do I need to change it etc.? Any help is appreciated. Jason PS> Sometimes my shifter goes hard into first gear and when I am going into...

I'm driving a 90 Civic HB Si but when I got it it was supposed to be a "parts" car for my other Civic that met up with a Dodge Ram shortly thereafter. It had in it a dying D15B2 that someone has swaped into it instead of the stock engine...I believe it was the head gasket...it was spitting oil...

Ok...so I'm driving to work today and...I go to flick my heater on...10 seconds later..."sniff, sniff, what that smell"?....SMOKE starting to coming out from under my dash!!! WTF!! Shut off the heater immediately and it stopped but...geezuz...now I have no heater? HELP!!! Jason

Guys...I'm looking for these two things at the best price that ships to Canada and ships cheap. (or is IN canada) Energy Suspension Hyper-Flex Bushings - 90 Civic Si Eibach Pro-Kit Springs - 90 Civic Si My mechanic told me yesterday that just about every bushing on my car is shot, and that I...

I just got back from a morning out in the girlfriends 90 DX 4dr and I notice that when the car shifted (automatic) that there was an audible "clunk" that you could 'feel' and hear. I know this is something bad...can someone help me out? What is this..where do I begin? Thanks. Jason

I just found out today, much to my dismay, that my rear brakes are shot. The brake cylinders are leaking, the shoes are getting ruined by the brake fluid, about the only thing good is the drum. Now the estimate I got was close to almost $400 CDN to fix it...but I figured if I can do this more...

Hey guys...my girlfriends Dx has a reeeally stiff gas pedal and I was driving it down the highway yesterday and it was really struggling to reach the speedlimit of 110kph...but when it did reach it...it seemed like it wanted to go faster and didn't want to slow down when I slacked off the...

First of all...HELP! Second...I'm trying to figure out what my car has in it...I'm just starting to learn the "electronics" portion of my car and am starting from the "brain" of the car. Now I've been told that anything pre 1996 was OBD1...but I've also been told that my 1990 Civic HB Si is...

Ummm this is strange...just happened on my way home from work... Stopped to get groceries on my way home for supper and when I shut the car off my oil light came on? Weird, so I turned the car back on...the light went off. Shut off the car...oil light came back on. So I did my business at the...

I need to change a wheel bearing (or two) on the front of the girlfriends car (90DX4Dr) this weekend and was wondering what tool I need to press out the bearing and press a new one back in? Normally I would just change the whole knuckle, but I don't have the option this time. Anyone help me...

That's right the girlfriend just agreed to buy an 90 Civic DX 4-Door "Limited". I'll post pics once we pick it up on Sunday. Curious...Inside the engine bay there is a sticker near the hood latch that says on my Si "Honda Manufacturing of Canada"...but in this one it says..."Honda...

Just a quick question...lately I've noticed that my pour little 90 HB si is starting to ride like a buckboard...and I noticed it a little in my old STD too... So for the question... What would be the simplest, cheapest, and longest lasting improvement to make my ride more comfortable? I don't...

My stock headlights in my 90 Civic Si HB absolutely suck! So...I've been told that 88-89 Crx Projectors will fit in my car (true?) and I am looking to buy some...c-h-e-a-p. I am on the east coast of Canada (New Brunswick) and was wondering if anyone out there in internet land was off loading...

I was just driving back from getting my girlfriend from work and my radio shut off, then my clock on my dash shut off, then my gauge light shut off...and as I was pulling in my driveway...the car just died, shut off, kaput! WTF! It's not throwing any codes, the car won't turn over, it just...

I just put an air intake on my car (d15b1) and it was off an integra or something...I got it for $30...it wouldn't fit around my battery so what I did was cut the tube and took out the stock filter box etc., and put this in there using the stock tube into the manifold. So now the "cone" is...

I had a diagnostic test done yesterday and one of the things they told me I needed was the temperature sensor that controls my "fan", as the fan behind the rad is running constantly. Problem is I don't have a freakin' clue where that is? Is that actually what it is called...just the...

Just finished dropping my D15 in my Si last night and pulled the plug wires to check the plugs and the #3 was soaked in oil...what do I need to do?? Is it just the valve cover gasket...or is it more than that??...is it something I can do myself with limited knowledge?? Help! Jason PS> Any...

Just a quick question guys/gals... I am about to have the D15B1 out of my STD dropped in my Si and am leaving the Si MPFI in the car...here is a list of things I know I should bring to the guy that is doing it...have I left anything out? Antifreeze Oil Intake Manifold Gasket Is there...

That's right after tomorrow I will no longer be an engine 'virgin'...I am pulling the D15B1 out of my old (smashed) STD. I'm actually quite excited about it... I know, I know...big deal...but hey...any words of wisdom from anyone? If not...wish me luck! Jason