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Hey guys I have a 98 civic, lately ive been noticing when driving on a cold engine, at some point within the first 5 minutes the car will stumble or hesitate idle and almost die... this only seems to happen on a cold engine, or if I let the car sit a few hours. This also only happens for about...

There's nothingon the Honda web site indicating a feature I was curious about on a 2006 Accord LX-V6 so I'm guessing its not a factory option and something I would have to do aftermarket. I was interested in adding remote start to the Accord. Anyone know whether its available factory installed or...

Hi all, The engine light on my 2002 honda accord just went on. I took it to the shop they replaced the spark plug but also said the compression was low on cylinder 1. They said it was at 100lbs and should be around 150 lbs. They said the check engine light might come back on for that. After two...

I'm about to attempt an install of some equipment through my CD-player/stereo that will add RCA aux inputs (you guessed it, to attach an iPod...) Before I disconnected battery power and the like, I wanted to check with anyone on the thread who knew if my stereo would need me to input a security...

I recently bought 96 Honda Civic for my wife, but I drive to work. About a week ago a scrreeching (metal on metal) noise started very quietly and it's been getting louder daily. But it doesn't start until I've driven about 3/4 miles and then it slowly gets louder and louder BUT when I apply the...

Hello people! I have unfortunately fallen into the hapless section of society facing both a cash crunch and car trouble at the same time...looking for salvation here. :) I need to replace the oxygen sensor on my 1996 civic HX... is this a task uncomplicated enough for me to undertake armed with a...

i have a 03'civic hb si,vtec. i was wondering what tool is easier to use to put my car in time, and how do i use it propertly.

I happened to check the dipstick on the civic with the engine off and it appeared low to me. My question is whether it's supposed to be checked with the engine running or not. And if so, how long should it be run before checking the level? Thanks.. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from...

I have a UK 2003 CR-V with factory fitted Satellite Navigation. Is there anyway to get the system to display the current road you are on when not in navigation mode; ie just when the map is displaying your current position. It's the Alpine system with a disk APN2-34102 VER 2.05 TIA

Put in a replacement engine in a car. When I went to adjust the timing, the 15 degree BTDC mark was way up so that I had to look up in the timing hole to see it (could not look straight in and see it). I estimated roughly that it was another 15 to 20 degrees out. The check engine light is ON. ...

Surprisingly, I'm having trouble getting an answer to what seems to me like a simple question. I have a '97 Accord, which is running very hot. What I've noticed is that if I'm stopped (with the temperate gauge nearly in the red zone), the fan does NOT come on if the engine is running. If I turn...

My wife has a 2003 Honda Civic LX, manual trans, that we bought new and now has 39K miles on it. We live in New Jersey. For about two weeks now, after we park the car and get out, we've been smelling a little bit of a electrical burning smell when you walk past the hood. Of course i opened up the...

I own Civic LX 2005. According to the Honda service book the first service is after 10k miles or 1 year and the subsequent service is after 20k miles or 1 year. In both cases the engine oil is replaced. Today, I had my first car maintenance (~9500k miles) and the oil was replaced (first time),...

I am the original owner of a 99 CRV, 2 wheel drive. I have always monitored the gas mileage closely - I mentally calculate it just about every time I fill the tank - and it's always averaged about 25 mpg. The mileage is about 112,000 About 6 weeks ago, I had the timing belt, water pump, and drive...

My Honda Civic year 2000 is behaving very strangely. Yesterday i bought full tank of gas and I parked it. I drove it like 3hrs later and it started run rough and lose acceleration, shakes when i accelerate and then the "check engine light" then came on. I took it back home and left it till...

Anyone have the production numbers for US-spec 2004 Accord 6 speeds? I can't find this info anywhere.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/acfang/detail?.dir=8649&.dnm=27da.jpg&.src=ph this is the spark plug from a 97 integra gsr that was changed about 20k ago. The electrode looks fine, but I wonder if the black ring near the threads means anything. My car has a little bit of pinging even though I run...

I know VSS (Vehicle Speed Sensor) is on the tranny but for this year Civic how accessable and where ? Is there a quick way to test the sensor / output to determine it is bad ? (same car that is overheating and CEL on). Oh and the typical Honda failure of the hood-release pull knob broken !

Hi! Just wanted some tip on my Honda Civic. I got a Civic Hatchback 98 DX, this morning the "Check Engine" light came on and afterwards their was a bad smell of 'eggs' that came from the vents.... Does anyone have any ideas on the problem(s)?? Thanks, Jason