Running out of ideas to fix my car! Would Redex help?
I've previously posted issues with my 1999 Honda Civic. The engine management light is on just now and has been for the last month or so. My cousin is a mechanic and has helped as much as he can. The engines revs are weird, the revs drop right down to nearly stalling when changing gears, the car now sometimes stalls itself whens its cold, its not like the revs drop and then drop again, it just stops, just as quick as if I actually switch the car off, this only happens when its idling when I switch the car on in the morning. My mechanic has changed the distributor cap as it was slightly cracked (very slight), he has changed the spark plugs and checked the leads, he has changed the lambda sensor and has generally given the car a once over. The last thing he can think of is that the injectors are clogged and wants me to try redex to clear it out, I've done a wee bit of research on redex and theres mixed reviews on how useful it is.
If any one else can help or offer some other ideas to either fix it or advise what they think is wrong, I'd very much appreciate it.
The only other thing I can think of is to take it to a Honda dealership to see if they can fix it but I think we all know that most dealerships will just take the mick and charge me a fortune.
Any help welcome! Thanks!!!!
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Its a manual gearbox.
I have had it plugged in a few times and it registers a mis-fire, its not always the same cylinder. It costs me £40 a go just to plug it in and see what it says, i've already done this too many times to count.
How much has it cost already ? how much in lost time ? will it cause you to have an accident or a rear end shunt if it stalls in traffic ? Take it to the dealer get it on the diagnostics rig,it will probably be just a simple replacement module., in the engine management system.
It sounds like a Computer issue. First things first, disconnect the battery. re connect it and run a code check on it.
I need to know more symptoms really, is it stick? auto?
If your cousin thinks it's in the injectors, have him pinch off the return line to the fuel pump and install a fuel pressure gauge. If the fuel pressure gauge bleeds down then there is probably a problem with the injectors. If it doesn't drop there could be a fuel pressure regulator or fuel pump problem. Is the car automatic or standard shift? It almost sounds like you could have a torque (stall) converter problem.
Redex is not good in my opinion. The best thing to use would be Wynn's Injector Cleaner (available from halfords for £5) and put that in your fuel tank. I've used that and swear by it but the only downside is that you have to "top up" every 3,000 miles but i don't and i just top up every 6 months ish. If that don't work then it sounds to be that there is a breather problem and the IACV is blocked and needs cleaning. Don't take it to a garage/dealer as you're just gonna waste money on something you can pretty much do yourself. Contact me via email and i'll give you some very useful links.
check fuel pump pressure,also the throttle pussion sensor known as the tps sensor this controlls your idle speed.good luck
Your cars ECU needs to be reset, get a fault code and also get your air mass sensor checked whilst your at it
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