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igo4bmx · 08-31-2005, 11:40 AM

whoever fixes my car will get a nice dinner on me...
(i'm sick of car issues and too lazy to deal with it right now)

car bogs when running...
vacuum reading less than 20 inch of Hg which is not right
sounds like a vacuum leak, but no leaks...
even if a pipe is look for my charge piping... my honda runs a MAP sensor and doesn't see flow... only absolute pressure.

**TROLL** · 08-31-2005, 11:50 AM

from your description i am pretty sure i know exactly what it is... i can take care of it for you right away.

haha thanks for the details so everyone can help out.

bryan

2point4DSM · 08-31-2005, 03:37 PM

Bring it over my house and let me play with it for a couple days... weeks... I swear it'll take me less than a month....

I got a pretty good idea of how them things work... Them cars came with a v8, right?

igo4bmx · 08-31-2005, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 2point4DSM

Bring it over my house and let me play with it for a couple days... weeks... I swear it'll take me less than a month....

I got a pretty good idea of how them things work... Them cars came with a v8, right?

im pretty sure it has rotaries and pistons and stuff

2point4DSM · 08-31-2005, 03:56 PM

Does it start right up? Does it idle properly? Is the power loss right when you step on the pedal or does it feel like it has power till when the boost is suppose to hit? Does the power drop off at a certain RPM? Does the turbo make noises. Does it blow smoke? Does the breather fill with oil or blow air while at idle?

Did you do a compression test, check the spark plugs, boost leak test???

My first guess would be spark plugs....

igo4bmx · 08-31-2005, 04:07 PM

Does it start right up? Yes
Does it idle properly? No (rough)
Is the power loss right when you step on the pedal or does it feel like it has power till when the boost is suppose to hit? Haven't driven it really and the car buckles when driving too)
Does the power drop off at a certain RPM? don't think so.. however the car dies when i get off the gas
Does the turbo make noises. Does it blow smoke? nope
Does the breather fill with oil or blow air while at idle? positive? don't think so...
Did you do a compression test, check the spark plugs, boost leak test??? gotta get a compression tester...

My first guess would be spark plugs.... they only have 1k miles...

2point4DSM · 08-31-2005, 04:10 PM

Pull them out and take a look. It could be very possible you hurt one. It doesn't matter how many miles you have on them, your car is not stock.

If your car was running lean/on the edge, you could have melted the electrode. That would be a worse case scenerio.

igo4bmx · 08-31-2005, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 2point4DSM

Pull them out and take a look. It could be very possible you hurt one. It doesn't matter how many miles you have on them, your car is not stock.

If your car was running lean/on the edge, you could have melted the electrode. That would be a worse case scenerio.

oh yeah i did pull the plugs...
plugs looked fine

2point4DSM · 08-31-2005, 04:13 PM

Check to make sure your getting spark at the end of each wire and if you have have a spare set of spark plug wires try swapping them out. After the compression test you should check your timing belt and make sure it didn't jump.

igo4bmx · 08-31-2005, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 2point4DSM

Check to make sure your getting spark at the end of each wire and if you have have a spare set of spark plug wires try swapping them out. After the compression test you should check your timing belt and make sure it didn't jump.

yeah i need a timing light

specVogel · 08-31-2005, 04:23 PM

you dont need a timing light to see if your belt jumped a tooth. just pull the cover and see if all of the marks line up. your problem sounds like a vacuum leak. good luck.

2point4DSM · 08-31-2005, 04:35 PM

How about a little bit of history. What were you doing whent his happened....

igo4bmx · 08-31-2005, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 2point4DSM

How about a little bit of history. What were you doing whent his happened....

it was a cool and breezy friday afternoon, and I just got off of work. Things seems promising that day, since I was planning on moving most of my belongings to my new found place in a yuppy-like place called manayunk. During my fateful drive home from work, my car began to hesitate upon acceleration. This has happened to me quite alot, and usually was a result of a hose loose, or a disconnected map sensor.
I made it to my former home and let it rest, and looked in the engine bay and saw no evidence of anything loose. I went inside to pack and clean, and later that night i realized the fate for that evening.
About 2 hours passed and around 11PM i decided to ask honda forums about the issue. I tried isolating the vacuum leak(which i thought it was all along) by disconnecting all lines, plugging all ports, except for the map sensor. Datalogging showed nothing that caught my eye:

around 12:30AM, sitting in my driver seat, it all became a blur, and any bystander would see something like this:

2point4DSM · 09-06-2005, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 2point4DSM

Check to make sure your getting spark at the end of each wire and if you have have a spare set of spark plug wires try swapping them out. After the compression test you should check your timing belt and make sure it didn't jump.

I'll take a gift certificate to Bertuccis.

Gorilla Unit 33 · 09-06-2005, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 2point4DSM

I'll take a gift certificate to Bertuccis.

good choice

igo4bmx · 09-07-2005, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by 2point4DSM

I'll take a gift certificate to Bertuccis.

you gotta fix it- not find the problem

2point4DSM · 09-07-2005, 09:11 AM

Fixing it is the easy part. Diagnosing it is tougher, lol.

igo4bmx · 09-09-2005, 12:43 AM

the saga continues...
its not the timing belt

2point4DSM · 09-09-2005, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 2point4DSM

Check to make sure your getting spark at the end of each wire and if you have have a spare set of spark plug wires try swapping them out. After the compression test you should check your timing belt and make sure it didn't jump.

Read this over again....

If the belt doesn't line up, then fix that first and then recheck compression.

08-31-2005, 11:40 AM	#1
igo4bmx Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Under the bar... Member #592 My Ride: 2009 Audi A3 Quattro, 2008 BMW X5, 2003 WW Evo8, 2000 Turbo SOHC Civic iTrader: (1)	reward for fixing my car.. whoever fixes my car will get a nice dinner on me... (i'm sick of car issues and too lazy to deal with it right now) car bogs when running... vacuum reading less than 20 inch of Hg which is not right sounds like a vacuum leak, but no leaks... even if a pipe is look for my charge piping... my honda runs a MAP sensor and doesn't see flow... only absolute pressure. __________________ BOOST doesn't get you laid. Roofies and some creativity does however Tuned by some white dude @ a shopwithbigtrucks.com "You get what you pay for" - thanks captain obvious, unless you bought rotas and received volks. Last edited by igo4bmx; 08-31-2005 at 11:55 AM.

08-31-2005, 03:37 PM	#3
2point4DSM Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Member #505 My Ride: 08 Sienna Limited AWD, 07 John Deere riding mower, 03 Honda Pilot, 92 GSX iTrader: (0)	Bring it over my house and let me play with it for a couple days... weeks... I swear it'll take me less than a month.... I got a pretty good idea of how them things work... Them cars came with a v8, right? __________________ - Wil 08 Sienna, limited AWD w/ laser guided cruise control, FTMFW! Last edited by 2point4DSM; 08-31-2005 at 03:40 PM.

08-31-2005, 03:56 PM	#5
2point4DSM Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Member #505 My Ride: 08 Sienna Limited AWD, 07 John Deere riding mower, 03 Honda Pilot, 92 GSX iTrader: (0)	Does it start right up? Does it idle properly? Is the power loss right when you step on the pedal or does it feel like it has power till when the boost is suppose to hit? Does the power drop off at a certain RPM? Does the turbo make noises. Does it blow smoke? Does the breather fill with oil or blow air while at idle? Did you do a compression test, check the spark plugs, boost leak test??? My first guess would be spark plugs.... __________________ - Wil 08 Sienna, limited AWD w/ laser guided cruise control, FTMFW! Last edited by 2point4DSM; 08-31-2005 at 04:01 PM.

08-31-2005, 04:07 PM	#6
igo4bmx Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Under the bar... Member #592 My Ride: 2009 Audi A3 Quattro, 2008 BMW X5, 2003 WW Evo8, 2000 Turbo SOHC Civic iTrader: (1)	Does it start right up? Yes Does it idle properly? No (rough) Is the power loss right when you step on the pedal or does it feel like it has power till when the boost is suppose to hit? Haven't driven it really and the car buckles when driving too) Does the power drop off at a certain RPM? don't think so.. however the car dies when i get off the gas Does the turbo make noises. Does it blow smoke? nope Does the breather fill with oil or blow air while at idle? positive? don't think so... Did you do a compression test, check the spark plugs, boost leak test??? gotta get a compression tester... My first guess would be spark plugs.... they only have 1k miles... __________________ BOOST doesn't get you laid. Roofies and some creativity does however Tuned by some white dude @ a shopwithbigtrucks.com "You get what you pay for" - thanks captain obvious, unless you bought rotas and received volks.

08-31-2005, 04:10 PM	#7
2point4DSM Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Member #505 My Ride: 08 Sienna Limited AWD, 07 John Deere riding mower, 03 Honda Pilot, 92 GSX iTrader: (0)	Pull them out and take a look. It could be very possible you hurt one. It doesn't matter how many miles you have on them, your car is not stock. If your car was running lean/on the edge, you could have melted the electrode. That would be a worse case scenerio. __________________ - Wil 08 Sienna, limited AWD w/ laser guided cruise control, FTMFW!

08-31-2005, 04:13 PM	#9
2point4DSM Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Member #505 My Ride: 08 Sienna Limited AWD, 07 John Deere riding mower, 03 Honda Pilot, 92 GSX iTrader: (0)	Check to make sure your getting spark at the end of each wire and if you have have a spare set of spark plug wires try swapping them out. After the compression test you should check your timing belt and make sure it didn't jump. __________________ - Wil 08 Sienna, limited AWD w/ laser guided cruise control, FTMFW! Last edited by 2point4DSM; 08-31-2005 at 04:16 PM.

08-31-2005, 04:23 PM	#11
specVogel Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: your mama's house, starting a small fire in her panties Member #712 My Ride: 02 Nissan Sentra Spec 5 iTrader: (0)	you dont need a timing light to see if your belt jumped a tooth. just pull the cover and see if all of the marks line up. your problem sounds like a vacuum leak. good luck.

08-31-2005, 04:35 PM	#12
2point4DSM Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Member #505 My Ride: 08 Sienna Limited AWD, 07 John Deere riding mower, 03 Honda Pilot, 92 GSX iTrader: (0)	How about a little bit of history. What were you doing whent his happened.... __________________ - Wil 08 Sienna, limited AWD w/ laser guided cruise control, FTMFW!

09-07-2005, 09:11 AM	#17
2point4DSM Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Member #505 My Ride: 08 Sienna Limited AWD, 07 John Deere riding mower, 03 Honda Pilot, 92 GSX iTrader: (0)	Fixing it is the easy part. Diagnosing it is tougher, lol. __________________ - Wil 08 Sienna, limited AWD w/ laser guided cruise control, FTMFW! Last edited by 2point4DSM; 09-07-2005 at 09:53 AM.

09-09-2005, 12:43 AM	#18
igo4bmx Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Under the bar... Member #592 My Ride: 2009 Audi A3 Quattro, 2008 BMW X5, 2003 WW Evo8, 2000 Turbo SOHC Civic iTrader: (1)	the saga continues... its not the timing belt __________________ BOOST doesn't get you laid. Roofies and some creativity does however Tuned by some white dude @ a shopwithbigtrucks.com "You get what you pay for" - thanks captain obvious, unless you bought rotas and received volks.

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