01 Civic cuts off but restarts after a few mins.
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I have a 01 Honda Civic where I had the radiator,water pump, serpentine belt, thermostat, temperature sensor replaced and above all, head gasket and overhaul of the heads. After driving for a few weeks one day all of a sudden my Civic shuts off. After waiting a few moments It starts but drove sluggish. I turn off vehicle and wait ten minutes and it started to where I drove 15 miles without no problem to my distination. I have had the same issue again afterwards but it didn' drive sluggish. Could it be my timing belt sensor or fuel pump?
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Re: 01 Civic cuts off but restarts after a few mins.
Ok, check for any new fault codes since this new problem began....
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I had this happen to me before.... I had zero check engine lights and would start replacing stuff thinking that would help the issue. Then one day after it happened I disconnected the battery and reconnected it and noticed that it fired right up. That led me to talking to a Honda tech and he basically told me that with this generation Civic he has seen a few cases of water causing damage to the ECU. I purchased a used ECU on Ebay and had a friend tow me to Honda to sync the alarm system and she fired right up.
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Ok...I did a little research. It's the CMP sensor . I think I'll get a quote on the sensor and install myself before it gets cold. I'll get back to you and thank you ezone.
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Cam position sensor is CMP.
Make sure its connector is fully plugged in.
KNock sensor code doesn't help but I don't think it will cause it to stall out.
Make sure its connector is fully plugged in.
KNock sensor code doesn't help but I don't think it will cause it to stall out.
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After my last Comment my Civic had a bad oil leak . I've looked but have no clue where the leak is at . I mean the leak is bad . Left a big puddel of oil. Driver side wheel has indications of where the leak may be. Besides having a bad gasket(s) what other areas can there be oil coming out?
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How many miles on the engine? 150k-200k?
Valve cover gasket?
front crank and cam seals?
Oil pump need resealed?
Valve cover gasket?
front crank and cam seals?
Oil pump need resealed?
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Could my last service could've been done half ***? I only got less than 3 k miles after my last head resurfaced and head gasket replaced.
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