1st - 5th Generation Civic 1973 - 1995 In the years from 1973 to 1995 Honda released its 1-5th Generation Civics.
1st Gen 1972 - July 1979
2nd Gen 1979 - 1983
3rd Gen 1984 - 1987
4th Gen 1987 - 1991
5th Gen 1992 - 1995

idle issue????

 
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Old Nov 16, 2009
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idle issue????

so when i start my civic the idle starts jumping up and down until it gets warm. After that it does the same thing under very light accelaration the car starts jumping back and forth. Someone told me it was the map sensor???any ideas..i have a d16z6
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Re: idle issue????

It could be a map is it throwing any ECU codes? and it only does it when the engine is cold?
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it culd be your idle air control or throttle position sensor.
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hey, check for vacum leaks too if you havent already
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thanks guys but i ended up looking at the ecu and it was the wrong ecu..so went out and bought a p28 ecu and fixed the problem
 
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