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Hello everyone, about two weeks ago my 2005 Accord started to idle weird so I took it to oreillys and got a code for misfire and so I changed the park plugs. However that did not change the idling issue and ever since the car idles roughly before the engine stalls and turns off.

i can keep the engine on by pressing the gas, I have taken it for a drive but the acceleration is weak and the rpm’s drop to 500 once I come to a full stop and again the engine shuts off.

i replaced the vvt solenoid because that’s what P1009 code was telling me to change but after the change of part it did not fix the issue.

 
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not a civic, moved to gen discussions
different animals

 
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What brand was the vvt solenoid?
how filthy was the old one when you pulled it out?

 
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it was in good shape, not dirty or anything close to it. I also replaced the screen that’s behind the belt pulley. None of that fixed the issue. I recently got an oil change as well.

 
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What brand was the new part?
Honda's are picky with aftermarket electronics

 
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it was a doorman brand I believe, I will say that if I unplug the solenoid the engine is a lot more stable. As soon as I plug the terminals the engine idles roughly and eventually stalls and turns off.

 
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Dorman?
Junk. Toss and buy an OEM Honda one.
Junkyard is your friend if you don't want to pay the price of a new one.

 
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is it that bad? I can always put the old one back because at this point I don’t think that was the problem. I just went with what the code had affiliation with.

 
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The new aftermarket is clearly the problem, put the old one back and see what happens. I would grab a junkyard one.
we have a new thread almost every day where someone puts an aftermarket sensor/solenoid on their car and suddenly have problems

 
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Thanks for the feedback, I will search for a genuine Honda part.

cheers!

 
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How many miles?

 
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