Are there characteristic hot weather problems with the 2002 Civic EX Vtec?
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Are there characteristic hot weather problems with the 2002 Civic EX Vtec?
It was 105 degrees here today - a new "record high EVER" for Denver! It must have been even hotter on the highway asphalt. 
Around 1:30 PM - the hottest time of the day, we drove from I-25 onto Highway 36 west and the car stalled out and wouldn't stay started again. It threw some "check engine" codes. It would cool down, then start and be hard to keep running, go a block or so, then stall again. We wound up stranded in that heat on Hwy 36 for 2 hours until we could get a tow truck, with the windows open, flashers on, and breathing exhaust gases from massive numbers of cars. The situation could have been life threatening, because we're both seniors and have a little asthma, and were having problems breathing because of the extreme heat and exhaust fumes. ( had to keep the windows open, or DIE from the heat! )
We had to get towed to our mechanic and are now home cooling off. Whew.
An interesting point: By the time it came off the tow truck at the mechanic's, it had clouded up outside and dropped to about 90 degrees, and the engine had cooled off some. It started and ran fine. They'll check it over.
This has started to happen a little, before, when it was around 98-99.
So does anyone know if there are characteristic hot weather problems with the 2002 Civic EX Vtec? Should it just not be driven, when it gets over about 97?
Around 1:30 PM - the hottest time of the day, we drove from I-25 onto Highway 36 west and the car stalled out and wouldn't stay started again. It threw some "check engine" codes. It would cool down, then start and be hard to keep running, go a block or so, then stall again. We wound up stranded in that heat on Hwy 36 for 2 hours until we could get a tow truck, with the windows open, flashers on, and breathing exhaust gases from massive numbers of cars. The situation could have been life threatening, because we're both seniors and have a little asthma, and were having problems breathing because of the extreme heat and exhaust fumes. ( had to keep the windows open, or DIE from the heat! )
We had to get towed to our mechanic and are now home cooling off. Whew.
An interesting point: By the time it came off the tow truck at the mechanic's, it had clouded up outside and dropped to about 90 degrees, and the engine had cooled off some. It started and ran fine. They'll check it over.
This has started to happen a little, before, when it was around 98-99.
So does anyone know if there are characteristic hot weather problems with the 2002 Civic EX Vtec? Should it just not be driven, when it gets over about 97?
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So does anyone know if there are characteristic hot weather problems with the 2002 Civic EX Vtec?
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My mechanic mentioned that the fuel pump can have temperature problems, but I asked him where it's located and he said inside the passenger area, under the dash. But I mentioned that we were using the AC all day. He said that it could have been overheated by being close to some metal. But I'm confused.
I guess they'll figure this out.
Oh, I forgot to mention that the temp gauge was normal at the time this stalling started, but started to climb above normal after I kept restarting the engine and crawling down the road bit by bit, until we gave it up and called for a tow truck. Not sure what was going on there, but I didn't notice the front engine fan coming on, so that may have gone out. The mechanic will find out. Thanks!
I guess they'll figure this out.
Oh, I forgot to mention that the temp gauge was normal at the time this stalling started, but started to climb above normal after I kept restarting the engine and crawling down the road bit by bit, until we gave it up and called for a tow truck. Not sure what was going on there, but I didn't notice the front engine fan coming on, so that may have gone out. The mechanic will find out. Thanks!
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if the mechanic thinks the fuel pump is under the passenger side of the dash you need a new mechanic
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from a cars point of view, there really isnt much difference between lets say 80 degrees as opposed to 100 degrees.....other then maybe a slight difference in the fuel mixture
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The verdict is in. The code was for, and they replaced the cam position sensor, and ran it for an hour or so and it's fine now.
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