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Old Nov 18, 2008
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i have a 2002 lx honda civic.. i has 117 K and when i try to warm it up in the mornings it acts like it wanats to go off on me. it cranks up good but once i let it rest for like two minutes it idles n even if i hit the gas it wont move at all. This happens in the morning when the car is cold and also i have noticed that it does it at any time when it is raining so idk wat could be the problem.
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Old Nov 18, 2008
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Run an ODB scanner on it. I'm thiking one of your sensors might be about to die.
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my car does somewhat the same thing. when i start it up, it will run 1.5k strong. then when i drive it around and stop at a light it will idle real low. the lowest its gone is 100rpm. it will shutter and shake like its ganna stall, but it never has. same thing happend t my bros pontiac sunfire. all we did was change his coolent temp. sensor and the problem was fixed. i havent gotten around to doing it to my car yet, but im lazy =P
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i have taken it... and they told me that one of my o2 sensors was malfunctioning however i took it to the mechanic and he told me that that couldnt be the problem i dont know if i should belive him or not
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wow I have the same thing that happens to you sicma. I thought that it was a regular thing cause I've never had a tach before xD
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if its the same thing my bro had, its will be like a 5 minute fix. only $20 for the sensor too.
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Check your air filter and throttle make sure that neither are too clogged up. Often leads to ruff idling.
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everything in my engine bay is clean, so i know it neither of those. i do have a bent intake valve tho. but im upgrading everything in the head when i get my bike so im not worried about that.
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