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Honda Civic Transmission Acting Up

Hello I have a 2002 Honda Civic hx manual transmission that has been giving me some problems. If I don’t shift the gears early it will sputter and Jerk. Also it will not go over 60 mph or it will do the same thing. Answer: It sounds like your Honda has an engine problem not a transmission problem. The engine sputtering and jerking is usually…

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1997 Honda Accord Gas Gauge Problem

Filled up with gas and gas hand went to full and later on gas gauge hand is down pass empty. What has cause this and is this a simply (meaning cost) fix? Thanks for your response. Answer: Sounds like your Honda has a bad fuel level sensor/ sensor. This is a resistor that sensor the fuel level and sends a signal to the gas gauge.…

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Honda Accord Bogs When Started

Hey. I have changed my Honda Accord cylinder head recently due to cam shaft breaking. The repairs went well. So instead of doing all the little things needed for this ob i went and pulled off an old head from the same car in a junk yard. I also replaced the distributor, plug wires and spark plugs. I replaced the timing belt with a new…

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coil over sleeves- do i need after market struts??

Question: i have a 94 Honda civic ex with a 1.5 sohc vtec motor. The thing is that i decided to buy coil over sleeves to be able to adjust my car height and the reason i bought them was because i don’t have enough money to buy a whole coil over kit, well i learned that its bad to add the sleeves to my…

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After New Timing Belt My Honda Prelude Won’t Start

I bought a 1995 Honda Prelude SE from a friend of mine that had let it sit for 8 months because the timing belt snapped. The house it sat at people took vacuum hoses off and clamps and stole the air intake. I replaced everything needed under the hood. I replaced timing belt and some hoses and car turns over but doesn’t start and fuel…

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1998 Honda Civic Runs Bad- Code P0172 Fuel Trim Rich Bank 1

Live Chat: 1998 Honda Civic LX D16Y7 195k Automatic. Initially had a rough/surging idle problem, cleaned throttle body, injectors are good, new spark plugs, IAC valve good. Car idles fine but running conditions are crap. Loses power at seemingly random times. Finally ran diagnostic tool and came back with P0172 System Too Rich (Bank .1). Previously threw a P1456 But that has since gone away…

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Honda Prelude Will Not Start

Hi I have a 1995 Honda Prelude. About a few days ago I started having problems with my rear brake lights. They would not turn off, so I took it in to a repair shop and they replaced the brake light switch. Everything was fine with he lights and everything else and working good. Then all of a sudden one time I went out after…

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