civicDX300K |
02-08-2009 01:58 PM |
97 Civic stalling out when stopping
I have a 1997 Honda Civic DX with just about 300K. A few weeks ago my car didn't want to start and when it finally did it would not stay running. Finally, when I finally got it started the check engine light was on and it was idoling high and then would drop down very low and start to stall, the battery & oil light would come on when this occured, and then it would catch itself and start idoling fine. I drove it around to test it out and when coming to a stop and pressing the brake the car would drop idol and start to stall, again battery and oil light came on. I took it to get the codes read and they said misfires in 2 cylinders so I changed out the plugs with new ones, erased the codes, and still same issue. I now put it into neutral and give it some gas while stopping to keep her running but when I do that the check engine light sometimes blinks off and on for about 15-20 seconds. Anyone have any ideas? I do my routine maintenance on the car as needed and have been using synthetic oil for ten years in it. Never had any real problems. Changed the plugs, wires, cap & rotor within a reasonable amount of time, fuel filter is slightly over 30K miles, fresh oil within 2 weeks of this situation and like I said I changed the plugs again just to be sure of myself when the check engine light came on with a misfire.
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