Re: 2003 Accord Missing on All Cylinders
Ari Rankum wrote:
> > Thanks, Jon. I picked up a can of SeaFoam on the way back from the > dealer - so we're on the same track. I may have substantially gunked up > the fuel filter with the first batch of gas. But I think what is in the > tank now is okay. I was half-way through a tank of Costco gas on Friday > when this started. I topped up the tank today and threw in a whole pint > of SeaFoam. I was going to replace the fuel filter tomorrow (if I can > figure out where that lives on an 03 Accord) and run some of the SeaFoam > gas through the injectors. I think the only fuel filter is not easily replaceable and is in the tank. |
Re: 2003 Accord Missing on All Cylinders
John Horner wrote:
> Ari Rankum wrote: > >> >> I'm thinking, cuz the car was sold to me with 3-year-old gas, that I may >> have a gunked up fuel filter. That would certainly explain missing on >> all cylinders and no other codes. >> >> Anybody got any ideas? >> > > I've seen old gasoline turn to a horrible sludge varnish yuck mix. Open > up the gas cap and have a sniff. Does it smell simply horrible? When > fuel goes really bad it takes on a terrible smell. > > If you do have fuel gone bad then it is probably going to mean dropping > the fuel tank to clean it out as well as purging all the lines and > perhaps the injectors. The job could run into the thousands of dollars > at today's shop rates. forget it. just run fresh gas and injector cleaner for a month. |
Re: 2003 Accord Missing on All Cylinders
John Horner wrote:
> Ari Rankum wrote: > >> >> I'm thinking, cuz the car was sold to me with 3-year-old gas, that I may >> have a gunked up fuel filter. That would certainly explain missing on >> all cylinders and no other codes. >> >> Anybody got any ideas? >> > > I've seen old gasoline turn to a horrible sludge varnish yuck mix. Open > up the gas cap and have a sniff. Does it smell simply horrible? When > fuel goes really bad it takes on a terrible smell. > > If you do have fuel gone bad then it is probably going to mean dropping > the fuel tank to clean it out as well as purging all the lines and > perhaps the injectors. The job could run into the thousands of dollars > at today's shop rates. forget it. just run fresh gas and injector cleaner for a month. |
Re: 2003 Accord Missing on All Cylinders
John Horner wrote:
> Ari Rankum wrote: > >> >> I'm thinking, cuz the car was sold to me with 3-year-old gas, that I may >> have a gunked up fuel filter. That would certainly explain missing on >> all cylinders and no other codes. >> >> Anybody got any ideas? >> > > I've seen old gasoline turn to a horrible sludge varnish yuck mix. Open > up the gas cap and have a sniff. Does it smell simply horrible? When > fuel goes really bad it takes on a terrible smell. > > If you do have fuel gone bad then it is probably going to mean dropping > the fuel tank to clean it out as well as purging all the lines and > perhaps the injectors. The job could run into the thousands of dollars > at today's shop rates. forget it. just run fresh gas and injector cleaner for a month. |
Re: 2003 Accord Missing on All Cylinders
On Jun 9, 10:11 pm, Ari Rankum <ari_ran...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Hi, > > I have a 2003 Accord EX 4-cyl with M/T that is on its 6th tank of gas, > ever. Yes, it has only 2000 miles on it. I bought it two months ago > with 200 miles on the clock. > > Two days ago, on the way home from work, the car started missing, badly. > It feels a lot like a drenched ignition system. Clearly, one or more > cylinders is not firing. I had a prior Accord that munched its own > distributor, and this car is behaving a lot like that one. > > I dropped by the dealer today. He dumped the codes and said, "you're > missing, really badly, on all cylinders". ( I resisted the urge to > invoke the name of Sherlock) He didn't have time to work on it today, > but guessed it was "fuel". I went and pulled the plugs. They all > looked fine, maybe a little carbon buildup on #3 and #4. So I cleaned > and gapped them all. I put them back and, "no help". > > I've heard that the O2 sensor and the EGR valve are common problems on > the 03 Accord. But the dealer said they would have thrown a code if > they were bad. > > I'm thinking, cuz the car was sold to me with 3-year-old gas, that I may > have a gunked up fuel filter. That would certainly explain missing on > all cylinders and no other codes. > > Anybody got any ideas? > > Thanks in advance. I had a similar problem with a 91 accord. Don't waste your money with fuel injector cleaners, gas line cleaners etc. The cheapest and the best solution for varnish buildup and gumming due to old fuel is automotive acetone. I poured in 100ML per 50L of fuel. The problem disappeared by the time a tank was half empty. Never had a problem after that. Good luck. |
Re: 2003 Accord Missing on All Cylinders
On Jun 9, 10:11 pm, Ari Rankum <ari_ran...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Hi, > > I have a 2003 Accord EX 4-cyl with M/T that is on its 6th tank of gas, > ever. Yes, it has only 2000 miles on it. I bought it two months ago > with 200 miles on the clock. > > Two days ago, on the way home from work, the car started missing, badly. > It feels a lot like a drenched ignition system. Clearly, one or more > cylinders is not firing. I had a prior Accord that munched its own > distributor, and this car is behaving a lot like that one. > > I dropped by the dealer today. He dumped the codes and said, "you're > missing, really badly, on all cylinders". ( I resisted the urge to > invoke the name of Sherlock) He didn't have time to work on it today, > but guessed it was "fuel". I went and pulled the plugs. They all > looked fine, maybe a little carbon buildup on #3 and #4. So I cleaned > and gapped them all. I put them back and, "no help". > > I've heard that the O2 sensor and the EGR valve are common problems on > the 03 Accord. But the dealer said they would have thrown a code if > they were bad. > > I'm thinking, cuz the car was sold to me with 3-year-old gas, that I may > have a gunked up fuel filter. That would certainly explain missing on > all cylinders and no other codes. > > Anybody got any ideas? > > Thanks in advance. I had a similar problem with a 91 accord. Don't waste your money with fuel injector cleaners, gas line cleaners etc. The cheapest and the best solution for varnish buildup and gumming due to old fuel is automotive acetone. I poured in 100ML per 50L of fuel. The problem disappeared by the time a tank was half empty. Never had a problem after that. Good luck. |
Re: 2003 Accord Missing on All Cylinders
On Jun 9, 10:11 pm, Ari Rankum <ari_ran...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Hi, > > I have a 2003 Accord EX 4-cyl with M/T that is on its 6th tank of gas, > ever. Yes, it has only 2000 miles on it. I bought it two months ago > with 200 miles on the clock. > > Two days ago, on the way home from work, the car started missing, badly. > It feels a lot like a drenched ignition system. Clearly, one or more > cylinders is not firing. I had a prior Accord that munched its own > distributor, and this car is behaving a lot like that one. > > I dropped by the dealer today. He dumped the codes and said, "you're > missing, really badly, on all cylinders". ( I resisted the urge to > invoke the name of Sherlock) He didn't have time to work on it today, > but guessed it was "fuel". I went and pulled the plugs. They all > looked fine, maybe a little carbon buildup on #3 and #4. So I cleaned > and gapped them all. I put them back and, "no help". > > I've heard that the O2 sensor and the EGR valve are common problems on > the 03 Accord. But the dealer said they would have thrown a code if > they were bad. > > I'm thinking, cuz the car was sold to me with 3-year-old gas, that I may > have a gunked up fuel filter. That would certainly explain missing on > all cylinders and no other codes. > > Anybody got any ideas? > > Thanks in advance. I had a similar problem with a 91 accord. Don't waste your money with fuel injector cleaners, gas line cleaners etc. The cheapest and the best solution for varnish buildup and gumming due to old fuel is automotive acetone. I poured in 100ML per 50L of fuel. The problem disappeared by the time a tank was half empty. Never had a problem after that. Good luck. |
Re: 2003 Accord Missing on All Cylinders
highkm <ic3po@mac.com> wrote in
news:1182348697.936922.224930@n60g2000hse.googlegr oups.com: > On Jun 9, 10:11 pm, Ari Rankum <ari_ran...@invalid.invalid> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have a 2003 Accord EX 4-cyl with M/T that is on its 6th tank of gas, >> ever. Yes, it has only 2000 miles on it. I bought it two months ago >> with 200 miles on the clock. >> >> Two days ago, on the way home from work, the car started missing, badly. >> It feels a lot like a drenched ignition system. Clearly, one or more >> cylinders is not firing. I had a prior Accord that munched its own >> distributor, and this car is behaving a lot like that one. >> >> I dropped by the dealer today. He dumped the codes and said, "you're >> missing, really badly, on all cylinders". ( I resisted the urge to >> invoke the name of Sherlock) He didn't have time to work on it today, >> but guessed it was "fuel". I went and pulled the plugs. They all >> looked fine, maybe a little carbon buildup on #3 and #4. So I cleaned >> and gapped them all. I put them back and, "no help". >> >> I've heard that the O2 sensor and the EGR valve are common problems on >> the 03 Accord. But the dealer said they would have thrown a code if >> they were bad. >> >> I'm thinking, cuz the car was sold to me with 3-year-old gas, that I may >> have a gunked up fuel filter. That would certainly explain missing on >> all cylinders and no other codes. >> >> Anybody got any ideas? >> >> Thanks in advance. > > I had a similar problem with a 91 accord. Don't waste your money with > fuel injector cleaners, gas line cleaners etc. The cheapest and the > best solution for varnish buildup and gumming due to old fuel is > automotive acetone. I poured in 100ML per 50L of fuel. The problem > disappeared by the time a tank was half empty. Never had a problem > after that. > > Good luck. > > what is "automotive" acetone? -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
Re: 2003 Accord Missing on All Cylinders
highkm <ic3po@mac.com> wrote in
news:1182348697.936922.224930@n60g2000hse.googlegr oups.com: > On Jun 9, 10:11 pm, Ari Rankum <ari_ran...@invalid.invalid> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have a 2003 Accord EX 4-cyl with M/T that is on its 6th tank of gas, >> ever. Yes, it has only 2000 miles on it. I bought it two months ago >> with 200 miles on the clock. >> >> Two days ago, on the way home from work, the car started missing, badly. >> It feels a lot like a drenched ignition system. Clearly, one or more >> cylinders is not firing. I had a prior Accord that munched its own >> distributor, and this car is behaving a lot like that one. >> >> I dropped by the dealer today. He dumped the codes and said, "you're >> missing, really badly, on all cylinders". ( I resisted the urge to >> invoke the name of Sherlock) He didn't have time to work on it today, >> but guessed it was "fuel". I went and pulled the plugs. They all >> looked fine, maybe a little carbon buildup on #3 and #4. So I cleaned >> and gapped them all. I put them back and, "no help". >> >> I've heard that the O2 sensor and the EGR valve are common problems on >> the 03 Accord. But the dealer said they would have thrown a code if >> they were bad. >> >> I'm thinking, cuz the car was sold to me with 3-year-old gas, that I may >> have a gunked up fuel filter. That would certainly explain missing on >> all cylinders and no other codes. >> >> Anybody got any ideas? >> >> Thanks in advance. > > I had a similar problem with a 91 accord. Don't waste your money with > fuel injector cleaners, gas line cleaners etc. The cheapest and the > best solution for varnish buildup and gumming due to old fuel is > automotive acetone. I poured in 100ML per 50L of fuel. The problem > disappeared by the time a tank was half empty. Never had a problem > after that. > > Good luck. > > what is "automotive" acetone? -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
Re: 2003 Accord Missing on All Cylinders
highkm <ic3po@mac.com> wrote in
news:1182348697.936922.224930@n60g2000hse.googlegr oups.com: > On Jun 9, 10:11 pm, Ari Rankum <ari_ran...@invalid.invalid> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have a 2003 Accord EX 4-cyl with M/T that is on its 6th tank of gas, >> ever. Yes, it has only 2000 miles on it. I bought it two months ago >> with 200 miles on the clock. >> >> Two days ago, on the way home from work, the car started missing, badly. >> It feels a lot like a drenched ignition system. Clearly, one or more >> cylinders is not firing. I had a prior Accord that munched its own >> distributor, and this car is behaving a lot like that one. >> >> I dropped by the dealer today. He dumped the codes and said, "you're >> missing, really badly, on all cylinders". ( I resisted the urge to >> invoke the name of Sherlock) He didn't have time to work on it today, >> but guessed it was "fuel". I went and pulled the plugs. They all >> looked fine, maybe a little carbon buildup on #3 and #4. So I cleaned >> and gapped them all. I put them back and, "no help". >> >> I've heard that the O2 sensor and the EGR valve are common problems on >> the 03 Accord. But the dealer said they would have thrown a code if >> they were bad. >> >> I'm thinking, cuz the car was sold to me with 3-year-old gas, that I may >> have a gunked up fuel filter. That would certainly explain missing on >> all cylinders and no other codes. >> >> Anybody got any ideas? >> >> Thanks in advance. > > I had a similar problem with a 91 accord. Don't waste your money with > fuel injector cleaners, gas line cleaners etc. The cheapest and the > best solution for varnish buildup and gumming due to old fuel is > automotive acetone. I poured in 100ML per 50L of fuel. The problem > disappeared by the time a tank was half empty. Never had a problem > after that. > > Good luck. > > what is "automotive" acetone? -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
Re: 2003 Accord Missing on All Cylinders
On Jun 20, 1:18 pm, Jim Yanik <jya...@abuse.gov> wrote:
> highkm <i...@mac.com> wrote innews:1182348697.936922.224930@n60g2000hse.google groups.com: > > > > > > > On Jun 9, 10:11 pm, Ari Rankum <ari_ran...@invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> Hi, > > >> I have a 2003 Accord EX 4-cyl with M/T that is on its 6th tank of gas, > >> ever. Yes, it has only 2000 miles on it. I bought it two months ago > >> with 200 miles on the clock. > > >> Two days ago, on the way home from work, the car started missing, badly. > >> It feels a lot like a drenched ignition system. Clearly, one or more > >> cylinders is not firing. I had a prior Accord that munched its own > >> distributor, and this car is behaving a lot like that one. > > >> I dropped by the dealer today. He dumped the codes and said, "you're > >> missing, really badly, on all cylinders". ( I resisted the urge to > >> invoke the name of Sherlock) He didn't have time to work on it today, > >> but guessed it was "fuel". I went and pulled the plugs. They all > >> looked fine, maybe a little carbon buildup on #3 and #4. So I cleaned > >> and gapped them all. I put them back and, "no help". > > >> I've heard that the O2 sensor and the EGR valve are common problems on > >> the 03 Accord. But the dealer said they would have thrown a code if > >> they were bad. > > >> I'm thinking, cuz the car was sold to me with 3-year-old gas, that I may > >> have a gunked up fuel filter. That would certainly explain missing on > >> all cylinders and no other codes. > > >> Anybody got any ideas? > > >> Thanks in advance. > > > I had a similar problem with a 91 accord. Don't waste your money with > > fuel injector cleaners, gas line cleaners etc. The cheapest and the > > best solution for varnish buildup and gumming due to old fuel is > > automotive acetone. I poured in 100ML per 50L of fuel. The problem > > disappeared by the time a tank was half empty. Never had a problem > > after that. > > > Good luck. > > what is "automotive" acetone? > > -- > Jim Yanik > jyanik > at > kua.net- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - It is 100% pure acetone. Some people suggest using a nail polish remover (acetone based). Don't use this as it contains a color additive in most cases that under heat creates a thin film (a coating which reduces a flow-through diameter of the hole). In Canada one can purchase automotive acetone in Canadian tire. The label on the can is "Automotive Acetone". |
Re: 2003 Accord Missing on All Cylinders
On Jun 20, 1:18 pm, Jim Yanik <jya...@abuse.gov> wrote:
> highkm <i...@mac.com> wrote innews:1182348697.936922.224930@n60g2000hse.google groups.com: > > > > > > > On Jun 9, 10:11 pm, Ari Rankum <ari_ran...@invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> Hi, > > >> I have a 2003 Accord EX 4-cyl with M/T that is on its 6th tank of gas, > >> ever. Yes, it has only 2000 miles on it. I bought it two months ago > >> with 200 miles on the clock. > > >> Two days ago, on the way home from work, the car started missing, badly. > >> It feels a lot like a drenched ignition system. Clearly, one or more > >> cylinders is not firing. I had a prior Accord that munched its own > >> distributor, and this car is behaving a lot like that one. > > >> I dropped by the dealer today. He dumped the codes and said, "you're > >> missing, really badly, on all cylinders". ( I resisted the urge to > >> invoke the name of Sherlock) He didn't have time to work on it today, > >> but guessed it was "fuel". I went and pulled the plugs. They all > >> looked fine, maybe a little carbon buildup on #3 and #4. So I cleaned > >> and gapped them all. I put them back and, "no help". > > >> I've heard that the O2 sensor and the EGR valve are common problems on > >> the 03 Accord. But the dealer said they would have thrown a code if > >> they were bad. > > >> I'm thinking, cuz the car was sold to me with 3-year-old gas, that I may > >> have a gunked up fuel filter. That would certainly explain missing on > >> all cylinders and no other codes. > > >> Anybody got any ideas? > > >> Thanks in advance. > > > I had a similar problem with a 91 accord. Don't waste your money with > > fuel injector cleaners, gas line cleaners etc. The cheapest and the > > best solution for varnish buildup and gumming due to old fuel is > > automotive acetone. I poured in 100ML per 50L of fuel. The problem > > disappeared by the time a tank was half empty. Never had a problem > > after that. > > > Good luck. > > what is "automotive" acetone? > > -- > Jim Yanik > jyanik > at > kua.net- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - It is 100% pure acetone. Some people suggest using a nail polish remover (acetone based). Don't use this as it contains a color additive in most cases that under heat creates a thin film (a coating which reduces a flow-through diameter of the hole). In Canada one can purchase automotive acetone in Canadian tire. The label on the can is "Automotive Acetone". |
Re: 2003 Accord Missing on All Cylinders
On Jun 20, 1:18 pm, Jim Yanik <jya...@abuse.gov> wrote:
> highkm <i...@mac.com> wrote innews:1182348697.936922.224930@n60g2000hse.google groups.com: > > > > > > > On Jun 9, 10:11 pm, Ari Rankum <ari_ran...@invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> Hi, > > >> I have a 2003 Accord EX 4-cyl with M/T that is on its 6th tank of gas, > >> ever. Yes, it has only 2000 miles on it. I bought it two months ago > >> with 200 miles on the clock. > > >> Two days ago, on the way home from work, the car started missing, badly. > >> It feels a lot like a drenched ignition system. Clearly, one or more > >> cylinders is not firing. I had a prior Accord that munched its own > >> distributor, and this car is behaving a lot like that one. > > >> I dropped by the dealer today. He dumped the codes and said, "you're > >> missing, really badly, on all cylinders". ( I resisted the urge to > >> invoke the name of Sherlock) He didn't have time to work on it today, > >> but guessed it was "fuel". I went and pulled the plugs. They all > >> looked fine, maybe a little carbon buildup on #3 and #4. So I cleaned > >> and gapped them all. I put them back and, "no help". > > >> I've heard that the O2 sensor and the EGR valve are common problems on > >> the 03 Accord. But the dealer said they would have thrown a code if > >> they were bad. > > >> I'm thinking, cuz the car was sold to me with 3-year-old gas, that I may > >> have a gunked up fuel filter. That would certainly explain missing on > >> all cylinders and no other codes. > > >> Anybody got any ideas? > > >> Thanks in advance. > > > I had a similar problem with a 91 accord. Don't waste your money with > > fuel injector cleaners, gas line cleaners etc. The cheapest and the > > best solution for varnish buildup and gumming due to old fuel is > > automotive acetone. I poured in 100ML per 50L of fuel. The problem > > disappeared by the time a tank was half empty. Never had a problem > > after that. > > > Good luck. > > what is "automotive" acetone? > > -- > Jim Yanik > jyanik > at > kua.net- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - It is 100% pure acetone. Some people suggest using a nail polish remover (acetone based). Don't use this as it contains a color additive in most cases that under heat creates a thin film (a coating which reduces a flow-through diameter of the hole). In Canada one can purchase automotive acetone in Canadian tire. The label on the can is "Automotive Acetone". |
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