91 Civic runs poorly in low gears
 

Hello,

My Son bought a 91 Honda Civic with miles on it. It has been
running for about 6 months OK. He just replaced the brake pads. The
car started to run very badly in low gears. When he is 3rd or 4 gear
the problem is not so pronounced. I checked 3 spark plugs and they
looked OK. One spark plug I was unable to remove. I think the hex bolt
may be stripped? I will try and use a smaller socket. If not I will
have to remove the top cover. I checked the air filter and it looked
OK. The distributer is a module. I checked with AutoZone a local auto
store. Most cars today have an on board CPU box. They said they could
not help. I could not see any gas filters. Any Ideas as what I can do
for trouble shooting?

Thank You

Philip

:cry:

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Re: 91 Civic runs poorly in low gears
 

New brakes, then poor performance??? Maybe the brakes are dragging.
Take a short moderate drive and see if any wheels are hot.
Dan

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Philip3 (UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com) writes:
> Hello,
>
> My Son bought a 91 Honda Civic with miles on it. It has been
> running for about 6 months OK. He just replaced the brake pads. The
> car started to run very badly in low gears. When he is 3rd or 4 gear
> the problem is not so pronounced. I checked 3 spark plugs and they
> looked OK. One spark plug I was unable to remove. I think the hex bolt
> may be stripped? I will try and use a smaller socket. If not I will
> have to remove the top cover. I checked the air filter and it looked
> OK. The distributer is a module. I checked with AutoZone a local auto
> store. Most cars today have an on board CPU box. They said they could
> not help. I could not see any gas filters. Any Ideas as what I can do
> for trouble shooting?
>
> Thank You
>
> Philip
>
> :cry:
>
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Re: 91 Civic runs poorly in low gears
 

New brakes, then poor performance??? Maybe the brakes are dragging.
Take a short moderate drive and see if any wheels are hot.
Dan

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Philip3 (UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com) writes:
> Hello,
>
> My Son bought a 91 Honda Civic with miles on it. It has been
> running for about 6 months OK. He just replaced the brake pads. The
> car started to run very badly in low gears. When he is 3rd or 4 gear
> the problem is not so pronounced. I checked 3 spark plugs and they
> looked OK. One spark plug I was unable to remove. I think the hex bolt
> may be stripped? I will try and use a smaller socket. If not I will
> have to remove the top cover. I checked the air filter and it looked
> OK. The distributer is a module. I checked with AutoZone a local auto
> store. Most cars today have an on board CPU box. They said they could
> not help. I could not see any gas filters. Any Ideas as what I can do
> for trouble shooting?
>
> Thank You
>
> Philip
>
> :cry:
>
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Re: 91 Civic runs poorly in low gears
 

Philip3 <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in
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> Hello,
>
> My Son bought a 91 Honda Civic with miles on it. It has been
> running for about 6 months OK. He just replaced the brake pads.



Like Dan Beaton said...



> The
> car started to run very badly



Define "badly".

Low power? Stumbling and hesitation? Stalling? Rough, jerky operation?

Is it an automatic?



> in low gears. When he is 3rd or 4 gear
> the problem is not so pronounced. I checked 3 spark plugs and they
> looked OK. One spark plug I was unable to remove. I think the hex bolt
> may be stripped? I will try and use a smaller socket.



It's a 5/8" socket. Get a flashlight and look down the tube.



> If not I will
> have to remove the top cover. I checked the air filter and it looked
> OK. The distributer is a module.



The distributor comtains the coil and igniter, as well as all three Hall-
Effect sensors used by the ECU.



> I checked with AutoZone a local auto
> store. Most cars today have an on board CPU box. They said they could
> not help.



That's because the '91 is not OBD-II. You check for error codes by watching
either the red light on the ECU, or the Check Engine light, I forget which.



> I could not see any gas filters.



Like chris said.

If you have an automatic, it's under the EGR box on the firewall.


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Re: 91 Civic runs poorly in low gears
 

Philip3 <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in
news:1_631600_6f53324e9b008a1c6f77797d14995502@aut oforumz.com:

> Hello,
>
> My Son bought a 91 Honda Civic with miles on it. It has been
> running for about 6 months OK. He just replaced the brake pads.



Like Dan Beaton said...



> The
> car started to run very badly



Define "badly".

Low power? Stumbling and hesitation? Stalling? Rough, jerky operation?

Is it an automatic?



> in low gears. When he is 3rd or 4 gear
> the problem is not so pronounced. I checked 3 spark plugs and they
> looked OK. One spark plug I was unable to remove. I think the hex bolt
> may be stripped? I will try and use a smaller socket.



It's a 5/8" socket. Get a flashlight and look down the tube.



> If not I will
> have to remove the top cover. I checked the air filter and it looked
> OK. The distributer is a module.



The distributor comtains the coil and igniter, as well as all three Hall-
Effect sensors used by the ECU.



> I checked with AutoZone a local auto
> store. Most cars today have an on board CPU box. They said they could
> not help.



That's because the '91 is not OBD-II. You check for error codes by watching
either the red light on the ECU, or the Check Engine light, I forget which.



> I could not see any gas filters.



Like chris said.

If you have an automatic, it's under the EGR box on the firewall.


--
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The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
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Re: 91 Civic runs poorly in low gears
 

The fuel filter is located on the firewall. Passenger side.


"Philip3" <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> My Son bought a 91 Honda Civic with miles on it. It has been
> running for about 6 months OK. He just replaced the brake pads. The
> car started to run very badly in low gears. When he is 3rd or 4 gear
> the problem is not so pronounced. I checked 3 spark plugs and they
> looked OK. One spark plug I was unable to remove. I think the hex bolt
> may be stripped? I will try and use a smaller socket. If not I will
> have to remove the top cover. I checked the air filter and it looked
> OK. The distributer is a module. I checked with AutoZone a local auto
> store. Most cars today have an on board CPU box. They said they could
> not help. I could not see any gas filters. Any Ideas as what I can do
> for trouble shooting?
>
> Thank You
>
> Philip
>
> :cry:
>
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Re: 91 Civic runs poorly in low gears
 

The fuel filter is located on the firewall. Passenger side.


"Philip3" <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> My Son bought a 91 Honda Civic with miles on it. It has been
> running for about 6 months OK. He just replaced the brake pads. The
> car started to run very badly in low gears. When he is 3rd or 4 gear
> the problem is not so pronounced. I checked 3 spark plugs and they
> looked OK. One spark plug I was unable to remove. I think the hex bolt
> may be stripped? I will try and use a smaller socket. If not I will
> have to remove the top cover. I checked the air filter and it looked
> OK. The distributer is a module. I checked with AutoZone a local auto
> store. Most cars today have an on board CPU box. They said they could
> not help. I could not see any gas filters. Any Ideas as what I can do
> for trouble shooting?
>
> Thank You
>
> Philip
>
> :cry:
>
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Re: 91 Civic runs poorly in low gears
 

Philip3 <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in
news:1_631600_6f53324e9b008a1c6f77797d14995502@aut oforumz.com:

> Hello,
>
> My Son bought a 91 Honda Civic with miles on it. It has been
> running for about 6 months OK. He just replaced the brake pads. The
> car started to run very badly in low gears. When he is 3rd or 4 gear
> the problem is not so pronounced. I checked 3 spark plugs and they
> looked OK. One spark plug I was unable to remove. I think the hex bolt
> may be stripped? I will try and use a smaller socket. If not I will
> have to remove the top cover. I checked the air filter and it looked
> OK. The distributer is a module. I checked with AutoZone a local auto
> store. Most cars today have an on board CPU box. They said they could
> not help. I could not see any gas filters. Any Ideas as what I can do
> for trouble shooting?
>
> Thank You
>
> Philip
>
> :cry:
>

Buy a Haynes or other shop manual specific for your model,about $20 at most
auto parts stores like Autozone or Pepboys.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Re: 91 Civic runs poorly in low gears
 

Philip3 <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in
news:1_631600_6f53324e9b008a1c6f77797d14995502@aut oforumz.com:

> Hello,
>
> My Son bought a 91 Honda Civic with miles on it. It has been
> running for about 6 months OK. He just replaced the brake pads. The
> car started to run very badly in low gears. When he is 3rd or 4 gear
> the problem is not so pronounced. I checked 3 spark plugs and they
> looked OK. One spark plug I was unable to remove. I think the hex bolt
> may be stripped? I will try and use a smaller socket. If not I will
> have to remove the top cover. I checked the air filter and it looked
> OK. The distributer is a module. I checked with AutoZone a local auto
> store. Most cars today have an on board CPU box. They said they could
> not help. I could not see any gas filters. Any Ideas as what I can do
> for trouble shooting?
>
> Thank You
>
> Philip
>
> :cry:
>

Buy a Haynes or other shop manual specific for your model,about $20 at most
auto parts stores like Autozone or Pepboys.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net