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My dad had the heads and a new timing belt put on... it only came with 1 key...my hubby accidently drove it a mile and the check engine light has been on ever since. i am obsessive about checking fluids and keeping 1/2 tank of high quality gas in it...my driver door will not unlock at times, its hesitating, doesnt shift as easy,autozone put it on the machine & it said it misfired on all 4 cylinders(WTF,right,NO).&an O2 sensor codes as well. has new plugs, wires. timing right? itsmybaby
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Mechanic with proper scan tool is what's needed, Zone don't have either one!!
took it to a very trusted mechanic ive used for over 10 yrs...he checked to see if he could change the timing...and said i need to take it to the dealership and have it put on a computer to have it timed corrctly- than it has no timing marks for him to go by....he also said i need a fuel filter that the one i had is ancient, that i need a new pvc valve cuz the current one isnt sucking/regulating air correctly...and we both heard a hiss like a vacuum leak....sprayed it down w carb cleaner several several times and didnt find one. however, theres a line thats running from my cruise control to NOTHING and its hanging in mid air looks like itd been cut. its steadily sucking air so i sealed it for now. im taking it to the dealer thursday- any ideas about ost or diagnosis? i need to know what im walking into cuz i need this vehicle tip top for my job... MORE INFO: it likes to stall out when i touch the brake, when i intitially switch gears, when im not pushing down on the gas. the MEL flashes when pushing gas pedal the goes back to solid without flashing when i let off. the damn thing shakes so bad sometimes i wonder if its gonna get shot and then im out my new car and the money i bought it for. im pretty sure it needs rear differential fluid as well. plz give any info u can im female and dont want to spend a ton at the dealership. im no fool but aslo new to automotive. i have the book on it from autozone, the manual and the service manual downloaded on my laptop. ive read on it over a week and cantpinpoint it. it looks like it has new wires. thanks guys i hope its not too much trouble and that u have any advice that could help.
As far as the Oxygen sensor code, don't pay any attention to that. That sensor monitors the exhaust gases, and if it is misfiring , then obviously it will give that code. Unburned fuel is in the exhaust. Your #1 problem is the misfire If the misfire was in a certain # cylinder then i would have said a spark plug or a plug wire or even a valve. But ALL 4 are misfiring so the common denominator would be something that controls all cylinders. That is either the coil / the distributor / or the timing belt is out of time. If all this work was done in the last month I would bring it back and tell them.
it said all 4 cylinders were misfiring, as in it gave 4 codes, not one...but if that were anywhere near right the honda wouldnt run, would it? im thinking timing and some long overdue maintan. the heads were replaced, the plugs/wires replaced...im thinking its an1/8th inch out of timing, if i can even do it myself...some models have to be done at the dealership on a computer...i figured either the idleO2 sensor was screwed, or the timing is a bit off. although i worry about transmissions, because they are my curse. i bought the book at autozone and have read 85 pages so far...do u think it has to do w the antitheft? i want that crap off. im replacing power lock actuators in the am...figured id do what i can and start small...thanks, im almost 30 and this is the first car ive owned thats not as old as i am, so i want to take great care of it...
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