Jeffrey D. wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I hope somebody can help me figure out this terrible problem I have
> with my Honda Civic.
>
> Every morning for the past few weeks (3 weeks), the machine have
> difficulty starting up. I hear the starter motor operating normally
> but the engine just won't start-up today. The battery is good, i see
> the lights when I open it and I remove the possibility of having the
> battery as the problem. I always went to the basics of starting the
> car through its manual. And when I encounter a hardstart the past few
> days, I would press the gas pedal to eliminate flooding (if that would
> have been the problem). It will start but i hear the engine start
> terribly. Then it would run normally after a few seconds. But when its
> up, the engine would just run fine especially when it's already hot. I
> have not encountered hardstart when the engine is still hot only when
> left overnight cold. Like when the car starts in the morning and I
> start it again at noon, the engine would just start fine. Only when it
> left overnight or when not used in around more than ten hours, or when
> its cold already.
> This morning was 'special'! Even if I press the gas pedal to the
> floor, i just hear the starter motor but not the engine running. I
> missed the office today so I am here online...
>
> This also happened before, about 3 weeks ago, but the engine started
> when repeatitively starting the car and pressing the gas pedal to the
> floor. I consulted the mechanic and he had clean the fuel filter
> believing that may have been the problem. He has also check the fuel
> lines and pump and confirmed they are all okay. He also tightened the
> valves to some degree as he heard it noisy and the clearance is
> already large. In short, he already done the tune-up. Except that my
> four starters are three months old already, around 7000kms used. But
> the mechanic also check the starters and mentioned they're all still
> ok. The engine oil has been changed last month and so far the oil
> mileage is 2000kms only. I have my car changed oil every 5000kms as
> the maintenance requires it. So doing the things described above by
> the mechanic, the problem still persists.
>
> I do not want to spend more for now when the problem will not just be
> solved, only if a clear diagnosis has been done.
>
> I have elaborated what have been done so far so I hope this gives you
> a clear idea how my car is faring. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank
> you.
>
> regards,
> Jeff Dellosa
> jeffrey.t.dellosa@gmail.com
> Philippines
>
run some injector cleaner through it - sounds like they're leaking and
flooding the engine. hondas need this every few months for best operation.