Jeffrey D. wrote:
> On May 1, 12:07 pm, jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net> wrote:
>> 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.dell...@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.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Jim, Thanks for the reply. Will check on the injector but how? i am a
> 'rookie' on engines...
> Thanks.
>
>
just put a bottle of injector cleaner into the gas tank and let the
solvents do their job. available any any motor parts store and many
supermarkets. you may need to do this for two tankfuls. if this
doesn't work, then look into other remedies, but it's the first thing to
check based on the symptoms you describe. do /not/ get talked into
injector replacement - it's /highly/ unlikely there's any permanent
injector problem - honda injectors last almost forever.