motsco_ wrote:
> loewent via CarKB.com wrote:
>> 98 civic, 289000kms, 5spd, non-vtec.
>>
>> Driving home in some snow tonight, car started running rough, as
>> though on 3
>> cylinders.
>>
>> CEL started flashing. Code was P0302 at first. My code reader
>> cleared it,
>> then the flashing CEL came back. Read P0300, P0301, P0303, P0304. No
>> other
>> codes.
>>
>> I recently replaced the cap, rotor and sparkplugs (all from
>> dealership). I
>> am using Bosch plug wires (I know, but they have a lifetime warranty
>> apparently), so I replaced the wires with new bosch wires (warranty as
>> mentioned).
>>
>> While changing the wires, I decided to check the condition of the
>> sparkplugs.
>> They all looked fantastic, but I did notice that they were all pretty
>> loose!
>> Not falling out loose, but not tight.
>>
>> Tightened them down, seated the plug wires, and all seems OK now. I also
>> reset the computer as the idle was a little low after completing the
>> work.
>>
>> My question is: Did I solve my problem here, or is this a sporadic
>> problem
>> perhaps with the ingitor? Anyone else out there have this issue before?
>>
>
> ---------------------------
>
> Somebody peed in your gas tank ? Seriously, you may need to replace or
> at least back flush your fuel filter and maybe add some methyl hydrate.
> Was it COLD where you were? Fuel line icing sounds like that too.
>
> 'Curly'


If there is ethanol in the gasoline, there is no need to add fuel line
deicer. The ethanol will remove any water in the tank.

Instead of adding methanol (grain alcohol, methyl hydrate), I would use
iso-propanol-based dry gas. It is better for the fuel lines and other
rubber parts and more effective, because it dissolves in gasoline better.

Jeff