I got a 95 civic Shell for 300 dollars clean body CF HOOD angel eyes si taillights. Then i found a Single Cam motor and tranny for about 400. I was thinking dam this is a steal lol. 700 DOLLARS for a car im ma use as a commuter good right. i mean i was tired of the Eclipse breaking down. So we got the swap done and everything worked. But their was always 1 problem and it happens after i dont start the car for about 1 day. The car does not want to start. i have to give it gas for about 30 seconds (ill be turning on n off) then ill fire up and idle perfect. Also if i drive @ times ill bogg out and wont want to go ill be going around 40 @ 4k and then all of sudden ill bogg out and wont want to go for about 3/4 seconds then ill go. Any ideas on what it could be. i Replaced the PLUGS, WIRES, distribuator , rotor and fuel filter. Still dont know what it could be.

 

im having the same problem. is your engine a vtec-e? thats what mine is, i was thinking maybe its just something to do with the way the engine is tuned for economy. but with mine, it bogs down until i push the gas about half way.

 

fuel pump or fuel pressure problem?

 

well it shouldnt be fuel pressure if he replaced the filter, because normally if you hooked up a honda diagnostic tool youll see a pressure drop when a bad filter is involved..


However the fuel pump idea sounds pretty valid.

 

yea.. i'm gonna have to go with the fuel pump on this one.. it's just not gettin the pressure it needs to make the engine run..

 

when you go to start it, just turn the key to on, turn it off, then back to on, then give it a crank. That'll help diagnose the pump without having to get a pressure gauge...

 

i just changed the oil and fuel filter in mine last night, but still the same thing. when i turn the key to on, i think i hear the pump starting up or whatever. what does that mean? does anyone know if this may just be normal for the vtec-e engine? i wouldnt think that with just 73000 miles, the fuel pump would be going bad.

 

bogging out isnt normal for any honda engine.

 

thanks for clearing that up. if the pump is believed to be bad, is there a way to test it without having to just buy a new one and see if that fixes the problem?