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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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Can a faulty/clogged fuel filter cause this? by the way, this is a honda civic. Car has about 98k miles. Filter's never been changed. Thanks in advance.
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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Could be that, or something else...
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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wow never changed a filter in almost 100k miles.. change it, check your plugs to
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 10:31 PM
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...Hey, its a civic. You mean check if the plugs are done, or check to see if the engine's running lean/rich?
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 10:53 PM
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it wont exactly be running rich because of a filter....the plugs should def. be done after 100k miles....theres a few other possibilities it could be but i want to see how your cars gonna run after those two adjustments before i throw anything else at you
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 11:14 PM
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oh ive changed the plugs a few times. i also just did a new cap n' rotor pretty recently. im thinking its either the fuel filter, fuel pump, bad ground, or maybe even a bad pcm. just trying to rule out the little things first.
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you leaking any fluid? over heating? smoke?
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 11:20 PM
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no, not at all.
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hmm just dies....what year honda?...have you cleaned the tb and intake manifold out before? or ever done a fuel system clean for the injectors?....alt. keeping charge?
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 03:23 AM
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1998. no i havent cleaned the intake or tb. i might have ran some fuel sys cleaner at one time or another, but im not sure. the charging sys is perfect. the only prob is that it dies. most likely ill change the fuel filter first cause its past due anyway...wouldnt hurt you know? hopefully that'll take care of it.
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