It starts to putter now and sounds as if its going to die but then doesnt. And yesterday as i was driving through a tunnel it just died. Sat in the tunnels for all about 10 mins before it turned over and i was able to drive away. I stopped to put gas in my car and same issue; took about 8 mins before i was able to start and drive away. Getting more and more aggrevated with this car and just wondering what i should do to fix it. Have no money saved for a new car and my daughter and i need a vehicle.
SOURCE: fuel
It's an electrical problem, not mechanical (read: fuel filter is a good idea, but will not solve this symptom).
My diagnostic efforts would be directed to the ignition system first,as the symptoms sound like igntion more than fuel, and it's more complicated has more components, hence has more potential to fail. Get a haynes manual if you don't already have one and use the diagnosics there for ignition circuit and fuel system. available at autoparts store, amazon or haynes.com. It will be the best $20 you spent for your car.
Do all the other electrics work well when the car dies, check if headlights are dim and if the starter turns over strong when it dies? If not it could be a bad ground on either end of the 2 battery cables. If all other electric works OK when it dies, and you still think it's a fuel delivery problem, concentrate on the fuel pump circuit, pull the fuse and look for any slight corrosion, if found you need to at least spray electrical contact cleaner into the socket (use saftey glasses!!!) and clean the fuse or replace it. trace wires to fuel pump and find terminal connectors, pull them off and do the same thing.
good luck, I miss the '89 civic 1500 i used to own .. a tight, solid, fun little car
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This vehicle from personal experience definitely has a problem with the MAIN relay that's located under the dash are right above the brake pedal. Its a brown box with a plug in it. I believe that's the problem its less than 100 dollars from the dealer its control the spark and the fuel on this car. Good Luck. Contact if you need more help. Thanks for using FIX YA
SOURCE: my honda sputters out and dies after 8-10 miles
Could be Lots of things Causeing that Frist Could be a Cracked Spark plug and Be your Timing out on it also could be Vacume Leack EGR stuck open or Closed Bad Wires Emissions Control System not workin Right
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it is probably your distributer. It has a internal amplifier and when it gets hot, it quits working.
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This is a fuel pump issue there are three things that impact this:
1. The injectors are supposed to seal when they are off. When they dont you have leakage into the intake and it can cause flooding of the engine. OR air gets in the fuel lines and the gas drops back in the tank.
2. Fuel pressure is one issue of a pump failure
3. Fuel VOLUME is another issue of a pump failure.
The pump is electric and it is in the tank. They are a chore to change. You have to have almost all the fuel out of the tank and you raise the auto up on stands and drop the tank, You have to deal with the fuel neck to the filler and the gas lines, There is a fire hazard that is present and a new pump will cost you over 100 USD.
The injectors are not cheap either. You need to see if they drip or leak down when the engine is off.
The pressure volume test is another one that is not easy. Best thing to do is take it into a shop that you can trust. Dont take it to just anyone and be sure that you get estimates and have them keep the parts that they replace so that you can be sure they do the work.
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