idle/EGR help

[jellydoughnutt]

hi guys, my fist post so a little backstory is in order


ive been into/worked on hondas ever since i started driving (8 years now). last month i wrecked my 99 civic si, a firehose did it in. after all the money i have invested and lost ive moved to a $500 87 accord lx-i hatch. it needed a little work and have completed most of it so far.

now to the problems

i have an idle problem along with a CEL, i get 12 blink witch is the EGR valve. what i want to complete is a IACV and EGR cleaning, the helms books says to let a dealership handle it :blah:, and searching here i cannot find a how-to, i know where they are located but there is much more involved than just taking it apart im sure. thanks for all the help guys :rockon:

[GraniteLXI]

:welcome: Sorry to hear about the problems but I know what you mean, My ECU is throwing a code 12 as well and I still have to install my "new" egr valve that I got from a fellow member in hopes of it solving the issue.
You found a great place full of help, oh and dont forget to post up some pics :)

[MessyHonda]

if you still have your si you should just swap your engine into the accord

[jellydoughnutt]

well, i was following a firetruck and a 400 yard long hose along with metal rings went flying all over the interstate. my car hit about 5 of those rings and destroyed the engine. it was a total loss :burn:

i do have pics of that


http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/jellydoughnutt/0408081225.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/jellydoughnutt/0408081251b.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/jellydoughnutt/0408081251.jpg

before the wreck
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/jellydoughnutt/DSCN0510.jpg

[MessyHonda]

so you dont have it any more...looks like an easy fix

[GraniteLXI]

Ouch, beyond the underside being all bent up it looks like the bottom of the engine block got a crack in it too if im seeing things right....bust up the bottom end internals of the engine? You had a very hot Civic I must say too :) Hopefully its in some way saveable.

[Dr_Snooz]

Oh god! It hurts me just to look at that. Yeah, I'd say the crank is buggered up real good judging by how mangled that oil pan is.

There was a thread on here not long ago about code 12 and bad EGRs. I just spent about 10 minutes searching for (and not finding) it. Anyway, reaching back into my memory here, I believe the starting point was to remove the valve and clean it real good. If you still get the code, then full replacement is in order.

Good luck.

[Demon1024]

i looked for the link to the instruction givin to me when i had to do it but could'nt find them. basically just take them off and clean them with carb cleaner or somthin similar, rrepeat let em dry reassemble