Originally Posted by
RallyKid
thanks everyone for your suggestions. first off, everything ive done myself: changed oil, oil filter, both fuel filters, air filter and spark plugs. ive had a mechanic come look at it and he checked all the vacuum hoses(which i feel stupid for asking about those) and he said they were good. he noticed the distributor, when he turned it, moves in and out of place. its a little hard to describe. anyway, he believes its the distributor. i read about it, and my problems have the symptoms of that, as well as some other things. i tried the spark plug test, but it doesnt idle long enough to perform the entire test. the mechanic and i also noticed that the second the car dies, it sprays..excess fuel im guessing?? anyway, sprays something out of the carb. the mechanic also said he doesnt think its the fuel pump or a fuel problem. his main concern right now is the distributor, or the rotor in it. and to anubis, yes, im not a mechanic or anywhere close at all to one, but i know my general way around a vehicle. hondas, not so much because theyre different. but ive defly been learning a good amount from mine. i have not been going different directions from what people have been telling me to try. i just havent had a chance to come on here and give you the news on trying them. ive had many people tell me different things it could be. and yes your right that most of the "mechanics" from jiffy lube only know oil and what not, but the one that looked at my car had a civic around the same year as my accord and did all the work himself. and one last thing, i dont need to be lectured and told to not work on my vehicle. for your info, im not doing all this myself, besides the listed things above. i know damn well that i dont know everything or anything close to everything. but i learn from doing and getting help, which many people have given me and i thank them so much for helping me with this problem. if you didnt want to come off as an ass, you should have just either offered help, or not said anything at all. im pretty sure you know as well as i do, that you learn more about cars by working on them and also learn from failure. so to everyone that has helped me, thank you so so so much. im still continuing on trying everything you tell me. and i will continue to let you know how it works out.
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