spit and sputter

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spit and sputter

By vtec95
- Sun May 06, 2012 10:47 pm #304051 new to this forum and need help. got a 95 coupe with a 1.6 vtec in it. dont know much about it. anyways its began to spit and sputter. i was told by a friend of mine that is good with hondas to check to plugs. ive checked them. they were gaped at .050. i looked into the correct gap and its suppose to be .043. i regaped them to the correct gap. he also told me to change the fuel filter. did that also and its still doin it but not quite as bad. any suggestions?
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By brandoff88
- Sun May 06, 2012 11:00 pm #304053 could possilby be injectors are clogged...thats really the only thing i can think of..maybe fuel pressure also..double check those things...that way you can rule out fuel system...i had that problem in my firebird but it was a chevy 305 and the jets in the carb were clogged after a rebuild it ran like a champ..thats why i am thinking possilbly the fuel system somewhere...
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By vtec95
- Sun May 06, 2012 11:30 pm #304054 well ive ran fuel injection cleaner thru it twice. seafoamed it thru the vacuum line..
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By vtec95
- Mon May 07, 2012 2:20 am #304077 does it at all rpm while im tryin to drive. i cant give it alot of gas to take off cuz it sputters. yea the plugs were dirty. they were gapped at .050 and i regapped them to .043
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By vtec95
- Mon May 07, 2012 4:02 am #304095 i was told by another guy to check the cap as well. it has a warranty on it but advance wont check it unless i bring it in then they will b able to tell if its bad or not..
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By slow4dr
- Mon May 07, 2012 11:26 am #304116 Since you have checked the whole ignition system id start looking at the fuel pump injectors and maybe a distributor
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By teal_dx
- Mon May 07, 2012 12:49 pm #304129
vtec95 wrote:i was told by another guy to check the cap as well. it has a warranty on it but advance wont check it unless i bring it in then they will b able to tell if its bad or not..


A cap & rotor are less than $20 (since you're not buying OEM). If you can't bring the car to them then just get new ones, then take the old ones in when you get the time.
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By fatcoupe
- Mon May 07, 2012 4:32 pm #304165 this same thing happend on my b20...replaced and lot and couldnt find it. when i did my b20vtec i discovered it was because i had a burnt valve. pull your header off and just take a peak..mine were bright white.
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