Re: Honda Civic hardstart when cold / left overnight unused
 

Methinks this was some sorta mistake...
(unless saying Honda is now foul language... =)

/herb

In article <EvudnaH2eNMDZavbnZ2dnUVZ_revnZ2d@comcast.com>,
Carl S <carlsaiyed@REMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote:
#Bill,
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# I don't normally comment on anything off-topic related to flames, spam,
#or arguments, but even I thought that was over the top.
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#Carl
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#> Reported to abuse@gmail.com for using foul language.
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#> "Jeffrey D." <jeffrey.t.dellosa@gmail.com> wrote in message
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#>> Hi Guys,
#>>
#>> I hope somebody can help me figure out this terrible problem I have
#>> with my Honda Civic.
#>>
#>> Every morning for the past few weeks (3 weeks), the machine have
#>> difficulty starting up. I hear the starter motor operating normally
#>> but the engine just won't start-up today. The battery is good, i see
#>> the lights when I open it and I remove the possibility of having the
#>> battery as the problem. I always went to the basics of starting the
#>> car through its manual. And when I encounter a hardstart the past few
#>> days, I would press the gas pedal to eliminate flooding (if that would
#>> have been the problem). It will start but i hear the engine start
#>> terribly. Then it would run normally after a few seconds. But when its
#>> up, the engine would just run fine especially when it's already hot. I
#>> have not encountered hardstart when the engine is still hot only when
#>> left overnight cold. Like when the car starts in the morning and I
#>> start it again at noon, the engine would just start fine. Only when it
#>> left overnight or when not used in around more than ten hours, or when
#>> its cold already.
#>> This morning was 'special'! Even if I press the gas pedal to the
#>> floor, i just hear the starter motor but not the engine running. I
#>> missed the office today so I am here online...
#>>
#>> This also happened before, about 3 weeks ago, but the engine started
#>> when repeatitively starting the car and pressing the gas pedal to the
#>> floor. I consulted the mechanic and he had clean the fuel filter
#>> believing that may have been the problem. He has also check the fuel
#>> lines and pump and confirmed they are all okay. He also tightened the
#>> valves to some degree as he heard it noisy and the clearance is
#>> already large. In short, he already done the tune-up. Except that my
#>> four starters are three months old already, around 7000kms used. But
#>> the mechanic also check the starters and mentioned they're all still
#>> ok. The engine oil has been changed last month and so far the oil
#>> mileage is 2000kms only. I have my car changed oil every 5000kms as
#>> the maintenance requires it. So doing the things described above by
#>> the mechanic, the problem still persists.
#>>
#>> I do not want to spend more for now when the problem will not just be
#>> solved, only if a clear diagnosis has been done.
#>>
#>> I have elaborated what have been done so far so I hope this gives you
#>> a clear idea how my car is faring. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank
#>> you.
#>>
#>> regards,
#>> Jeff Dellosa
#>> jeffrey.t.dellosa@gmail.com
#>> Philippines
#>>
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