I just recently bought an 90 Accord Ex. Runs real well but when ever it is put in reverse it idles very roughly. It rattles the entire dash. Other gears idles a little rough but nothing like reverse. Any one have any ideas?

You might want to have a look at the motor mounts. They tend
to dry out and will give you a rough idle. The is also a liquid-filled
mount in the rear of the engine. There is a vacuum hose running to it.
You may want to check the solenoid that the vacuum hose runs to
and make sure it is working. Also check the hose itself. It might have
a hole in it or maybe a split.


I just recently bought an 90 Accord Ex. Runs real well but when ever it is put in reverse it idles very roughly. It rattles the entire dash. Other gears idles a little rough but nothing like reverse. Any one have any ideas?

Thanks. The Haynes manual doesn't go into much detail about these mounts. Do you know they are approx? or what they look like?




You might want to have a look at the motor mounts. They tend
to dry out and will give you a rough idle. The is also a liquid-filled
mount in the rear of the engine. There is a vacuum hose running to it.
You may want to check the solenoid that the vacuum hose runs to
and make sure it is working. Also check the hose itself. It might have
a hole in it or maybe a split.

You can see what they look like here:

http://www.newircusers.com/store/ir10_50454_Motor_Mounts.jsp

They are simply the mounts that hold your engine in place...when worn, the engine vibrates.

If you do a search you can find tons of info on them.