97 Civic stalling.

[robmcd16]

Well, I pulled the code from it and it says - SYSTEM TOO LEAN - BANK 1.




Does anyone know what that means or a way to fix it??

[Options]

Hmm.. it may be your sychro mesh.

[robmcd16]

What is the sychro mesh? Anyone else have any suggestions?

[candlaudio]

yep i know exactly what is wrong with it, my fiances ford escort zx2 had the same code and it was the o2 sensor, reason: in cars that have 2 o2 sensors there is a bank 1 and a bank 2, bank 1 is before the cat and bank 2 is after, so on the honda or atleast on mine i do believe there is only 1 o2 sensor so it would be bank 1 which is before the cat....

[robmcd16]

Would a bad O2 sensor cause the car to stall like its been doing? Also, I'm burning a lot of gas lately - would this effect this as well?

[RedBetta]

I have the same problem... Engine runs rich and sucks up fuel like a mutha...

[robmcd16]

I'm going to pick up a new o2 tonight and see if that makes a difference. I hope that is the problem - I'd hate to spend the money if its not necessary.

[robmcd16]

Originally posted by RedBetta
I have the same problem... Engine runs rich and sucks up fuel like a mutha...

What's bugging me about mine is that the code I'm pulling says I'm running too lean, but I'm still burning way too much gas. I was under the impression that my mileage would do the opposite.

[RedBetta]

maybe you are having a condition called a lean misfire. when the engine gets too little air to burn the little fuel it gets, that's what happens.

my situation is different in that i don't get a check engine light.

[robmcd16]

Originally posted by RedBetta
maybe you are having a condition called a lean misfire. when the engine gets too little air to burn the little fuel it gets, that's what happens.

my situation is different in that i don't get a check engine light.

What would cause that? How would I check it and / or fix it?

[Civiking]

Just one question, does your car have power brakes? cuz if it does, there could be a vacuum leak in the brake boosters...resulting in the sudden shut off.

[robmcd16]

Well, I replaced the O2 sensor this morning and I'm still having the same problem. I reset the ECU and the CEL hasn't come back on yet. Any ideas? I'm stumped.

Here is what is happening:
When I start the car, it idles fine - even if I give it a lot of gas. Once I put some strain on the engine by putting in gear and letting out clutch it wants to stall once the clutch is disengaged again. Even if I only move a few inches. Once it stall and I restart it w/ the key it will idle fine until strain is placed on it again. If I start it by popping the clutch, it wants to stall again.