Stalling 96 Civic hatch

[stock01GrandAm]

airight, i have a 96 honda civic hatch with 300,000 miles on it, that burns a lil bit of oil. On hot spring/summer/fall days after the car warms up, she will stall on me when i come to a stop. I'll push in on the clutch, come to a stop, the idle will get rough, and she will stall on me, any suggestions on how to repair this?

[cas4067]

Originally Posted by stock01GrandAm

airight, i have a 96 honda civic hatch with 300,000 miles on it, that burns a lil bit of oil. On hot spring/summer/fall days after the car warms up, she will stall on me when i come to a stop. I'll push in on the clutch, come to a stop, the idle will get rough, and she will stall on me, any suggestions on how to repair this?

Well I got a 96 civic coupe with 90,000 miles and mine is starting to do that too. When I come to a stop it starts idling real low like it's about to stall but hasent yet. I am thinking it might be the pvc valve. Might have to do with the vacume lines let me know how you get your problem fixed because I will proprably have to do the same thing. Sorry for not being any help

[stock01GrandAm]

Originally Posted by cas4067

Well I got a 96 civic coupe with 90,000 miles and mine is starting to do that too. When I come to a stop it starts idling real low like it's about to stall but hasent yet. I am thinking it might be the pvc valve. Might have to do with the vacume lines let me know how you get your problem fixed because I will proprably have to do the same thing. Sorry for not being any help

makes a lot of sense, mine doesnt do it at all when it is cooler out, how bout yours?

[BennyBakwood007]

PCV valve might be bad or your timing might be off

[honda_luvr_2000]

could even be as simple as u'r idle needs adjusted. not saying that's it, but u could check it since it happens only after the car has warmed up. that's when the car idles the lowest. so if the idle is set too low, then it'll also cause that problem. as already mentioned, could also be a vacuum leak, PCV valve, or EGR system, etc. but those all deal w/ vacuum

[Geeko]

Has the Civic thrown a code from the ECU? Just after I got my '96 hatch, and drove it 1200 miles from texas, I got a dumb-dumb light on the dash and it started stalling (this is about 93k miles on the odo). I took it to the dealer and the oxygen sensor had gone bad- and it's covered under a recall, no cost to me for anything.

It's just a thought, at least. Also, make sure your gas cap is tightened down properly- these cars are positive-fuel-pressure, and if the cap is loose they can't build up proper pressure and will stall.

[superbluecivicsi]

at 300,000 miles, you may have more problems than you think. its only a matter of time, or you can do something about it now. go with the basic maintenence, if you havnt yet. if your burning oil, you need a compression and leakdown test. you sound like you busted some ringlands. your idle may be related to your oil burning at 300,000 miles. give a vacuum and oil pressure check too. these three test will help you pinpoint the problem, instead of picking out a possible problem and just fixing hoping it works. the three testing tools can easily be rented at your local autoparts store. if your not confident with performing the test, ask the clerk to do it for you outside in the parking lot (Autozone and Kragen are pretty cool with doing this, others like Napa may not), or just pick up a helms. you can also take it to a trusted auto repair shop and have them do it. this should be step one at 300,000 miles.

heres some referenc.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=328798

[stock01GrandAm]

thanks for all the help.