Help trouble shoot my problem.

DCNISMO · 05-14-2014, 10:36 PM

All that fuel has gone to your cats when it would not run. I'm thinking your cats are clogged up. Plugs got fouled gradually or an O2 sensor went bad so the fuel was not burned properly and it got dumped to your cats, they got clogged up. Or an O2 sensor went bad and that clogged up the cats. I had that happen on an Integra many moons ago, the extra fuel actually ate through the cats and turned them into straight pipes. It failed inspection, but not by much…took it to MIdas and they showed me what it looked like when they took it off.

Tombonombona · 05-14-2014, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DCNISMO

All that fuel has gone to your cats when it would not run. I'm thinking your cats are clogged up. Plugs got fouled gradually or an O2 sensor went bad so the fuel was not burned properly and it got dumped to your cats, they got clogged up. Or an O2 sensor went bad and that clogged up the cats. I had that happen on an Integra many moons ago, the extra fuel actually ate through the cats and turned them into straight pipes. It failed inspection, but not by much…took it to MIdas and they showed me what it looked like when they took it off.

So you are saying is I am basically turning into a catless car? haha sweet money saved lol

DCNISMO · 05-15-2014, 07:37 AM

The cat in my Integra was holed out due to an O2 sensor going bad and dumping fuel into it. But at start-up it would shake and then go to a back-up mode in the ECU and not read the sensor and then it ran fine. The check light would come on. But yes, the extra fuel just cored that thing out. Funny thing is, it just barely failed MD emissions even with really not having a catalytic converter in it. This was a 1987 Integra though. I traded it for a Type-R back in the day. What a sweet car that was.

batboyvaj · 11-07-2014, 03:59 PM

So was it just the plugs that was causing the issue?

TKomodo · 11-10-2014, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by jwick

I would also suggest a long pair of needle nose pliers (double hinged for narrow openings if you can find them) as the socket gets stuck on the plug most the time and you have to fish it out.

use electrical tape around the socket and extension to prevent the socket from separating from the extension and you won't have to fish the socket out

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05-14-2014, 10:36 PM	#61 (permalink)
DCNISMO Track Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: washington dc Posts: 995 Drives: Nismo Z Rep Power: 178	All that fuel has gone to your cats when it would not run. I'm thinking your cats are clogged up. Plugs got fouled gradually or an O2 sensor went bad so the fuel was not burned properly and it got dumped to your cats, they got clogged up. Or an O2 sensor went bad and that clogged up the cats. I had that happen on an Integra many moons ago, the extra fuel actually ate through the cats and turned them into straight pipes. It failed inspection, but not by much…took it to MIdas and they showed me what it looked like when they took it off.

05-15-2014, 07:37 AM	#63 (permalink)
DCNISMO Track Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: washington dc Posts: 995 Drives: Nismo Z Rep Power: 178	The cat in my Integra was holed out due to an O2 sensor going bad and dumping fuel into it. But at start-up it would shake and then go to a back-up mode in the ECU and not read the sensor and then it ran fine. The check light would come on. But yes, the extra fuel just cored that thing out. Funny thing is, it just barely failed MD emissions even with really not having a catalytic converter in it. This was a 1987 Integra though. I traded it for a Type-R back in the day. What a sweet car that was.

11-07-2014, 03:59 PM	#64 (permalink)
batboyvaj Base Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: mn Posts: 111 Drives: 2011 370z Rep Power: 13	So was it just the plugs that was causing the issue?