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Jul 11, 2010 | 03:22 AM

chrismag

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my car boggs out

i did some searching and thanks to this post right here it led me into the right direction.

so my cel was on and off for about a week straight and it finally turned off

it said it was running lean. and it hasn't turned on since... although since the night i bought the car driving home. it bogs out, i'll be driving, from 1st to second it bogs and slows down, or sometimes its from 2nd to 3d

its not all the time, its only some time

does it sound like a bad o2 sensor?

maybe bad spark plugs?

dirty injectors?

EDIT: also....somthing that you might want to know..i have a cracked header... could this be the cause of anything?

Last edited by chrismag; Jul 11, 2010 at 03:31 AM.

Jul 11, 2010 | 01:35 PM

94civichatchback

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a crack in the exhaust would cause the cel and lean code, for it bogging, i would say change your fuel filter first to see if any improvments

Jul 11, 2010 | 03:21 PM

dkablack

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had this problem a few months ago... let my car sit around for 6 months then when i started running it.. started bogging down when trying to accellerate..

usually just needs a tune up.. i started with the plugs and it made the car driveable again.. then i changed the plug wires and the thing runs again like new.. distributor cap still needs replaced though

Jul 12, 2010 | 01:34 AM

chrismag

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Originally Posted by 94civichatchback

a crack in the exhaust would cause the cel and lean code, for it bogging, i would say change your fuel filter first to see if any improvments

hey do you know if the fuel filter is easy to do?

Jul 12, 2010 | 04:47 AM

RonJ

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The cracked header is making the engine run rich, which is probably fouling the spark plugs. Replace the header and then the plugs.

Jul 13, 2010 | 02:18 PM

dkablack

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start cheap..

if u need a tune up.. do the spark plugs and wires first.. my car was bogging down when trying to accelerate but eventually would come back in higher rpms... but then the age of my plugs and wires eventually took its toll and the car just wouldn't accelerate ... i fixed it just by changing these...

otherwise it could be the rest of your ignition system (distributor cap) or the fuel filter (which isn't that hard to change at all)

I also have a cracked header but it doesn't hurt performance.... just makes noise when the engine is cold.