Today I go to start my car........Running ROUGH! Its like sputtering down the road....then just dies. I try to start it and NOTHING. I pull it over, pop the hood, everthing looked good, nothing major. Then I get back in the car, pump the gas petal, and it starts up fine, runs normal? Any ideas? Air in gas line? Bad fuel? Ive got no clue.

 

I had a problem similar to that in my dads blazer. It turned out that the fuel pump was starting to die. For some reason i had to let it sit for half an hour then it would start up right away.

 

Sounds like the engine coil. When mine went out I could have sworn from the symptoms (sputtering etc.) it revolved around the fuel system, but come to find out it was the coil. Best of luck getting it fixed.

 

I Have a brand new honda coil.

 

I don't think Civics have coils. They use a distributor and regular wires.


BTW, your problem sounds lie a furl delivery problem. Since you have FI, I take it that you are using an adjustable fuel regulator. Maybe it's out of whack? What is your F/A gauge showing (i assume you have one)?

 

Sounds to me like it is the fuel pump.I normal would put a fuel pressure tester on it and start the car and let it idle till it does it.Or you can wait till it just dont start.

 

a.k.a. ingition coil. I've mostly heard them referred to as engine coils.

 

It was running normal the second time too.......I dont know. I sure hope it starts up now......I gotta go to work...maybe ill order a new fuel pump.....well see. Anyone else?

 

the way to tell if a fuel pump is going bad is to listen to it while its running, it will get really loud and them adventualy just give out... Try a fuel pressure test they are very simple!