I still have the same problem.When I hold the rpms at 1,400 the car surges this is the only time it does this is at 1400 if I give it more gas like accelrate through 1400 to doesnt do it.I replaced the iacv it didnt fix it i am thinking dizzy,egr,ecu what do you all think.Also if I let the clutch out to fast the car will jump even though it is in the correct gear.Please help me fix my civic it is making me crazy thanks Nate.

 

I have the same prob with my civic. I couldn't ever find out someone send maybe a sensor..

I hope u have better luck and if ya find out let me know

 

If you mean what i think you mean, you might need to learn how to drive.

 

try seafoam

 

My Civic doesn't have a tach but I don't think many four cylinders will be happy trying to make power at 1400 rpm. You're "lugging" it. Choose a lower gear and let it spin 2000 to 3000 when accelerating.

 

First of all, if you roll off the clutch at 1400, you shouldn't give it full power until you go over 2000 RPM. It's not a turbodiesel. 4 cylinder gas (or petrol) engines (and even more cylinder engines) tend to bog at <2000 RPM, and that's not good for the engine. If you want to accelerate fast, you have to launch at a higher RPM. This will inevitably wear out your clutch faster. A 3000 RPM launch should suffice, just make sure to get off the clutch slow enough to keep it over 2000 but not a moment too long, or you will toast it. In any case, it looks like you have an EG8, and good thing I remember the powerband still, unless you got the VTEC your power doesn't come on until 4000 RPM, so you got to rev it to get it going. Either way, just roll out easy and don't punch it until the RPMs pass 2000, if you want your clutch to last.

Gasoline makes a powerful boom, but it burns fast. That kind of force can't be transmitted at that slow of an RPM, and this puts excessive stress on the engine.

Diesel fuel, however, doesn't go boom as much, but it explodes slower, which provides constant pressure at low RPM, giving the diesel engine the monumental amount of torque it gets. This leads to the engine not being able to reach the higher RPMs that the gas engine can hit.

 

Now you know, and knowing is half the battle........

 

I think it may be your tps

 

My car is at the exhaust shop getting a leak fix when I get it back tomarrow I will check the tps and probley get some sea foam.

 

Impreza has some very good advice. Even though the other fellows in the car pool may not be interested in your making the perfect "launch", your engine will last a lot longer if you just try to keep the rpm in the 2000 to 3000 range during everyday driving. It's OK to let it drop while coasting, but when you need to accelerate, grab a lower gear and get it above 2000.