trying to get the pos to run right

[rickles8099]

i didnt set it with a light, i set it by tdc on #1 because there are no marks on the pulley....i went over it with a fine tooth comb. i adjusted the timing when the engine was warm. what would i need a jumper for setting it by feel?

you need to jump your timing jumper because the ecu changes timing depending on different situations. if you jump the timing jumper, it makes it so that the ecu will not advance/retard the timing. also im talking about moving the distributor. i understand that you have the cam timing right, but what about the ignition timing? and adjusting the timing when the engine is warm is the right thing to do.

[98ls1ttop]

so how do i do this? how do i set the ignition?? if i turn the diist. at all it dies

[300k_CB7]

I never saw it anywhere else in this thread, but is the car throwing a Check Engine / Maintenance Indicator Light (MIL)?

Hondas are pretty smart cars and can usually tell you what's wrong. Especially 96+ OBD-IIs.

[98ls1ttop]

why yes it is...ill get my buddy over here to check it out with his snap on diagn.

[civicex442]

no offence but that should have been your first flag. before your buddy gets there just use the jumper method to get the code

[300k_CB7]

why yes it is...ill get my buddy over here to check it out with his snap on diagn.

Agreed. All you need is a paperclip to get the code, not a scanner.

[98ls1ttop]

never done it that way but i got the codes

manifold absolute pressure/barometic pressure curcuit high input

o2 sensor heater circuit malfunction bank 1 sensor


now the car hasnt had an o2 sensor in it for like 4xxx miles and used to run fine before it said and was crashed.....

[300k_CB7]

never done it that way but i got the codes

manifold absolute pressure/barometic pressure curcuit high input

o2 sensor heater circuit malfunction bank 1 sensor


now the car hasnt had an o2 sensor in it for like 4xxx miles and used to run fine before it said and was crashed.....

Sounds like there might be something wrong with the MAP sensor, or perhaps you have the TPS and MAP plugs switched.

And also, it needs an O2 sensor to run right. Not talking about the secondary O2 sensor, but the primary for sure (1996 and up have 2 oxygen sensors, 1 in the downpipe, and 1 mounted in the cat. convertor. The one in the downpipe is important)

[98ls1ttop]

you mean the header? that one hasnt been in there for a while and has been fine?? it doesnt have a bung for it....

the wires arent switched ....so its a map sensor then?