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Alright guys, my civic sounds like a WRX with a cat back. When it sounds like this it feels really sluggish, but sometimes it will sound and feel regular. It ...

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02-11-2005, 02:28 AM   #1
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Alright guys, my civic sounds like a WRX with a cat back.
When it sounds like this it feels really sluggish, but sometimes it will sound and feel regular. It is not an exhaust leak. Im thinking its miss firing. let me know what you think.
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02-11-2005, 02:31 AM   #2
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did you check the firing order and the timing?? Kinda vauge
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Could be a lot of things. Is your check engine light on? The CEL will come on for a misfire. Could be that, bad plug/wire, timing belt jumped a tooth on the cam gears, etc.
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I dont really know how else to explain it...when I drive it, the pick up is slow one minute (when it sounds like WRX) and then the next, I'm back to normal pick up, normal sound...is checking the firing order easy?
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well...there is no check engine light, but my car was wrecked a couple weeks ago...all it was was front end damage, but would the sudden jolt maybe cause the belt to jump?...the car was running the whole time in the accident, it never shut off, but i would say it was a pretty good collision seeing how 1 grand later it has a new front end...
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There was condensation/ moisture in all of the spark plug chambers. The #4 spark plug was the only one that was affected. I had the guys at Sunoco clean out the moisture. It runs smooth for now.
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There was condensation/ moisture in all of the spark plug chambers.* The #4 spark plug was the only one that was affected. I had the guys at Sunoco clean out the moisture. It runs smooth for now.

glad top here that it's fixxed, But how the hell did you get moisture in the block?
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There was condensation/ moisture in all of the spark plug chambers.* The #4 spark plug was the only one that was affected. I had the guys at Sunoco clean out the moisture. It runs smooth for now.

glad top here that it's fixxed, But how the hell did you get moisture in the block?[/b]
The crazy Asian guy at Sunoco was convinced that I had tried to wash my engine. I kept telling him no and he kept saying "Yeah, you wash it this one". Anyways, I wonder if it could have built up from sitting for so long. I'll check for it whenever I check my oil. Hopefully this will be the last of it.
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If they replaced your front end the body shop could have power sprayed your engine for you.
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