Jokeshopbeard
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Been looking for a cheap Civic for the missus for a while now since she's out of a job and had to let her MR2 go, and have just picked up an EJ9 for the princely sum of £75!! Obviously at that price it's got a few niggles, and hasn't got the best bodywork I've seen, but with a bit of work its definately got potential!
So, before I crack on with sorting the problem area's, I wanted to lay down some of the issues I'm not sure on in the hope that some of you guys might have come across similar issues before. Any help will be much appreciated!!
Here's what I've found:
1. The idle seems to shift between 1000 Rpm & 2000 Rpm at intervals of about 2 seconds. It climbs up to about 18-1900 as if you were gently on the throttle, and 2 seconds later drops as if the throttle had been released. I'm pretty sure this is related to the IACV but can anyone confirm?
2. Possibly related to the above, the on/off throttle response seems to be very snatchy. It's a really rough transition between being on and off throttle, jerks the car a bit. Would this be throttle body related also?
3. 3rd and 5th gear seem to jump out into neutral every now and then. I suspect the rear engine mount may be knackered from the amount of movement i feel through the shifter but can't tell until I get her on stands. Would a knackered mount lead to this or is there something else I should be looking at?
4. Gearbox is a little noisy with the clutch released and when in gear. No problems in feel with the box or clutch (other than the above). I suspect it may be bone dry in there (it'd been sitting for 2+ years in a garage before today) but is there anything else I need to be looking into?
Looking forward to getting stuck into these problems actually, always good to learn/try something new, but if anyone could point me in the right direction before I go blundering in there it would really help!!
So, before I crack on with sorting the problem area's, I wanted to lay down some of the issues I'm not sure on in the hope that some of you guys might have come across similar issues before. Any help will be much appreciated!!
Here's what I've found:
1. The idle seems to shift between 1000 Rpm & 2000 Rpm at intervals of about 2 seconds. It climbs up to about 18-1900 as if you were gently on the throttle, and 2 seconds later drops as if the throttle had been released. I'm pretty sure this is related to the IACV but can anyone confirm?
2. Possibly related to the above, the on/off throttle response seems to be very snatchy. It's a really rough transition between being on and off throttle, jerks the car a bit. Would this be throttle body related also?
3. 3rd and 5th gear seem to jump out into neutral every now and then. I suspect the rear engine mount may be knackered from the amount of movement i feel through the shifter but can't tell until I get her on stands. Would a knackered mount lead to this or is there something else I should be looking at?
4. Gearbox is a little noisy with the clutch released and when in gear. No problems in feel with the box or clutch (other than the above). I suspect it may be bone dry in there (it'd been sitting for 2+ years in a garage before today) but is there anything else I need to be looking into?
Looking forward to getting stuck into these problems actually, always good to learn/try something new, but if anyone could point me in the right direction before I go blundering in there it would really help!!
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