car was misfiring here is what I did

[AUTOMODSGST]

Well I guess this is my first thread, my car was having problems misfiring, out of nowhere the car was working fine I was actually putting on my new set of skunk shocks and next day car started to do this annoying thing I did some research, but the further I read the more confused I got, they were talking about the ingnater, fuel pump, distributor, o2 sensor and so many other things tps so I did not know what was the problem the funny thing is that the car would start misfiring when on gear but if I would put it in neutral and give it gas it will rev normal no misfiring at all so I thought it cant be fuel or spark so I started looking for leaking vacuum hoses or lose wires but nothing so I read somewhere here in the forum that if I unplug the o2 sensor the computer would work on its factory settings or something like that so I got tired of this stupid problem after two weeks of having the car this way ( I do not drive this car everyday ) I unplug the o2 sensor and there it was problem solved, of course the check engine light turned on but the car was working normal now, so I drove it this way for a couple of days and it was fine so I went ahead and bought a new o2 sensor and problem solved car is fine now I hope this can help someone out there

[Mayerling]

Was it kinda bogging down under acceleration?

[ExplodingCake]

What? , my head hurts from reading all those run-on errors.

[hondaracer4]

was your car popping and bogging down when at a stoplight or something and you have it in gear and then when you go to drive it acts like it doesnt want to go and then it starts to die or does die?

[Peng]

was your car popping and bogging down when at a stoplight or something and you have it in gear and then when you go to drive it acts like it doesnt want to go and then it starts to die or does die?

I had that same problem today, havent gotten around to checking it yet. Any solutions?

[deevergote]

I got as far as "i put on my new skunk shocks" and stopped reading... skipped to the end. A little punctuation works wonders, as does staying on the actual topic at hand (your shitty skunk2 shocks... and they ARE shitty shocks... have nothing to do with your car misfiring.)

You replaced the o2 sensor, which is only ONE solution to a misfire. That's like saying "I'm sick" and taking a couple aspirin... it might help, it might not... it's just throwing a random solution at the problem, hoping it works.
I hope you used an NTK or Denso sensor, and not a Bosch one... otherwise, you'll be replacing that sensor again in the next month or so. Bosch sensors don't work properly for our cars, even though they supposedly produce a model for us.

As for those shocks... they're better than 20 year old blown stock shocks, but they're still total garbage. They can't even hold up to Skunk2's own springs without blowing out in a relatively short time. You should have invested in some Konis, and not blown your money on the trendy tuner brand.









hondaracer4 and Peng... do either of you have a check engine light on? Does it come on at highway speeds (50mph+)? Check the error code. If it is code 41 or 43 (most likely 43) then you have an o2 sensor problem, and the "solution" that the OP came up with will fix your problem (unless there is more than one thing wrong with your engine.) Other than that, be sure to properly set your base idle and ignition timing, replace all the basic "tune up" parts (cap, rotor, plugs, wires... don't get suckered by fancy performance wires, just use NGK or Sumitomo... they work better than anything else, trust me.)

[thepowderblue]

Deeve is right.Post that crap in a members ride thread because it done not have anything to do with how your car is misfiring.It is cool but I wanted to read about a misfire not shocks.If it was in a members ride thread people would like it alot because you have a nice car! make shure if you post a members ride thread you follow the rules..you have to get 30posts under your belt before you can post outside if beginner. I might check your fuel injectors because one might be acting up but mainly I would check your timing belt and make shure it did not jump a tooth.