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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 02:15 PM
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Starters. I was trouble shooting a boost leak the other night. I found it and took the car for a spin to see what she feels like. Well she did awesome at 12 psi. My Boost Sensor hose came off at 7k rpm. I plug it back in and the car idles fine. the boost gauge show 17 even on the vacuum side. Is a bit rough when driving at low rpm (2k-3k). It like sputering a bit. It was doing this before because I haven't adjusted my TPS after (I remove the air pump) but is a bit out of the ordinary. If you don't know the car you can't tell. I did a compression check and all 6 faces came even (110 all around). So that's good. There is also a slight ticking noice and it sound like is coming from the turbo area. Should I reset the ECU to see if the sputering goes away? What about the ticking noice? My primary has more play than what it did a few weeks before.
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 02:28 PM
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here is a picture of my spark plugs. they don't even have 500 miles on them. They look worst than the one I replaced that had 2k miles.
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 03:23 PM
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okay I put everything back and reseted the ECU. Now the car is sound like is running in one rotor but it comes and goes.
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by hondasr4kids
okay I put everything back and reseted the ECU. Now the car is sound like is running in one rotor but it comes and goes.

sounds like an ignition problem.
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 06:08 PM
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Check your spark plug wires and the main coil. Also check your grounds.
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 09:57 PM
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My grounds are good. Is there any way to check the coils to see if they are working properly?
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 11:23 AM
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okay going to get new plugs today but need to know which one shoul I get right now I have BUR7EQP & BUR9EQP. I only had those for like 400 miles if even that and they are black, worst than the one they replaced.
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Old May 1, 2005 | 12:12 PM
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Well I replace my spark plugs with new ones. Man is funny how this car react to new plugs. Well she is running perfect, better than before.
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Old May 1, 2005 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by hondasr4kids
Well I replace my spark plugs with new ones. Man is funny how this car react to new plugs. Well she is running perfect, better than before.
I had the exact same problem as you. Its amazing what kinda difference it makes to actually get a good spark.
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