what causes a delayed kick down...?

Question

EG8 automatic civic fuel injected 92 model....engine strains & shakes car....one of you guys mention a failing FUEL INJECTOR...i believe this can be my problem..cause when i mash for kick down the car pulls off lazy but after a few seconds the the engine picks up power & feels like how the car should work......if one is bad how can i test each FUEL INJECTOR...??

Answer 1

I'm thinking if it is an injector, it would fail and power would never pick up and feel right.

I think it may be a vacuum leak of one of the many air intake sensors. Check all your hoses around the air cleaner box and intake manifold and make sure they are tight.

Answer 2

92 civic transmissions weren't that good. Check fluid to see that it is full and not burnt (fluid should be a clear red). Secondly check your oxy sensor by taking it out. It is located between the exhaust manifold and or on the catalytic converter ( if the tip is white it is burnt out). Next check your egr valve and egr valve solenoid. to check the solenoid remove hose from egr valve, and place your finger over the hose hole if there is no suction then it is no good. If there is suction and the car keeps running the way it was, then the egr is no good. All of these sensors should be under $100.00 each.

Answer 3

You aren't equipped to test the injectors for anything other than coil resistance. Beyond that, there is some pretty sophisticated and expensive equipment necessary. There are many repair shops out there that don't have the proper equipment either. They usually wind up guessing, and it costs YOU when they do.

Good Luck and Merry Christmas

Answer 4

Pull your plugs out one at a time and inspect them. The one that is significantly different is the offending cyl. Coincidentally I just went through a problem with my work truck (Ford Ranger 4cyl.) One of the coil packs went out on it causing a dead cyl that would seem to go away around 3000rpm.