My 1997 Honda Accord 4 cyn automatic has had a check engine light for a 1 1/2 yrs Help!!!!?

Question

I have had three tune ups, transmission serviced, manifold intake repaired, o-rings replaced, 2 water pumps replaced within a year and a half, spark plug wires replaced, distributor replaced, heater hose replaced, fan switch replaces, radiator hoses replaced, timing belts replace. The car has not made it 30 days without the check engine light coming on. The car continues to have a misfire code. The bolt was bad on one of the water pumps and that took three months before they got that right. Which caused the timing belt to come off while driving into to work one day. Also it has started to run rough when I stop at a light or stop sign, when driving it is smooth until you hit about 60 -65 mph it kind of hesitates. I had the car checked for transmission problems however they state it is fine. Just this past week it stop going over 60 mph. Help, I use to love my car now I am terrified to drive it anywhere. Could the issue with the water pump cause other problems to appear now?

Answer 1

I have a feeling everyone is missing the diagnostic boat here. I think your EGR passages are clogged with carbon and now it's getting bad enough to hold the EGR valve open and cause a rough idle. Find a good drivability technician and have him check the operation of the EGR system.

Answer 2

The ECM is continually appearing diverse checks. from time to time a equipment can fail a attempt and the examine engine gentle will come on and some different time the gentle gained't come on because the equipment needs to fail the attempt 2 or 3 situations for the gentle be on, relies upon on the equipment. If the computer performs yet another attempt on the equipment and now the equipment bypass the attempt it is going to turn the gentle off immediately. DTC p0740 lots of the time needs a sparkling trans torque converter from time to time is a pc issue. Honda had a issue with the emission equipment on the ninety seven fashions so... If u are in the united states examine with a Honda broking i imagine that is 14 years or 100 and fifty,000k mi. U would get free elements and exertions. solid success!

Answer 3

Wow did a lot diden't you.Well let me enlighten you.
If you corrected the fault, and you did not reset the cars computer, then the light will keep comming on no matter what part you replace.
Here is how it works.
Lets say you have a misfire code and it says #3 sparkplug is misfiring. You replace the plug and dont reset the computer it will come on again and give you the same code.
You have to reset the computer or the code will keep commong back.

Answer 4

Goto your local auto store and have them scan your computer with the OBDII scanner. They will tell you what you need to replace. We drove my explorer for 3 years with the check engine light on in germany, cuz no one had the scanner there. Yours is probably an oxygen sensor, or egr sensor.... but more than likely a sensor. When you fix the problem you have to erase the code with the OBDII scanner then the light will stay off.

Answer 5

There is this plastic thingamajig under the drivers seat (usually) that has gears and stuff inside that you can see. It costs about $60 and up to put in a new one to turn off that light. It is really only a clock that when the time runs out tells you to go get service. Most people who have service done as needed do not need an (idiot) light that costs that much to tell them so we just unplug that piece of trash and throw it away. Then keep your own maintenance schedule.