1990 Honda Accord Issue

[esanchez]

Hey guys, sorry if this doesn't make any sense for I am new to this site. So today my 1990 honda accord just started to have problems. At first when started and on neutral, the car doesn't seem to idle correctly? To describe what's happening is that the car shakes and the engine doesn't sound too good? And then after driving the car for a couple minutes, I noticed that the check engine light turned on, then soon after the battery light came on with the oil light. Then that was when the car started losing acceleration and I was unable to brake. Then the two lights but the check engine light would go on and off. Then after a while the whole car just turned off on it's own. However all the electrical things on the car still works. Like the car still can turn on but once it's put into gear the car eventually dies about less than a minute later. Does anyone know what may be the problem? The car has manual transmission too by the way.

Thanks.

[Cblove]

You might have a faulty ecu, that sounds like a complicated problem. I would recomend running through the normal troubleshooting methods.

[batever]

Hey guys, sorry if this doesn't make any sense for I am new to this site. So today my 1990 honda accord just started to have problems. At first when started and on neutral, the car doesn't seem to idle correctly? To describe what's happening is that the car shakes and the engine doesn't sound too good? And then after driving the car for a couple minutes, I noticed that the check engine light turned on, then soon after the battery light came on with the oil light. Then that was when the car started losing acceleration and I was unable to brake. Then the two lights but the check engine light would go on and off. Then after a while the whole car just turned off on it's own. However all the electrical things on the car still works. Like the car still can turn on but once it's put into gear the car eventually dies about less than a minute later. Does anyone know what may be the problem? The car has manual transmission too by the way.

Thanks.

Is there oil in the engine?

[deevergote]

If the check engine light is on, then your ECU is giving you an error code. Read the "sticky" thread at the top of this section for instructions on how to pull the codes, and how to read them.

From the sounds of it, you have an electrical issue. The first thing I would check would be all of your ground and battery connections. Make sure all are clean and tight. I had issues similar to yours (but not as severe) when my fender ground snapped.

[deevergote]

Is there oil in the engine?

I think if there's no oil, it may die the way it did... but I don't imagine it would start again!

Although that's certainly a valid question... and if that's the case, I'd look into getting a new engine!

[Cblove]

From the sounds of it, you have an electrical issue. The first thing I would check would be all of your ground and battery connections. Make sure all are clean and tight. I had issues similar to yours (but not as severe) when my fender ground snapped.

Would that cause the battery and oil lights to come on? I could imagine for the battery and check engine, but the oil light and lose of brakes?

I hope this guy actually comes back and posts, it seems like alot of people just post once and don't come back after.

[deevergote]

The loss of brakes probably came when the engine stalled, as there was no vacuum assist. The oil light as well.

I hope he comes back too. Not only does he truly need help, but I'm curious to see what's wrong! It could be something as simple as a broken ground wire, or something far more complicated.

[Cblove]

That's what I thought at first to, but he didn't specifically say the engine stalled.

This foo better come back..... lol

[esanchez]

Thanks guys. And yes there is oil in the engine. So what basically happens is that the car runs but after a while when I let go of the gas or go to neutral, I will lose all power to where the engine isn't on anymore. Then if the cars still rolling it will sometimes catch and run again.

I had a buddy look at it and he thinks one of my cylinders is blown? I'm not sure though, but he did say that he noticed that theres some kind of leak. And he believes the leaks where the cylinder is.

[Cblove]

That’s a possibility, do you have access to a compression tester? You can rent them from a auto parts store for pretty cheap. I don't know how great you are with car engines, but if you need more help with that I'd be glad to give it to you. You could also cheak your ecu codes, thats another good start. But I wouldn't drive the car until you get the problem fixed.

[87awwhelznaww92]

I had a buddy look at it and he thinks one of my cylinders is blown? I'm not sure though, but he did say that he noticed that theres some kind of leak. And he believes the leaks where the cylinder is.

you can actually pull the spark plug wires out and using a flash light you can check if theres oil going thru causing your spark plug to get wet with oil that can cause you a misfire and posibly having a bad cylinder as well...

[deevergote]

Are you blowing smoke at all? If you have a bad cylinder, you'll be burning either oil or coolant.

[esanchez]

Are you blowing smoke at all? If you have a bad cylinder, you'll be burning either oil or coolant.

As far as I know and noticed, I'm not blowing smoke at all. It looks normal just sounds like the engine is having trouble staying on.

[short1]

I'd start with pulling codes if you're getting a cel.

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[esanchez]

Ok, so I was going to pull codes, but then when I turned on my car to see if the check engine light is still on. The light was not on. Is this normal for the Check Engine light to go on after driving it but then it does not stay on?