As the subject states, as I was driving to work this morning, the car began to pull back on the timing (this has happened before, so I know what it feels like). After a little while of doing this (and me shifting at 2500) the car bucked for an instant and the CEL came on. I was in no place to pull over to check things out immediately, so I went up to the next turn into a parking lot. The car stalled twice while trying to make the left turn into the lot.

Once I got into the lot and pulled to a stop, I turned her off completely and let it sit for about 5 minutes (which sometimes makes everything fix itself for some reason). Once I started back up, I turned off all aceessories (radio, climate, etc) and everything appeared to be fine other than what seems like a loss in power. I had to get to work, so I bit the bullet and drove the additional mile and a half to get there.

Once I got to work, I pulled the code for the CEL using the paper clip trick, and it showed code 30 (three long, no short). I checked on niedejb's site and there is no 30 listed. I hate to jinx it, but the events point to the head gasket, and I'm afraid to think of what that may mean if it is.

If anyone can give me a hand with figuring this out before I go to the dealer or drive it again, it would be much appreciated.

 

shiet... try and get it to an autozone or something so they can verify the code - just in case it might be something else.

After that, hope its nothing too serious.

 

Good news and bad news:

Good news: It's only the MAP sensor gone bad.
Bad news: I need a new MAP sensor.

Taking it to Coast Honda (former Acura techs work there, they know these cars inside and out) this afternoon.

 

good luck man. hope they dont hose you

 

hope they don't hose u, if they're former ack techs, they'll be more reasonable then the dealer i hope.

 

Yeah apparently they left the acura dealer b/c they weren't happy there with the service dept going downhill. My family has had really good service at Coast Honda, so I'm confident they'll do a good job and be reasonable with cost. The acura dealer usually failed to do either.

 

Isn't it scary when your cars engine light comes on or it stall on you. First thing that comes to my mind is I blew my engine. LOL

 

so true. but not a LOL matter hehe

 

i remember when my tranny went and would not come out of 1st gear, i was at the races and was showing off doin a burn out leaving, and it wouldnt change and did that bap bap bap rev limiter pop. ooh shit scred the shit out of me..that was the last time i ever bounced off the rev limiter.

 

oh snap... your tranny you @teh races??? !