twizy

Car: 99 2.3L 5-speed with 121k

A week ago, while driving on the highway the check engine light starts flashing. I goto autozone and get the following codes:

P0300
P0301
P0303
P1399

Clearly there is massive misfiring going on with the engine. I replaced the plugs and wires a month ago and car was running fine until this happened.

Other symptoms/observations:

- The day the check engine started flashing it was extremely cold, like maybe 20 farenheit.
- When I come to a stop and push the clutch down, the car will stall everytime unless I give the car some gas.
- When I stall out and crank the car to restart, the crank takes awhile to restart.
- Cars idle is choppy and inconsistent.
- Car cannot accelerate smoothly. The car shakes, stumbles and shudders extremely hard when I attempt to accelerate.

Soooo, any suggestions or recommendations on where should I start to try and figure out this headache?

AznX TL

check your distributor

AznX TL

if i were you i'd take it to a shop and get it scanned

twizy

help wanted

732xghost

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buy my F23!!!!

97BlackAckCL

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you just couldn't resist could u?

732xghost

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nope.

STL+3.0CL

Twizy... any news or an update on this? Did you take it to the shop?

twizy

i am going to replace the distributor cap and rotor this weekend. i really hope it is that simple, but deep down i'm thinking its something more serious. ideas are still welcome! thanks

97BlackAckCL

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While you're replacing your dist, put your wires in the right order, they may be out of order, otherwise, could be your timing is off

SupraManAG

really sounds like the cap is worn yet those new wires seem a lil fishy to me

twizy

if after cap and rotor, car still runs bad, i will put in the old wires and try that. if it still runs crappy after all that, i will go ahead and scrap this damn engine and get an H22. this engine is giving me way too many headaches and i'm unwilling to pour anymore $$ into it. i already need new rings which will run $1500 for parts/labor. are there any CLs near metro NY that have an H22? i'd love to see one in person before i take the plunge. its going to cost me 5k for the swap out the door. that includes complete engine, tranny, labor, and maintenance.

732xghost

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your from NY metro??

well theres SupramanAG and possibly a few others that we dont even know about. and theres ALOT of accords.

but my offer is still on the table, 500 bills for a complete F23A1 swap. but if you have the money i would go with the H22A.

97BlackAckCL

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If you put new wires in, chances are you put the wires in the wrong order

SupraManAG

dont come to me
ill make u get an H22

twizy

97blackackcl: its definitely not the wire order since i was driving it on the highway fine when the CEL came on. instead it could be that the wires are faulty or something.

supraman, if you have some free time would it be ok if i took a look at your h22? i wouldn't mind driving out to wherever you are. i really have to be sure its worth it before i spend 5 gs on a swap.

AznX TL

complete?

97BlackAckCL

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Check to make sure all your wires are tight and snapped onto the plugs all the way

732xghost

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well as of now, but my job (Honda) might need it so, im gonna sell them the head if they definitly need it.

so if i can sell the head for like $100 to them, then it will be easier to sell the rest of the swap on honda-tech.com because no one wants the complete swap, only the block and tranny.

ghost_masterCL

sounds like a fuel delivery issue.

SupraManAG

Its not 5G. More like 2.5-3G. PM me where u comin from n Ill let u know.

twizy

i think the breakdown goes like this (please let me know if this doesn't sound right):

2.5 for complete engine/tranny
1.5 for labor
1 for miscellaneous (timing belt, clutch, hoses etc)

SupraManAG

no
2nchange for engine plus tranny. I think you can do better then 2.5.
a lil over 500 for labor
n maybe 300 for the misc

twizy

wow if i could get everything done right for 3g, i would do it IMMEDIATELY. i just don't know a place i can trust to do it right for that price. where'd u get yours done?

SupraManAG

pm me n we talk about it
where u comin from

twizy

Well, got the cap and rotor replaced today and car is still having the same problem. I'm starting to run out of ideas here, only thing left is fuel filter or fuel pump. Can lack of fuel delivery cause the cylinders to misfire?

twizy

Well, I've ran out of ideas. I've replaced wires, plugs, rotor, cap, coil, fuel filter and the car is still misfiring. Does anyone know what code P1399 is? It wasn't on the list of codes in the FAQ. I'm hoping it is the reason behind it all.