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  1. Problems & Solutions RSX
    Ok guys here is my problem. I have a 2003 rsx, was driving to work and engine just locked up wouldn't turn over for nothing. Got it towed home and later that day i got it to start but it idles crazy rough. When it finally starts you have to give it full throttle for a couple seconds for it to...
  2. Problems & Solutions RSX
    I would like to thank everyone in advance to take the time to read this post and please suggest any input if you had a similar experience. So it all started after I seafoamed my 2005 RSX type s. I poured 1/3 in oil, 1/3 in gas tank, and 1/3 in the vacuum line running off the intake manifold...
  3. Transmission & Drive Train RSX
    As the title says been having trouble with my car. Here's a vid of what she is doing https://youtu.be/bnEHS0uNQDI thx
  4. Problems & Solutions RSX
    So my 02 base is throwing cel code 57 can't drive it to get it scanned so I can't pin point exact code. Before I checked timing the car would idle for a couple seconds then die. I pulled each sensor out one by one and started the car and it would start but die right away so it was worse without...
  5. Problems & Solutions EP3
    So I am pretty much lost here. Car idles at 2000rpm then drops to 1500ish when warm. I have bled coolant twice. Cleaned out iacv. Spent two hours looking for vacuum leaks. Engine has one code it's an 02 sensor code. If I disconnect air intake from throttle body and plug the iacv hole it goes...
  6. Bolt-On Basics: RSX Type-S
    Hi I just put on a buddy club rh and a rbc manifold and now my car is acting a little funny. My question is is it normal for the car to idle funny at times? When im driving and im at about 3000-4000 rpms the car sometimes had a lag like it doesnt want to go but it does after like a second or...
  7. Problems & Solutions RSX
    So I installed a throttle body spacer on my 02 Type S last night, turned the car on, and the idle starts going up and down. It idles rough and around 2000-2200 rpm, and it shakes when I turn the car off. The only sensors I unplugged were the one in the sri and the map sensor I think. I put...
  8. Problems & Solutions RSX
    for some reason my idle dips very low when i put the car into neutral when coming to a stop, but then it goes back up to about 850 which is normal for me my iacv is clean, just cleaned it yesterday and spun it freely sometimes it dips so much that the car shuts off and i gotta restart it while...
  9. Problems & Solutions RSX
    Car idles at 3k and dies after awhiledling at around 3k, starts going down and dies after a minute or so. My car was at a shop and the mechanic couldn't figure it out:dontknow: I was thinking it could be the tps or map sensor.
  10. Supercharging RSX
    i just installed a jrsc on my 05 acura rsx type s. when i started the car after up loading the basic tune from hondata(k20a2-rsx440.kal) the car idle is off not sure how to explain but it you give it alittle gas the exhaust is black like its running to rich. not sure where to start to fix this...
  11. Turbo RSX
    Well I started up my car and took off quick cause I had to take my girl home, so I got on it to get her home faster. After the last turn of going pretty hard my car started idle'n. So I went home thinking eh its just cold. But no luck, then I said maybe no fluid in the radiator but no luck...
  12. Problems & Solutions RSX
    hey crsx, i got a problem wit my car and im getting frustrated cause idk wat is wrong, first it had a bad cat cel, replaced the cat then now saying the secondary o2 was malfuntioned, now i bought a brand new one and got it installed and the cel is still there and advance auto parts told me it...
  13. ECU Tuning RSX
    So I've had my K-pro for about 3 years now and it's been running fine. Had the settings changed back to basic about 2 years ago when I took the header off. Recently I've noticed when I put the car in neutral, the idle dips way under normal, to the point where if I turn the wheel, the car just...
  14. ECU Tuning RSX
    k heres the deal, i just installed my k-pro, uploaded one of hondatas tune and now i start the car it idles at 2k rpm for like 10 seconds and then bounces between 1k-2k rpm and it wont stop. i put back my stock ecu and it idles fine any help would be appreciated so i can get my car running...
  15. Problems & Solutions RSX
    Hey guys, Just had engine rebuilt, new clutch, new fly wheel, and the clutch slave cylinder about 900 miles ago. So I changed the oil and was pushing it a little 5-6 rpm's with 5-8 pounds of boost. Once I got off the throttle is stuck at 5,000 rpm when idling. A little strange. I'm going...
  16. Problems & Solutions RSX
    My car hasent been running for the past 3wks the first problem was "bad gas" so they told me to put gas in it n keep drivin it. So I did n the car was runnin OK. He said it should run better after awhile. So I drove it to the mall n a few other places n then it starts idleing funni.. It goes up...
  17. Problems & Solutions RSX
    Well anyways i went to go get my car checked for smog and i told the mechanic that my CEL was on and it might have been my o2 sensor and he said ok. So further on the smog went, it came as my o2 sensor was perfectly ok. But the computer read that the IDLE RESPONSE SYSTEM was the problem, and...
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