[Chadillac71!]

this all started because I had a power steering leak for a long time and oil and grease where all over under the whole length of the car. so I started chasing the leak and ended up changing the belt tensioner and all four motor mounts and I had the air box out doing the tranny mount and discovered a mess of oil and grease under it so I left the air box off and drove it to power wash the area under it. It drove fine going there but after I was done ( and I made sure all the ports were covered so i didint get water any where it didnt belong and the engine was hot now) I started to drive home and she ran bad. Didnt want to idle and check engine lights, so I limped her home and started chasing codes. After I changed the MAP, IAT, IAC, TP, front O2 it had a low rumble resonating through the car while it idled. Like my subwoofer was reverberating. I had a code for a misfire on cyl 3. I cleared everything but I cant get the rumble to go away. It seems to run ok, and the idle is normal but the vibration at idle has me concerned. I know driving it like this has to be hurting the engine because its not smooth. I'm at my wits end so after I change the vtec solenoid (from my previous post) I'm taking it the Acura dealership to have them diagnose this old girl

 

[Chadillac71!]

thank you very much, I appreciate all your time!!!! I have changed out all the coils and ordered plugs (NGK Iridium) along with the Vtec solenoid. In the meantime I do what you suggested and clean up wiring issues ( I wont use water and brake clean is too aggressive on plastic so probably carb cleaner) Thanks again

 

[Chadillac71!]

I'm changing the fuel injectors and I bought a set off of Amazon that flooded my engine with too much fuel. Its $300 for a set from Acura. Does anyone know of a really good aftermarket replacement that under $300?? My RSX is all stock base unit.

 

[Chadillac71!]

thank you very much for all your time. Do you have any idea what RPM that a base model should idle at? According to my scanner mine is about 720RPM, It feels a little low to me.

 

[Chadillac71!]

I dont even know if the idle can be adjusted, I'm used to working on 60s and 70s chevrolets

 

[Chadillac71!]

gotcha, thanks

 

[Chadillac71!]

thanks The Last Superman, you have been a lot of help.

 

[Chadillac71!]

Ive had the battery unhooked numerous times. Where do I find this procedure?

 

[Chadillac71!]

THELASTSUPERMAN!!!! YOU ARE THE MAN. the idle reset worked!!! It runs better than it has for years.