TYPE R PROBLEM HONDA/ACURA PEOPLE HELP MEEEEEEEEE !!!!!
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Re: TYPE R PROBLEM HONDA/ACURA PEOPLE HELP MEEEEEEEEE !!!!!
You might just need some fresh gas. The ECU might be cutting ignition timing or fuel if it's detecting an air/fuel problem or some sort of combustion problem like detonation. If the gas is separated or has some other breakdown problem, combustion isn't quite as good, and the ECU can detect that.
I don't know about the "airflow" sound, but that might be intake noise that is always there but usually isn't heard because the engine is louder. If you have an engine problem the intake noise might not be getting drowned out basically.
You could do these things to start with:
1) Remove the gas, or just run the tank down with normal driving, then get fresh gas
2) Put some fuel stabilizer in the tank (before you run the tank down to empty or add fresh gas)
3) Reset the ECU (good idea every once in a while to get back to baseline)
4) Change the fuel filter after the old gas has been run through (always a good idea, they're cheap and its probably been a while since its been changed anyway)
5) Run some injector cleaner through after you change the fuel filter and fill the tank up
If those things don't work, then you can start troubleshooting. Chances are there is something different now (like the gas) than the last time you drove it. Sensors don't usually fail from disuse, and the engine should be perfectly fine just sitting as long as there is oil in it. You may have a dryrotted or cracked vacuum hose too, but that would have happened whether the car was sitting or not. Hoses won't age any faster when they aren't being used and temperature cycled.
I don't know about the "airflow" sound, but that might be intake noise that is always there but usually isn't heard because the engine is louder. If you have an engine problem the intake noise might not be getting drowned out basically.
You could do these things to start with:
1) Remove the gas, or just run the tank down with normal driving, then get fresh gas
2) Put some fuel stabilizer in the tank (before you run the tank down to empty or add fresh gas)
3) Reset the ECU (good idea every once in a while to get back to baseline)
4) Change the fuel filter after the old gas has been run through (always a good idea, they're cheap and its probably been a while since its been changed anyway)
5) Run some injector cleaner through after you change the fuel filter and fill the tank up
If those things don't work, then you can start troubleshooting. Chances are there is something different now (like the gas) than the last time you drove it. Sensors don't usually fail from disuse, and the engine should be perfectly fine just sitting as long as there is oil in it. You may have a dryrotted or cracked vacuum hose too, but that would have happened whether the car was sitting or not. Hoses won't age any faster when they aren't being used and temperature cycled.
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Re: TYPE R PROBLEM HONDA/ACURA PEOPLE HELP MEEEEEEEEE !!!!!
mainly if you do it wrong. EJj ( hannibal_king) did that. He didnt mix his gas after putting in the cleaner. fuxed up his o2 sensors.
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Re: TYPE R PROBLEM HONDA/ACURA PEOPLE HELP MEEEEEEEEE !!!!!
First off why wouldnt u drive a type r for so long..lol jk....but get fresh gas mayb need to clean your throttle body other then that idk what it could be
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