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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 07:10 PM
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I drive a 95 civic ex with a d15b sohc vtec longblock, recently i had a couple of o-rings go bad in my injectors an had to replace them, after finishing that today whenever in neutral my car idles veryyy weird i'm talking jumping up an down from about .5 - 1.5 grand back an forth the whole time im idling until i give it gas again... any ideas what could be causing this and if it's a huge problem? Any input is appreciated, thanks!
Old Aug 8, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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So i'd actually appreciate an answer that might fix my problem, not one from someone who thinks he's funny come back when you can help, thanks!
Old Aug 8, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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Im serious. I had the same problem in my supercharged D15. Vacuum leak. Find it and its fixed.

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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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Your really not funny, and why would a vacuum leak randomly show up after changing injector o-rings? Just seems weird.
Old Aug 8, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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Sounds like a vacuum leak to me so start with that.
Old Aug 8, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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if it was a vacuum leak how hard is it to find/fix and how much would it cost?
Old Aug 8, 2006 | 07:44 PM
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Just check round your engine bay. check for hoses not put in.
Old Aug 8, 2006 | 07:55 PM
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Alright, i'll do that an post back tommorow with what i found, thank for helping !
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Try resetting the ecu.
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pop the hood and have someone slowly rev the engine wif u listening at differeent spots to find the leak. works in some situations



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