timming belt slippage? - Honda Prelude Forum

Vteg · 08-01-2002, 01:53 PM

SO i was driving to my friends, my car starts to misfire, it had happened to me before a while ago, and it was a loose plug wire...I tightened all of them, didnt work...I changed the plug wire...It got better...then I went to pick up my friend, and everytime I step on it, it starts misfiring, if I dive slowly and dont step on the gas, more than 1/4 down, its all right, so whys is doing this? Im thinking its that the timming belt slipped or something?

brendon2k · 08-01-2002, 02:04 PM

The timing belt can't slip it has teeth on it. If some of the teeth got ripped off I think your car would no longer run because this is what happened to forhgeneration. His belt didn't snap but the teeth got ripped off. Are you sure misfiring isn't knocking? Does his MIL every come on?

Vteg · 08-01-2002, 02:17 PM

MIL? huh? well, Ive seen timming belts slip on other cars before....even thought they have teeth..so I dunno...what else could it be? knocking, why would it be knocking? what can cause that?

Qveon · 08-01-2002, 07:27 PM

Bad tank of gas (hehe who has ever heard of a bad tank of 92 oct?) Could be water in your gas.

thewedge4 · 08-01-2002, 07:49 PM

yeah it'll slip only once--right before it COMES OFF!

94vtirozguy · 08-01-2002, 08:44 PM

not true brendan2k

i had the timing belt slip on my car. How it happens, is the auto tensioner fails and the timing belt then becomes loose. The timing belt was still in one piece on my car and still in working condition with no stripped teeth.

Vteg · 08-07-2002, 12:13 PM

I changed the fuel pump relay, my pops said it might be that...it worked..for like 6 hours..thenit started doign it agen, but only between 1000 and 2000rpm's when I floor it, I dunno what it could be..maybe the fuel filters a lil dirty, or injectors, anyone have any suggestions?

influx · 08-07-2002, 12:15 PM

is the ecu throwin any codes??
might say something

Vteg · 08-07-2002, 12:53 PM

ECU is not throwing an codes..

beenerachi · 08-09-2002, 02:51 PM

It seems like everytime you do something it gets a little better but then craps out again, I would just start checking all the stuff for tune ups like:

fuel filter (you already replaced right?)
Cap and Rotor
***Gaps on your spark plug----see what condn they're in, if you haven't replaced these in awhile, they can also contribute to the weirdness that you're experiencing.

Good luck!

brendon2k · 08-09-2002, 03:29 PM

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Originally posted by Vteg
MIL? huh

MIL= Malfunction Indicator Lamp aka Check Endine Light

Satan_SRV · 08-09-2002, 05:57 PM

well it's possible...if the belt slipped the cam timing would be all out of whack....how is it at idle?

Vteg · 08-11-2002, 02:16 AM

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Originally posted by Satan_SRV
well it's possible...if the belt slipped the cam timing would be all out of whack....how is it at idle?

it idles a lil low sometimes, but it idles good