1995 Honda Civic Car wants to stall out while idling in dri

Tiny
METALHEAD5225
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  • 1995 HONDA CIVIC
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 176,000 MILES
Recently my 1995 Honda Civic LX with 176k has been hesitating and wanting to stall while idling. I've replaced the plugs, wires, and distributor cap less than 30k miles ago, a new timing belt was put on about 20-25k miles ago. I also put on a new fuel filter about 25-30k miles ago. The air filter is clean, and I cleaned the throttle body a few weeks ago.

About a month ago, the engine would skip while idling in park and in drive and was very slow when accelerating. I used some of the Lucas fuel injector cleaner that goes in the gas tank. It was thick, but didn't seem to work. A few days ago I replaced all 4 fuel injectors and the power came back while accelerating and the engine idles much better in park ( just a minor bit of skipping occasionally, not as rough or as hard).

The engine still skips a little in drive while at a red light and sometimes feels like it wants to stall out. If I slip it back into park, it runs better. I was wondering if you could tell me what it could be and what else to check or do.
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 AT 12:50 AM

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Tiny
MMPRINCE4000
  • MECHANIC
  • 8,549 POSTS
Check fuel pressure with a mechanical gauge, if OK, then check spark on all cylinders.

You may have a bad ign. Module. They can be checked at most autoparts stores for free.
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 AT 5:36 PM

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