1995 Honda Civic Help?

Tiny
CAPTAIN69
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  • 1995 HONDA CIVIC
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 27,500 MILES
Well, I have a 1995 Honda civic with 275000 miles on it, and I was trying to show off and be cool by putting her to the floor and get up to sped as fast as possible, and I would top it out and it would run at red line for a few minutes at a time. Basically I beat the living hell out of it, and now it sounds really funny and it is shaking alot more than normal and there's this plooping noise coming out the end of the exhaust pipes. I really don't wanna have to buy a new engine for it, so if there's something else that might be wrong with it that would avoid me from buying a new engine I would really love to know what it is. Thanks so much for your help! :)
Sunday, August 8th, 2010 AT 4:31 PM

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Tiny
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Hi Captain69,

Get the spark plugs and related parts checked first. Seem the engine is misfiring.
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Monday, August 9th, 2010 AT 2:27 PM
Tiny
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I just changed the spark plugs today, it helped while it was just idling, but after I drove it on the highway for a couple miles and then got home and listened to it and it was doing the same thing again. I checked all the fluids and their all good, so I don't really know what to do. It's got 275000 miles on it, and I know I shouldn't have been so hard on it, but this is the best car ever and I just wanna get it fixed, so if you have any other suggestions, I'm all ears
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Monday, August 9th, 2010 AT 6:54 PM
Tiny
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If the Check Engine Light is indicating, you would have to retrieve the trouble codes to see if any of the sensors are malfunctioning.

Did you check the ignition timing?

What is the idling speed?

When replacing the spark plugs, did you notice any oil in the plug tubes?
Get the spark plug wires ohmed out to see if any is faulty. Should have continuity with less than 25k ohms.

Get a compression test done to see if any cylinder compression pressure is out of specs. If yes, try adjusting the valve clearance and retest.
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 AT 8:04 AM

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