20 Most Recent 1988 Honda Accord 4 Door - Page 9 Questions & Answers

Follow the large (3/8 in) PCV vacuum hose from the front of the intake manifold plenum (lg silver box with label PGM-FI ). It turns toward the pass. side then down between intake maifold tubes/runners to the PCV valve.

Ensure your spark plugs,wires (ignition coil and spark) and your filters (air and fuel) are within 2 years of installation It's erratic at 800 rpm as the engine is cold and they like the 2200 range for 3 minutes before they kick down on their own. Press the pedal twice before inserting your key. The owners manual states depending on the outside temperature, the engine will require more priming. Update if possible.

it most proberly come out of its track ul have to remove door pannell to investigate

Ok.. O2 sensor.. No biggy

there is a fan switch on the radiator that turns on a relay that drives the fan.check all three.

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You have quite a problem here... there are currently no replacement fuel line parts for a 1988 honda accord. What you can do right now is to visit a local car junk shop and find yourself an accord of the same model. You'd probably spend alot of time doing this but this is the only way. Best wishes.

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If you are secure that the repair was done correctly, pull the 7.5 backup fuse (with the car turned off) in the under hood fuse box and wait 10 or 15 seconds before putting it back in. That should clear your engine light. You will have to reset your clock, and any selected radio settings.
If you do not have an anti-theft radio, you could simply disconnect the negative battery terminal for 10 or 15 seconds and that would do the same thing, but if you have an anti-theft radio that would require a code reset, meaning that you would have to have the five digit code.
If the engine light comes back on after the reset, then something has gone wrong with the repair.
Hope this helps.

Time for a new transmission.

if you already replaced the main relay seeing this is the most common problems for a no start with this car then your disturbutor is the next most common component to cause a no start. there is a sensor in side of it that is not replaceable that is called a crank sensor and it monitor the crank shaft and if there is no singal from that sensor to the computwer thwen it will not spark or get fuel in injected.

this is the most common issue besides the main relay and replace alot of them in the shop. if you have a multimeter and know how to ready ohms and do other basic test then when it is not starting and only when it is not starting you can test it. if you have a fax i can send you a diagram and instruction on how to test to make sure it is that seeing it is expencive. but ost likely your problem. has all the same symtoms as one.

let me know if you have a fax and i can send them tomorrow. give me the fax number.

please ask any more question you have and let me know if you need more help.

it is rubber mounted in the top of your valve cover with a hose leading to your intake manifold very easy to find and change it is generally black in color with a 7/16 hose just lift it out of the rubber mount remove it from the hose and install your new one in reverse order and your done

The white smoke is from a blown headgasket, your coolant is leaking into one or more cylinders and that's actually steam that you see coming from your tailpipe.
When this happens, your coolant level drops (because it's pumping it out the tailpipe), your car overheats, and of course it will knock as it overheats. An overheated car is sluggish, as well.
Another bad thing that occurs by driving a car with this problem is that the coolant is washing the oil off your cylinder walls and your rings will tear up your cylinder walls as they self-destruct.
Head gasket replacement is not an easy fix nor is it cheap, and usually you'll need to get the head machined to make it perfectly straight again - heads warp from overheating. A good mechanic can do a head gasket replacement in a few hours.
Overheating can cause knocking.Your best bet is to replace your motor because usually the knocking noise is caused by a spun bearing which would cost a lot to repair.

when cold you want to fully depress gas pedal twice and then with pedal released start car,this engages choke and fast idle

when you first turn your key on listen for a buzzong noise if you dont hear it that could mean the solinoid is bad on the starter

the MAIN RELAY is a pretty big problem on these. I'm not saying thats your problem, but I would start there.

you will always want to make sure the exhaust system is cooled down. some simple guidelines are to start from the back and work your way forward. use some type of penetrating oil (WD-40, etc...) on the fasteners to make the removal easier. make sure you use new hangers, clamps and gaskets when installing your new exhaust. use anti seize compound on the threads, and make sure you get proper clearance to keep from damaging the interior due to overheating. Best of Luck!

The fast idle valve is inside the throttle body. Sometimes it backs out and needs turned back in (it's threaded). This will cause the loping idle.

Get transmission filter changed with new fluid. Honda does not recommend transmission flushing.

its in the fuel tank. there is an access panel in the trunk, behind the rear seat. you are lucky its so easy.

It doesn't have fuel if you have to hot wire the fuel pump. Check the fuel pump relay

well you can check the injector pulse with a noid light and if no blink then you can assume that the injectors are good then you can either go after the pick up coil and make sure you have spark through the wires but if you have a blinking light then you lack something else you need three things compression fuel and spark and it will run hope this helps oh most important check all the fuses and relays

First check your battery and make sure that it is fully charged and that all your connections are clean and tight; a battery can be damaged by a faulty alternator so even if it is relatively new it should be checked. Secondly check fuses and any relays for your ignition and starter. Thirdly you might have gotten a bad alternator or the re-programming of the key and chip was not done correctly. Hope this helps. Good luck!