dnewkid_24

i have a question about my s.

i stopped to get some gas and everything was fine. and when i went on ahead and when i was about to enter the freeway, my car sounded like it was "drowning". instead of speeding up when i step on the gas, rpm pulls back and car seemed to be dying...

i stopped and popped the hood, and i tried to check the intake... since my friend who drives a z had similar experience, i called him to check on it too..

i checked the intake and started to emit smoke when we try to start the car again...

what could be the problem? i ope there's just something stuck in there that could be just removed. because in my friend's z, they already found a piece of small rock inside the cat converter...

need help guys..

iDomN8U

Drive easy until you need to fill up again and use a better gas station. Reset the ECU. Use 91+ Octane

Sounds like Bad Gas..

koukikat

Bad gas.
Add some dry gas, and a bottle of octane booster if you just filled up, then refill the tank somewhere else as soon as you burn off enough to add a few gallons.

iDomN8U

Octane booster is a waste of money, just drive it easy until you get low and put in some good stuff

iam7head

how the hell did he get a piece of rock in the cat?

not trying to call you for BSing but the rock has to travel

from the intake filter to the tb, intake manifold, pass by the intake valve, get compressed by the piston, expel by the exhaust valve, travel thru the header to the cat.

last time i check earth surface rock is not that compressable

iDomN8U

It's the same as Humans and bladder stones

iam7head

haha...okay

INDYMAC

If it was driving great before the fill-up, then my first guess would be bad gas (or hydralock if you drove through some water). I would syphon all the gas back out and buy fresh gas from a different station (brand) and see if that helps. Good luck.

iDomN8U

I think you could find a peice of a valve stuck in the cat, but a rock no.

fltsfshr

If it's not your fuel.

Check and see if you catalytic converter is loose inside. If it's broke, it will usually rattle, it will sometimes send clouds of smoke out of your exhaust. What you saw may not have been a rock but part of the converter. It can also steal lots of power too. It can do it randomly too as it moves around inside and blocks the exhaust pipe.

Several people have had this problem. If it is it's on a federal warranty, just take to honda they'll replace it even if your warranty has expired.

fltsfshr