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97 honda crv stutters

I have a 97 crv and a year ago it started stuttering when I hit the gas...but not all the time. I took it to the shop and they said it was my ignition module $600 to fix..the minute I left it still did it so I took it back and they said they just had to reset the computer. It was fine for a couple of months then did it again...took it back and they said it was bad gas...$225 to clean injectors.....then it did it again...I took it to different places and they all want $120 just to look at it and put it on the scope. It is worse when the air conditioning is on. It doesnt do it if I use cruise control..only when I go to speed up or go up hill.....any ideas.....I feel like I am getting the run around.

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mandi
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check the valve clearance. if it's very tight on the exhaust side you need a new cylinder head. there is a service bulletin on this. notice it's a bulletin and not a so called secret recall! Chip

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chip

Thank you for advice but unfotunately before I could act on it ....the car got worse.....3 times in two days I have lost all power while driving. I was on freeway doing 70 and everything shut off and car died...except radio.....any clue..thanks

"mandi" wrote: > I have a 97 crv and a year ago it started stuttering when I > hit the gas...but not all the time. I took it to the shop and > they said it was my ignition module $600 to fix..the minute I > left it still did it so I took it back and they said they just > had to reset the computer. It was fine for a couple of months > then did it again...took it back and they said it was bad > gas...$225 to clean injectors.....then it did it again...I > took it to different places and they all want $120 just to > look at it and put it on the scope. It is worse when the air > conditioning is on. It doesnt do it if I use cruise > control..only when I go to speed up or go up hill.....any > ideas.....I feel like I am getting the run around.

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mandi

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Your CR-V was the subject of a major safety recall

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dealer should have caught that one. You still need to get the valves adjusted to the LOOSE SIDE of the spec ASAP, or you'll be doing a head replacement. If you are in North America, your owner's manual has and (intentional) error in it.

30,000 miles per adjustment is correct.

'Curly'

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