matt_hodgson
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My first post so, firstly, hello everyone!
I'm the proud owner of a freshly imported black 2002 DC5 Type-R which, on the whole, I'm incredibly pleased with.
I previously owned a DC2 for four years and, before that, an EP3 Type-R. I also own a nice CRX VT which is SORN and garaged for revival at some point in the future
So the DC5 has a little issue that I hoped to get some views on, and I'll try to describe it as best I can...
The issue is that sometimes, not all the time, it's bogging down when I try to accelerate. It's most noticeable in higher gears and at lower revs but when it's happening it will actually be noticeable in first right up the revs. It feels like the engine is searching for fuel - like I'm pulling a caravan (not that I actually know what that feels like) - basically much less responsive on the throttle and slower to pick up revs than it usually is.
I've not really got a complete picture of what it's associated with but if anything I'd say it tends to happen after a prolonged period of gentle driving - i.e. in traffic, stop/start, not really going over 3k rpm. I live in London so I do quite a bit of that. I've also, however, noticed it once before the car has warmed up. A bit of spirited driving seems to clear it, I think. And sometimes it doesn't happen at all and the car is as responsive and pulls as it should.
I appreciate that as an intermittent problem I'm probably not going to get a definitive answer to this and I've obviously done a fair amount of Googling already, but if anyone has had similar experiences I'd love to hear about them, particularly if there was a happy ending! It'll all help in trying to decide what to throw money at replacing first. The next thing on my list was probably going to be to have a look at the fuel filter and pump.
There's no CEL light, I've replaced the plugs, air filter, and I've checked the TPS with a multi-meter and it seems fine. The car is completely stock, stock ECU. It's covered 75k miles.
Any thoughts/experiences/input greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Matt
I'm the proud owner of a freshly imported black 2002 DC5 Type-R which, on the whole, I'm incredibly pleased with.
I previously owned a DC2 for four years and, before that, an EP3 Type-R. I also own a nice CRX VT which is SORN and garaged for revival at some point in the future
So the DC5 has a little issue that I hoped to get some views on, and I'll try to describe it as best I can...
The issue is that sometimes, not all the time, it's bogging down when I try to accelerate. It's most noticeable in higher gears and at lower revs but when it's happening it will actually be noticeable in first right up the revs. It feels like the engine is searching for fuel - like I'm pulling a caravan (not that I actually know what that feels like) - basically much less responsive on the throttle and slower to pick up revs than it usually is.
I've not really got a complete picture of what it's associated with but if anything I'd say it tends to happen after a prolonged period of gentle driving - i.e. in traffic, stop/start, not really going over 3k rpm. I live in London so I do quite a bit of that. I've also, however, noticed it once before the car has warmed up. A bit of spirited driving seems to clear it, I think. And sometimes it doesn't happen at all and the car is as responsive and pulls as it should.
I appreciate that as an intermittent problem I'm probably not going to get a definitive answer to this and I've obviously done a fair amount of Googling already, but if anyone has had similar experiences I'd love to hear about them, particularly if there was a happy ending! It'll all help in trying to decide what to throw money at replacing first. The next thing on my list was probably going to be to have a look at the fuel filter and pump.
There's no CEL light, I've replaced the plugs, air filter, and I've checked the TPS with a multi-meter and it seems fine. The car is completely stock, stock ECU. It's covered 75k miles.
Any thoughts/experiences/input greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Matt
