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    98 Civic Help.....

    Take out your battery charge or replace it. Clean the battery cables and reinstall it nice and tight...if still nothing check for voltage at the starter when you crank...if no voltage then test your starter solenoid " starter switch" ... Hope this helps


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    knocking sound at low speed !

    My problem sounded exactly like yours.. I jacked the car up had somebody hold the steering wheel still and moved the tire bak and forth an found the tie rod was clunking back and forth just a hair.... I changed the inner tie rod end on the side with the wiggle and no wiggle and no noise over...
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    help with idle?

    Check your AC condenser fan. (driver side) if it doesn't turn on when your stopped your car will idle really bad. Does the idle improve with the AC off? Also others have removed their IACV and cleaned it out with carb cleaner and put it back on. To fix poor idle issues. Good luck.
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    98 Civic Stalls when hot

    Do electrical loads change the idle? When your turn your AC off does the idle improve? I had a similar problem. Car would start and drive fine, but when ever I came to a stop at a light it would idle really low and sometimes stall. What ended up fixing my problem was replacing my AC condenser...
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    Evaporator Bypass Selenoid (code P1457)

    This is a late reply... My car threw the same code 1457. I didn't need to change the two-way valve ( bypass valve) or solenoid. I removed the vent close solenoid off the top of the canister, cleaned the dirt off the o-ring and re-installed it. Cleared the code and it never came back on.
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    Low Idle?

    Idle should be around 750-800. If your idle gets better with the AC turned off check to see if your AC condenser fan is turning on. If its not then put 12v to the leads and see if the motor works. Changed my fan motor and no more low idle. The compressor was overloading the engine at idle and...
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    Idle

    Does the idle change with the AC on or off? Mine did. I checked the fans and discovered the condenser fan wasn't turning on. You can unplug and put 12v to it to check. Anyway changed the fan motor and no more low idle problem. Didnt need to touch the iac. I guess the compressor was putting too...
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    Need help with idle issues

    Does turning the AC on or off change the idle? If so check to make sure your AC condenser fan is coming on. If in doubt put 12v straight to the terminals to check the fan, and put a volt meter on the plug from the car. it should read 14v when the fan turns on. I changed my fan motor and no...
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