# 1998 honda accord LE, vtec 4 cly, 160,000 miles

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-le-vtec-4-cly-160-000-miles/54308>\
**Category:** Power/Fuel\
**Tags:** accord, gasoline, honda\
**Created:** [August 28, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-le-vtec-4-cly-160-000-miles/54308 "2010-08-28T23:19:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![9688086gr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/e79b87/32.png) [@9688086gr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/9688086gr)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-le-vtec-4-cly-160-000-miles/54308/1 "2010-08-28T23:19:27Z")

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have an intermittent stall problem with the honda. has always happened within a mile of starting up the car and only in hot weather (live in the northeast) and never under acceleration. i had it in the driveway today and ran the engine up to 3000 rpms, paused and let off the accelerator. a couple of times the engine dropped below the regular idle speed and shut down. any ideas?

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**Author:** ![hd72mm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9fc29f/32.png) [@hd72mm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hd72mm)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-le-vtec-4-cly-160-000-miles/54308/2 "2010-08-29T01:00:06Z")

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I would clean the throttlebody.  
Use search for your model,its easy to do.

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**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-le-vtec-4-cly-160-000-miles/54308/3 "2010-08-29T01:52:43Z")

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If spray cleaning the throttle body doesn’t cure it, try cleaning the Idle Air Control Valve.

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**Author:** ![kizwiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7cd45c/32.png) [@kizwiki](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kizwiki)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-le-vtec-4-cly-160-000-miles/54308/4 "2010-08-29T07:43:17Z")

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replace the fuel filter. it’s a cheap replacement. then if that does not work you need to have the fuel pressure tested.