# Early morning motorboat sound **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 8, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/early-morning-motorboat-sound/74520 "2012-09-08T18:18:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/early-morning-motorboat-sound/74520/1 "2012-09-08T18:18:00Z")
'95 Civic, 225k, .5 fuel injected, A/T . . . we’ve had a lot of rain lately . . . last few mornings when I started the Civic after an overnight rain the engine started right up but putt-putted like a motorboat for a few seconds . . no more than 5-6 seconds, then cleared-up and ran smooth all day. Last night it didn’t rain and it started without the motorboat effect. New plugs and wires (within 5k) . . . I’m thinking cap and rotor (has about 40k on cap and rotor). Comments? Ignition issue or fuel? Thanks folks! Rocketman ---
**Author:** ![bloody\_knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@bloody\_knuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bloody_knuckles)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/early-morning-motorboat-sound/74520/2 "2012-09-08T18:31:57Z")
When you replaced plugs and wires did you use OEM or aftermarket? Cap and rotor might be needed but if you used aftermarket wires they could be suspect as well. ---
**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/early-morning-motorboat-sound/74520/3 "2012-09-08T22:30:05Z")
Did you use dialectric grease on the wire boots? It seals up the boots from moisture/humidity.