# Engine Stalls **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** civic, honda\ **Created:** [November 19, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-stalls/57742 "2010-11-19T13:39:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![1998LXOwner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/3e96dc/32.png) [@1998LXOwner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/1998LXOwner)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-stalls/57742/1 "2010-11-19T13:39:23Z")
Why does my 1998 honda civic engine stall occasionally, then restart after a few minutes? very frustrated, I have replace the distributor. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-stalls/57742/2 "2010-11-19T13:48:55Z")
Is all of the car’s maintenance up to date? Do you know whether you have a fuel supply problem or a spark problem? If you don’t know when the fuel filter was last replaced, it is probably time to do that. It is just possible that a new fuel filter will resolve this issue. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-stalls/57742/3 "2010-11-19T15:00:42Z")
It stalls because something is not working right. (I figure that answer matches the question for its level of info and specificity.) ---
**Author:** ![USNRet\_Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/45deac/32.png) [@USNRet\_Bill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/USNRet_Bill)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-stalls/57742/4 "2010-11-21T01:44:59Z")
Check To see if the ignition switch inst bad and melted /burned, my daughters 1998 Honda accord is doing this (loosing all power for a split second then comes on but actually died once till she pulled over on the shoulder and restarted it. I am separated geography from her and just found this out so i haven’t had time to get her car to our mechanic in Fl to verify this so fill me in if this helps ([wdray402@gmail.com](mailto:wdray402@gmail.com).