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Old 01-04-2013, 12:48 PM   #12 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by AaronMartinSole View Post
Yeah I shorted it out with a paper clip and the check engine light came flashing on. What is the factory setting? is it the second metal mark to the right of the white top dead center mark? Because that's where I tried to get it as close as possible, but it's still ahead, a little left of that metal mark.
Failing smog. No fun. But good on ya for a positive spirit about it.

On my 1998 DX stock setting is 12* BTDC ... go online looking for the Honda service manual for your car and check there.

In my last smog, I almost failed in one category. The tech said I should suspect the O2 sensors if I had never changed them. A few weeks later, I got a CEL for the upstream sensor. Pulled it and found it was ridiculously fouled. So I replaced it. Your 92 only had one sensor. Check it. Replace it with a good one. I'd do that before plugs and such, since your ECU uses the sensor to set AFR.
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