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Hello, I am Andrew, long time follower of ETCG,thanks for all your help, I need some help today, I drive a 1995 Acura/Honda Integra RS 5 speed manual all original b18b1 and transmission, still obd1 stock besides a couple of replacements aftermarket pieces such as an exhaust,
Anyway, I was driving along in 5th gear going about 45 on the highway when suddenly the engine idle guage dropped to 0 and the power steering was not responding but the engine was still firing, the transmission was completely unresponsive, i took it out of 5th and tried 3rd gear nothing the 4th gear and still nothing while i am still rolling down the highway i am very sure the engine was still idling even though no response on the rpm gauge but i could hear the engine revving as im switching through the gears.
again, power steering was not working and the breaks were beginning to lock up as well. I safely pulled off the side of the road and completely shut the engine off, when i tried to crank it back up, nothing, it sounds like the starter is just spinning, i tried roll starting it in 1st gear and i hear the gear engage when i pop the clutch but the engine did not fire back up, any ideas what it could be? any suggestions on how to approach this. any understanding of how something like this would be able to happen? help will be great appreciated
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[quote=”Anndy” post=156373]Hello, I am Andrew, long time follower of ETCG,thanks for all your help, I need some help today, I drive a 1995 Acura/Honda Integra RS 5 speed manual all original b18b1 and transmission, still obd1 stock besides a couple of replacements aftermarket pieces such as an exhaust,
Anyway, I was driving along in 5th gear going about 45 on the highway when suddenly the engine idle guage dropped to 0 and the power steering was not responding but the engine was still firing, the transmission was completely unresponsive, i took it out of 5th and tried 3rd gear nothing the 4th gear and still nothing while i am still rolling down the highway i am very sure the engine was still idling even though no response on the rpm gauge but i could hear the engine revving as im switching through the gears.
again, power steering was not working and the breaks were beginning to lock up as well. I safely pulled off the side of the road and completely shut the engine off, when i tried to crank it back up, nothing, it sounds like the starter is just spinning, i tried roll starting it in 1st gear and i hear the gear engage when i pop the clutch but the engine did not fire back up, any ideas what it could be? any suggestions on how to approach this. any understanding of how something like this would be able to happen? help will be great appreciated[/quote]
first thing i would do is a couple of things. first if you have a manual look over the fuses for something called an engine fuse or something closely related. If in doubt check them all.Next, inspect all the wiring at the battery and look at the voltage being put out by the battery using a multimeter. also try and follow the ground wire back to where it grounds to the block of the motor and inspect that as well.You didnt mention it but did you notice if all the dash lights(idiot lights) were on? Thisn could be an indication of a faulty charging system(alternator)Lastly if you arent already a member of a vehicle specific forum you should consider searching there or just google with vehicle specifics and problem.Yes, it is a manual transmission and i have searched many forums about the issue and can not find any related, the problem pretty much happened suddenly, no lights on the dash came on it was just driving down the road one minute and the next im broke down and wont start back up, there were no surges or dimming of the lights either, i checked majority of the fuses and they are all in tact, i replaced the distributor because i ran the test light on it and it wasnt responding put a distributor on and still no luck or progress.
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