Lack power in gear

Asked by Arcticfox May 01, 2018 at 11:21 PM about the 1993 Honda Civic LX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My car goes from idle really well to first gear and then it has
COMPLETE LACK OF POWER IT WON'T GO OVER 20 MILES
AN HOUR BUT OTHER THAN THAT EVERYTHING RUNS
GREAT

2 Answers
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kimberly answered 6 years ago

It sounds to me like you are stuck in limped mode! Google it that's how I fixed mine when it did that turned out it was my alternator but when did this start and do you have any lights on in your dash panel such as check engine soon or oil light

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Arcticfox answered 6 years ago

Nope checked checked all that crap it's still running low when I turn it into gear so I know it's not the flywheel or the crank so I definitely think it's the catalytic converter Maybe

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