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[David]

Alright update on this:

Last week I asked for advice on this from a tech. He said it could be a bad fuel injector.
I looked at the honda accord automotive repair manual. And it outlined a troubleshoot guide for this. First thing I did, was loosen the clips on the injectors. Then I took off two 10 mm nuts for the power harness. When the car was running. I unplugged them one by one. For each one there was an idle change, except one.

So I thought it might be a fuel injector. If you take a screw driver you can hear them click. There was no way for me at the time to check if it was a failure of the power harness. But anyways, I got a fuel injector from a salvage yard. I cleaned it.

And I switched that out. No change. Finally, I decided without changing the firing order. I changed a spark plug wire. To the one were the idle wasn’t working. To another one. Next I checked the power on that one. Finally there was a change.

And you guessed it, where I switched out the spark plug wire to another cylinder. That one is were there was change.

So I figured out what spark plug wire it was. Since I couldn’t buy them individually. I decided to order a couple of different sets. I finally switched the bad one out with the good. And now it’s working. No rough idle anywhere to be found.

Only thing is after I changed the injector. For some reason, when I put the key in the car and put it in a on position. And wait for a while. Both the battery and the oil icons stay light up. When I start the car they go away.

Now I had the battery replaced because it was no good. And that was under warranty. I had the starter and the alternator checked at a part store. And they were both good. I had the oil changed as well. They still show up. But not when I’m driving. I don’t know what the cause is, or if I should worry. But nothing in my trouble manual states anything much about this. It only states that if it’s running, it should be checked. Who knows. But the car is running really good.

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