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i have a '97 honda civic ex. i drove it home from

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i have a '97 honda civic ex. i drove it home from work one night, no trouble. i went to drive it to work the next day and it fired right up but, sounded like a lawn mower at low throttle. as i drove it out of the garage the 'check engine' light came on. the trouble code was a misfire on #3. i replaced the distributor cap and rotor. no change. after consulting the haynes manual and some diagnostics, i replace fuel injector #3. same situation but i am getting codes for #1, #3, and #4 misfire. i replaced the coil. no change. did the haynes instructed diag on the distributor, everything checks out. i am not sure what to do next. looking for ideas.

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1997 Honda civic ex sohc vtec

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replaced distributor cap, rotor, coil, fuel filter, diag distributor as ok, changed plug wires.

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February 12 3:06 AM (2 hours and 38 minutes and 31 seconds later)
         
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February 17 10:53 AM (5 days and 7 hours later)
         
Relist: I still need help.
valve adjustment did not work. still getting cylinder misfire codes.

replaced: distributor cap, rotor, coil, plug wires, and diag distributor as ok.
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February 17 11:26 AM (32 minutes and 53 seconds later)
         
also changed fuel filter.
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February 18 11:33 AM (32 minutes and 5 seconds later)
         
Relist: I still need help.
plugs are new also. . .
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