My 1998 honda civic is messed up has a vtec head and a non vtec bottom it keeps shutting off and won't run sometime what can i do

Asked by mevt Mar 01, 2015 at 07:54 PM about the 1998 Honda Civic Coupe

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 98 civic ex with a non vtec
bottom and a vtec head. It keeps
cutting off when driving and sitting
still. Then when it cuts off it won't
start sometimes them sometimes I
have to wait and it will start rite up. I
don't know what to do I replaced
battery distributor cap and ignition
coil

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Possibly dirty/faulty idle air control valve or dirty throttle plate. Also could be egr valve sticking open.

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