1995 Honda Civic Glacier from UK and Ireland - Comments

Carburettor was at fault for THREE breakdowns

(1) Carburettor got clogged with old fuel that was brought up from the reserves which meant it couldn't start properly and when it did, it struggled to run properly. In the end I had it 'unclogged' by my local mechanic

(2) Whilst slowing down from about 60mph on a dual carriageway, it simply 'clunked out' i.e. switched off on me and decided not to start again. The AA man said the carburettor was 'over fuelling' itself and 'choking' itself to cutting off. Again the local mechanic fixed it

(3) Going round a roundabout, it randomly started jerking back + forth very violently at low speeds which was a little scary at the time. The AA man said this time the carburettor was getting blocked and fuel delivery was suffering as a result.

So much for Honda reliability.

Despite the problems I've had with my Honda, I still love these cars. GENERALLY they have a reputation of being one of the strongest, well built, good looking cars in the world. The engines are meant to be 'bullet proof' I totally AGREE with that (the ones that are fuel injected and not the ones with the carburettor in them) Performance-wise she flies. Doing 70mph is nothing, it has more power beyond that, for sure. In my eyes, the car looks stunning and is very rare. So it is still a great car.

I've only had problems with the carburettor, and That's IT. I'm guessing that if its just the carburettor that goes wrong, buy a fuel injected Honda and that's it. Problem solved. No carburettor to worry about.

All petrol engined vehicles sold in the UK since mid-1991, including your Honda, have fuel injection...

Ummmmm. There is no carb on that car.

REGARDING the previous comments:

If you knew anything about Honda Civics that date between 92-95 and are 1343cc (1.3 litre-for the writers of these comments) you will know almost certainly that these cars are NOT fuel injected, but have a carburettor in them.

Recently Honda, like many other car manufacturers, fazed out the carburettor as a form of fuel delivery in motor cars as it proved fuel inefficient and damaging to the environment. I see no reason why you seek to make the writer of the original review seem ignorant, as this particular Honda Civic has a carburettor

These motors are fuel injected, not carburetted.

Guaranteed, I have a one, and they definitely have a carb. But no problems as of yet!!!

I own a Honda Civic Glacier and I have had the same problems with the carb. Very jerky and won't idle. It seems to be an air leak from the carb. Any suggestions?

Buy a K&N Replacement Air Filter. It'll do the job.

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