honda civic loses power like as if it were not getting air or fuel.?

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One night while driving to class it just died going up a hill. I lost a huge amount of power and it just shut off. I then replaced the fuel filter but I don't think that it fixed the problem. I still lose power when I accelerate hard or when I am at high rpms for a while. Some people say it's a clogged cat and other a fuel pump issue. They are both expensive to fix and would like to narrow it down a bit. Please help :)
1996 honda civic
190,000 miles
 
Locate and clean out your throttle body, throttle body plate, and idle air control valve. This should restore some power. With the engine fully warmed and running, insert spray Gum-out tube into a vacuum fitting on intake manifold or through throttle body snorkel tube. If your catalytic converter has built up some carbon, this should dislodge it. Go to a muffler shop and have them examine the converter for signs of clogging. Changing the fule filter should have helped a lot. You might also have a bad fuel pressure regulator. This problem does NOT show up in fault codes. Good Luck!!!
 
I have to go by probability and earlier model Hondas had "ignitor" failures (ignition module failures). Typically you end up replacing the complete distributor which contains the ignitor electronic module and the total cost is about $325 at a repair shop. Check the parts cost on http://www.autozone.com
You need to check for good ignition spark with a spark tester to see if your losing spark when it happens. Crank the engine with the spark tester connected.

http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPages/NOLMaster.aspx?PageId=470&LineCode=BK&PartNumber=7002456&Description=Electronic+Ignition+Spark+Tester
 
it sounds like its more likely to be the fuel pump rather than the catalytic converter. if you tend to run your car down all the way to an almost empty gas tank pretty often, it will take a toll on the fuel filter. catalytic converters on those civics RARELY fail. hope it isnt too bad. good luck.
 
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