Euro K24 engines are temperamental

**yfin** · 22-01-2005 09:28 AM

I mentioned to EuroAccord13 yesteday that my Euro (and probably all Euros) have a personality disorder. On some days the engine wants to rise in revs incredibly fast, other days it is just average, some days it is just damn slow to rise revs etc.

Now - temperature is definately a factor but it can't explain why my car yesterday was INSANE. Seriously, it was like a bull and was more toey than ever before. Today - it is back to normal. Go figure.

Fuel level - also makes a difference - as does the oil in the car and how fresh it is. I ran on Optimax for a week and it didn't run as good - back to Ultimate and it loves it.

Kms on the odo - i am at 18.5k now - it is much freer but still doesn't explain the personality disorder

Does anyone else have a Euro that needs therapy? I have never had a car that is so different day to day, week to week.

**exISeuro** · 22-01-2005 11:26 AM

AMEN ! *Raises his arm vertically in the air like a little school kid "me me"*

Although my car seems to go like a pig on ultimate, better on optimax & vortex 98 but best on synergy 8000.

I always thought this condition was just in my head (and im sure some of it is) cause it never seemed to happen to others, while i noticed every little detail.

Unfortunately i dont get the more responsive feeling as often i as i get the lethargic feel.

One way i find to invoke a great feel is not to drive the euro for a few days, when you get back in, baby her/him and it'll be great. Alternatively you can go go-karting like i did last night and get back into the car and feel like you're in heaven

**Slugoid** · 22-01-2005 01:12 PM

Haha, I think my Euro is tempermental at times. Car runs the worst with Optimax, better with Ultimate and the best with Synergy 8000. Runs better in the cold compared to hot. The reason for these changes, I reckon, could be the ECU, since it does monitor throttle behaviour and will chance according to how the driver drives.

**EuroAccord13** · 22-01-2005 05:16 PM

My car hates carrying passengers, hates changing gears below 2500RPM, hates rainy days, hates rice lancers, hates Falcodores... :P hheheheheheh....

Most of all, it shows it's temper best when she thinks I changed gear from first to second wrongly, she bogs down on me to tell me "LOSER! Try again!"

**coladuna** · 22-01-2005 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Slugoid

Haha, I think my Euro is tempermental at times. Car runs the worst with Optimax, better with Ultimate and the best with Synergy 8000. Runs better in the cold compared to hot. The reason for these changed, I reckon, could be the ECU, since it does monitor throttle behaviour and will chance according to how the driver drives.

Uh... ofcourse the car runs better in cold weather. That applies to any car.

**euro77** · 22-01-2005 10:08 PM

My car is the same.
It might have something to do with the electronic throttle, as I read (somewhere) that the electronic throttle adjust to your driving style. If you step hard, it will rev hard. but then again, sometimes I step it really hard and the rev don't want to rise. I have to downshift to let it rev quickly again. Must be because of the electronic throttle I must say.

**EuroAccord13** · 23-01-2005 01:26 AM

Yeah, I read somewhere that it's also the electronics of the car doing that mainly because of the emmissions as well....

**ixl1007** · 26-01-2005 02:45 AM

Hiya Guys,
Dumb question, Can anyone tell me which Petrol Company sells synergy 8000 premium please?
The consensus is that THIS is THE best petrol for the Honda Euro, correct?

**aaronng** · 26-01-2005 08:46 AM

Mobil sells Synergy 8000. I wouldn't say it is the best, because fuels like Optimax can be inconsistent sometimes and even turn out better for that particular fill up. But try each one (BP, Shell, Mobil) and see which you like best.

**yfin** · 26-01-2005 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by ixl1007

Hiya Guys,
Dumb question, Can anyone tell me which Petrol Company sells synergy 8000 premium please?
The consensus is that THIS is THE best petrol for the Honda Euro, correct?

There is definately no consensus synergy 8000 is best. I find BP Ultimate to work best in my Euro.

**chris2k** · 26-01-2005 09:58 AM

Ultimate tends to be better than the rest of the petrol out there now. Before it use to be Optimax, but that too have changed a bit and i find that it's not as good as it was before.

**sodaz** · 26-01-2005 01:03 PM

All cars run better in cooler weather. You'll notice even a greater difference if your car has a turbo system. My Euro goes faster early in the morning and slows down a bit as the day goes by.