This is my wifes '93 Civic VX that has run perfectly for 145,000 miles, then it starts last week to lose power on acceleration only once it gets warmed up.

I replaced distributor cap, rotor, fuel filter, fuel pump, plugs and plug wires. Still have the problem, so I take it to my mechanic. He takes two days to diagnose and then tells me it is my EGR. Says that cylinders # 2, 3,and 4 are "plugged up," so the EGR dumps all the return emissions into cylinder #1 only, causing the failure of #1 and loss in power.

Does this sound for real to you guys? He wants $550 to fix it. Says he has to pull the intake manifold and manually clean the EGR passages. Three hours labor and a gasket, no other parts.


I guess I am not very trusting of mechanics in the area of California where I live and would like to know if others have had this same problem?

Any and all input is welcome.

Thanks for your time and input!