i have a 2003 Acoord V6 6-speed manual and when i pulled into the store my car almost died on me. i cut it off and cranked it back up and now its bearly running, idling at only about 300-400rpm, it seems like its skipping and you can tell it wants to die, if you hit the throttle it does idle up and will smooth out but the engine makes a very loud ticking noise, but the check engine light is not on. does anyone know what this could be? could it have jumped time? the car just hit 95,000 miles. i just really need help, this is my daily driver

 

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Check your owner's manual to see what mileage the spark plugs need changed. Also check the interval for the timing belt.

It sounds like the timing belt may have jumped a tooth. You would want to align the crankshaft to TDC then check that the cams are at aligned at TDC. Until you verify the timing belt is ok, I would avoid driving your car.

It probably wouldn't hurt to check for any stored codes too.

 

Okay, thank you. I will check that, could the plugs cause the loud ticking?

 

Well I checked the plugs and coils.... I did refuel about 10 -15 miles before this happen.... could bad gas cause this and the loud ticking?