Q: Why does my 199 Honda Civic act like it has a governor on it?
I changed my tps it came with bad gasket which i changed out and ive tried calibrating right with no luck it doesnt want to go over 4000rpm it sounds likeit has a governer on it maxes out rough idle i had autozone scann it came up low voltage tps and oxegen sensor which i changed wondering what if someone can help me diagnose
My car has 250000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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