Start With or Without Gas / Accelerator

Should I start my 2003 Honda Civic LX with or without tapping the gas
/ accelerator? I think it should be without, but does that do any
damage?

 

Do not tap on the gas, I repeat, do not tap on the gas.

 

What does your owner's manual say? I know it addresses this; therefore,
since you're coming here, you've not bothered to read your owner's
manual.

No, you've come here to get free advice. Sorry, charlie. Read your
owner's manual.

 

Isnt all the advice on here free?
TH

 

And generally worth every penny you pay for it.

 

Except maybe free up a stuck throttle plate if you've neglected to clean in
there... ;-)

 

Yup - Hopped into my mom's new 1980 BMW 320i, a couple of quick taps on the
accelerator and 'POP', blew off the rubber boot.

Had to pay for the tow back to the dealer and 3 minutes later, problem
solved... lesson learned...

Ah.. Learning things that hard way - LOL

Rick

 

Actually on a modern electronic fuel injected car it is not even a "gas"
pedal...it is really an "air" pedal...it simply lets more air into the
engine when it is pressed...this additional air causes the engine computer
to in turn inject more fuel.

 

Actually on a modern electronic fuel injected car it is not even a "gas"

I don't think that more air causes engine computer to inject more fuel, but
I think fuel injection is mainly regulated according to throttle position
(read
by TPS (Throttle Position Sensor))