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Thanks for the response Krzys ,  I managed to mend my own so I can now avoid a second hand unit.
 
 

I had to bargain like a Yorkshire man to get all the work mentioned above for £400.....work begins Wednesday.
 
The diagnosis you guys came up with was bang on the money.....nice one
 
Maybe the Government should issue a warning telling folk to avoid Civic's seeing as they're so addictive

It's usually down to worn piston rings, faulty injectors or spark plugs or very high fuel pressure........have a compression test carried out and have the fault rectified before you change the engine oil.
 
Doing short runs on choke could also be a reason as would lack of servicing.
 
Hopefully a good engine service will rectify the problem