Honda Accord distributor problems.
kco0054
no spark to the plugs but spark to the distributor. I replaced the
entire distributor with a new one. The car ran good afterwards for
about 40 miles. Then the check engine code 4 came on (crank angle).
The car bogged down under load. I took the car to a licensed mechanic
who diagnosed a bad distributor. I took this back to the parts store
and they replaced it. I installed the new distributor again and timed
the engine. The check engine cleared out and the car had a lot of
power and ran great....for about 40 miles then the same thing happened
all over. Check engine code 4 (crank angle) and bogged down under
load. It is hard to start. You have to crank it for about 5 to 8
seconds. Could I have gotten a bad distributor two times in a row or
could something else be causing this? Ideas please. Thank you!
jfran...@gmail.com
rebuilds are junk! The OE I think is sold in pieces and is expensive,
but well worth it.
Scott Dorsey
Where are these distributors coming from? Are you buying dealer
replacements or chain store rebuilds?
When you pull the distributor, what does the gear look like? And what
does the gear that it mates to down in the engine look like?
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
TE Chea
| >could something else be causing this?
In 8-06 I bought a recon distributor for my F20A, @
M$ 280 ~= US$ 78.87, 3 mth warranty, works fine.
kco0054
> | > Could I have gotten a bad distributor two times in a row or
>
> In 8-06 I bought a recon distributor for my F20A, @
> M$ 280 ~= US$ 78.87, 3 mth warranty, works fine.
The new distributors were bought from a local auto parts store
(OReilly). They were new, not rebuilt so the gear was new. When I
exchanged the first distributor the gear looked fine as well (the new
one I replaced). I found this rec.autos.makers.honda dated Dec 17,
2003 and I quote the author, "The connections between the crank angle
and ECU is shielded somewhat. This means that the signals has to
overcome some hurdles before arriving at the ECU. The ECU has to
interpret the (very small) signals and convert them to a digital
format. Assuming all links are perfect and sound, I'll look into the
ECU' interpreter. If you're sure the link is not hot, open or
grounded then substitute a good know ECU". My thinking is that if
it is ECU related then why would the distributor and clear engine
codes exist for 20 to 40 miles before appearing?
kco0054
3/22/07 I did a check of the distributor output wire. There was no
resistance in two of the pins and the wire were for sensor check
angle. I took this distributor back to OReilly's and they gave me a
rebuilt distributor. This is now my third different distributor but
so far so good. This may have cured the problem.
Scott Dorsey
>
>3/22/07 I did a check of the distributor output wire. There was no
>resistance in two of the pins and the wire were for sensor check
>angle. I took this distributor back to OReilly's and they gave me a
>rebuilt distributor. This is now my third different distributor but
>so far so good. This may have cured the problem.
Sounds to me your problem is O'Reilley's.