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Car Forum / GMC Cars / October 2008

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Tim - 29 Oct 2008 15:11 GMT
What do they call the electronic replacement for the distributor?
(I have a 2007 Grand Prix).
HLS - 29 Oct 2008 22:05 GMT
> What do they call the electronic replacement for the distributor?
> (I have a 2007 Grand Prix).

"The book" shows that you may have one of three engines on that car.

At least one uses a distributorless DIS system.  I didnt check to see if
they all used some variant of this system.

That system uses one coil for each two cylinders, and is controlled by
the ignition control module. In other words, it fires two cylinders at once,
only one of which is in the ignition phase.  The other spark is wasted,
(but this saves some fairly complex engineering.)

The powertrain control module assumes some of the responsibilities that
were once handled by a distributor.
Tim - 30 Oct 2008 23:52 GMT
>> What do they call the electronic replacement for the distributor?
>> (I have a 2007 Grand Prix).
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> The powertrain control module assumes some of the responsibilities that
> were once handled by a distributor.

I have the base 3800 series III engine. 200 horsepower.
So what is this generally referred to as? If I go to a service advisor
to get work done, what term would I use to describe this component?
There has to be some generic term.
Silver Surfer - 31 Oct 2008 01:16 GMT
How about "ignition control module"?  That's what the service manual call
it.

>>> What do they call the electronic replacement for the distributor?
>>> (I have a 2007 Grand Prix).
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> get work done, what term would I use to describe this component?
> There has to be some generic term.
Tim - 31 Oct 2008 01:36 GMT
Sounds good to me. Thanks.

> How about "ignition control module"?  That's what the service manual
> call it.
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>> to get work done, what term would I use to describe this component?
>> There has to be some generic term.
 
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