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Car Forum / Honda Cars / December 20051990 Civic Si died while driving
I have a 1990 Civic Si with abot 160k miles. While exiting my parking lot this morning the car lost all power. The battery is fine, and the engine will crank, but there is no spark. The check engine light did not come on. I had the timing belt replaced about a year and a half ago (about 20k miles ago). At that same time, I replaced the distributor, thinking that might have been the issue. I replaced it with a rebuilt aftermarket part. I can try replacing it again, but I was wondering how many other things it could be (coil, etc..). The plugs and wires are both in good shape. Is there any way that I can test different parts without replacing them? I have limited tools. Yes, there are some checks you can do of the coil and igniter. That's especially a good idea given there's no spark. See http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/faq.html#startrun Also, www.autozone.com has an online manual for your car in its "free repair guides." It has info on checking these parts, too. www.slhonda.com has parts drawings that are helpful, or you might want to buy from it. I really would spend the bucks for an OEM coil and OEM igniter, if indications are it's one of these. Also, one's failure can tend to lead to the other's failure. OEM coils and igniters are really not that much more expensive than aftermarket ones. I base this on plenty of distributor experience with my 91 Civic. Aftermarket coils in particular for me were a lousy gamble. > I have a 1990 Civic Si with abot 160k miles. While exiting my parking lot > this morning the car lost all power. The battery is fine, and the engine [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > way that I can test different parts without replacing them? I have limited > tools. > I have a 1990 Civic Si with abot 160k miles. While exiting my parking lot > this morning the car lost all power. The battery is fine, and the engine [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > way that I can test different parts without replacing them? I have limited > tools. i've had that happen twice now - both times igniter. exact same symptoms. some after market igniter units are inferior quality and rapidly succumb to the heat. |
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