Reply With QuoteTiming belt/chain, BFH, blow torch (not necessarily in that order).Originally Posted by MadMonkey
*sigh* If it ain't one thing... (Teg trouble)
I've been living on the ragged edge of disaster lately.
Last night I was coming home from the hobby shop in Dallas where I work (2nd job) when my Integra just up and dies on me on 635... so it's sitting there forlornly, right at Exit 22C (tollway).
The car hasn't given me a lick of mechanical trouble since I've owned it; the only things I've done is routine maintenance (brakes, plugs, distributor cap, etc). Sure, it may be ugly but it's been perfectly reliable.
I was cruising at about 70mph when I completely lost power and the car coasted to a stop; it felt almost like the ignition system went out. Once I stopped I tried turning it over, and it hit a couple of times at first but never hit again. The battery is new and I have plenty of power, so that's not an issue.
What should I look for first? I'm going to try to get my manager to tow it either to the hobby shop where I can work on it or back to my house.
Think it could be my Autozone distributor cap and rotor? Fuel pump? Any more ideas?
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
Timing belt/chain, BFH, blow torch (not necessarily in that order).
I had an '88 Integra that did that exact thing to me once many years ago. It was the ignition system on mine. About a year later, I got a recall notice for the igniter. They replaced the replacement igniter that had gone in after the first one failed, and reimbursed me for the first repair and tow fees.
I've been living on the ragged edge of disaster lately.
Last night I was coming home from the hobby shop in Dallas where I work (2nd job) when my Integra just up and dies on me on 635... so it's sitting there forlornly, right at Exit 22C (tollway).
The car hasn't given me a lick of mechanical trouble since I've owned it; the only things I've done is routine maintenance (brakes, plugs, distributor cap, etc). Sure, it may be ugly but it's been perfectly reliable.
I was cruising at about 70mph when I completely lost power and the car coasted to a stop; it felt almost like the ignition system went out. Once I stopped I tried turning it over, and it hit a couple of times at first but never hit again. The battery is new and I have plenty of power, so that's not an issue.
What should I look for first? I'm going to try to get my manager to tow it either to the hobby shop where I can work on it or back to my house.
Think it could be my Autozone distributor cap and rotor? Fuel pump? Any more ideas?
TC, Altiain and I know how to use one of those now... We'd be glad to help!
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I agree with Titus, I had the same thing happen to my 1990 Integra. Fortunatley the distributor is easy to replace and it's pretty cheap at the Vatozone. If I remember correctly it's 3 bolts and a little tweaking to get the ignition timing right.
'06 RSX Type-S NBP
Let's hope it's NOT the timing belt that gave way...
That happened to me many years ago in my '88 CRX Si. $2500 later...
Speed
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Don't look...there's nothing down here for you!
Welp, I'm off to pick it up... here's hoping it's nothing major. I'll go with the distributor first, probably. Thanks for the tips...
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
here's hoping it's all still there.
94 Civic Si did the same thing to me. Coil was bad. Had hell figuring that out because it tested good with the VOM.
Stripe Das Sape
We are leading the world to democracy by example.
Welp, it's back home... I headed over there yesterday afternoon to check it over (in the light) and discovered that the contacts and the rotor in the distributor cap were VERY corroded. I cleaned them as best as I could with the tools I had, but it still didn't hit... luckily, there's a guy who shops in the hobby shop who happens to have a wrecker, so my manager asked him to take my car back to Grapevine, which he did last night.
I'm going to pick up a new cap and rotor today and see if that's the problem. I hope so, I don't feel like putting a lot of money into this car just yet...
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
It shouldn't be the timing belt, because the Integra should have an interferance engine, if it was the belt it would have made some very bad noises.
'08 Copper Red GT PRHT, '06 Accord EXL, '05 Dodge Magnum R/T, '01 V8 Dakota for pulling 2135 Chaparral.
When my belt broke on the CRX, it was not a noisy event...
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Don't look...there's nothing down here for you!
When it died, it made no noises at all. The only thing you could hear was the RPMS dropping as is started coasting to a stop... that's when I decided that something might be wrong
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
Don'y blame Onething.
Hmm what is decent? Are we talking about your decent or my decent? I'm just curious because I don't want to offend anyone else's decent...
Don't forget the points and condensor.
But seriously, check out the coil.
05 MX-5 Mazdaspeed #1024 Titanium Gray Mica
The coil on mine was inside the distributer cap with the module, which I thought was the problem and changed first. No go. Replaced the coil and it fired right up. $54.00 at Vatozone four years ago if I remember right.
Stripe Das Sape
We are leading the world to democracy by example.
Well, since the distributor cap and rotor need to be replaced anyway, I'll go for those first. If that doesn't work, I'll go with the coil.
If THAT doesn't work, I'm completely lost
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
If those don't fix the problem, I would go looking into the fuel pump. My brother and my dad were both left stranded on the road side with there vehicles having a sudden fuel pump failure. One was an 86 Nissan Pulsar and the other was a 83 S10 pickup. You should be able to check the fuel pressure on the fuel rail with a gauge.
Also you could check and make sure the cam is spinning by looking in the oil cap while someone turns the ignition.
05 MX-5 Mazdaspeed #1024 Titanium Gray Mica
I just now replaced the cap and rotor, and it's still not starting.... guess it's on to the coil then
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
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