Phat Corolla

Hey guys...I have a question.

How do you diagnose a bad ignitor? After going thru all the hell I did this weekend, I thought my car was fixed, but it died in traffic this morning. I took everything apart, and everything looks good. One small problem...no spark. I was thinking that it might be a bad ignitor. Is there a way to test this? Thanks!

FAST94GSR

swap with a buddy.

Phat Corolla

Hmm...a Prelude Ignitor wouldn't fit, would it?

vtecdc2

my car died on me in traffic once.. it was the cap and rotor... same symptoms that your having. it turns over, but no spark.

Carlito Brigante

this is worth printing. i have new plugs, rotor, wires, distributor cap, ignition coil and still my car runs like it has no spark after 4g rpms.

plenty of fuel and air spark is almost scarse.

NitrousB.I.G.

Did you ever get this fixed? I think I have the same problem. I have an EG that I just swapped in a 95 GSR engine. Everything seemed to be working fine so I started to to lay into it and it started to stumble at around 4000 rpm. As I started to drive home it began stumbling or missing even more, it even started to die at traffic lights. It would start up ok but it would want to die getting the clutch engauged. I am wondering if this is the ignitor or what.


Modified by NitrousB.I.G. at 7:25 AM 1/2/2005

WhiteGSR95

could be im not sure, i had an ignitor problem 2, at 1st it would just turn of outta the blue and it would feel like its struggling. then after awhile it just turned off and never started up again. i had 2 dish out the 180bux for a new ignitor

it only acts funny around 4000rpm? thats what im not sure about

NitrousB.I.G.

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It doesnt always happen at 4000 rpm thats just when it starts to stumble. It dies at idol after coming to a stop and wants to die at low rpm when engauging the clutch. From the info I have been gathering it seems that its the ignitor could it be anything else?

WhiteGSR95

when it shuts off do warning lights come on?
i know what u mean by 4k cuz when i had the problem the car would bogg at 4k. rpms would just jump around.

it shoyuld b the ignitor. and get it replaced soon cuz im a few days its just gonna go out and the car wont start. it happend 2 me

NitrousB.I.G.

When the car shuts off its just like I stalled it, no warning lights or anything.

WhiteGSR95

u have an alarm? or had 1? sometimes its a bad ground. my friend had the same problem but it was due to a bad ground. he thought that it was the ignitor.
look 4 a helms manual or something, it might have a way to check the ignitor

NitrousB.I.G.

ill give that a try. Thanks

rovigian

My ignitor went out, and i just took the guess at it since I could smell fuel being pumped into my header. I would just change it.