anngsr1

what brand name ICM ( ignitor)did you put on your car ? OEM , autozone or other brand.
checked everything ICM bad.

Mattb16teg

I'd stick with OEM but honestly for the price pick whatever works best for YOU!

GagnarTheUnruly

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I tend to think it's best to stay OEM for parts like these unless they are outrageously more expensive. Usually they are worth the premium, however.

Mattb16teg

OEM Icm's are expensive
Last time I was at the junkyard I grabbed a few for my CL just in case due to the cost of the OEM unit.
Looks like an OE unit from Advance or Pep Boys is around $100.

anngsr1

anybody using other brand besides OEM ? or
I'd stick with OEM. thanks guys

GagnarTheUnruly

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IDK what ICMs cost. If it's like $300 vs $100 I'd definitely go aftermarket. If it's $150 vs $100, that's harder to say...

Mattb16teg

actually I have an OE dizzy in my car and it's holding up fine, def not an OEM ICM in it.

TOO MUCH TORQUE

you should only be using oem ignition parts. if you want your car to run right and long, thats what you get. so many problems with aftermarket ignitors and coils. i think its about 180 for an ICM from acuraoemparts.com.

HondaPartsHero

OEM

JmurGSR98

Yeah, the ICM is expensive. Its almost the same cost as a rebuilt distributor, which I paid almost $300 for. But I used oem parts the two times I had distributor problems. Thinking about switching to coils in the future so I won't have to worry about the distributor ever again.

Mfoehrkolb

I just PMd you... Mechanic diagnosed the problem as a ICM, so i spent over 250$ on a new one... Put it in... wasn't the problem lol. Stupid turds.

anngsr1

OEM , thank a lot guys.

anngsr1

update: hi guys, i got my ICM started the car it wont start. i checked the new ICM is good.
i went to autozone tested the coil they said its good. i told them no way . i check there multimeter its off . its varies the input +,- , so i got new coil duralast and ist good. my car is running good. today i got call for my friend that he's crx si wont start , check everthing coil is low spark , autozone again different place check the coil they said is good , get a new coil, car start up good . mybe well get OEM coil in the future. we don't want get stranded in the future.

TOO MUCH TORQUE

coils fail quite more often than ICM's