bank2me

What do you mean they didn't connect wires? Which wires did they not connect?

Jreks

the wires for the check engine light, or im assuming thats how it works, im no pro. but my check engine light never turns on not even when I put the key in the ignition and turn it once.

ej8civic281

i would also get the altenator checked, by turning the engine on and removing the red post from the battery if it turns off thats your problem.


i need some help on a swap for my 99 civic,idk what to go for a ls motor or b20b?

bank2me

Hmm that means the check engine light is burnt out or someone took the bulb out. I would take a look at your ECU and see if you get any codes from it.

rlacsamana1989

if you turn the key to the ii position to where the dash lights up and move the passenger side carpet out of the way you will see a window on the ECU, if there is a light blinking that means you have a code.

long beeps count for 10
short beeps count for 1

will pause for a new code

long beep, short beep, short beep = 12

Pause

Long beep, long beep= 20

pause

long beep, short beep, short beep=12

so that means you would have code 12 and 20.

SkunkTooGsr

Im letting you know this rite now ... i had the same problem in my GF 99 civic hatch back ... the car will drive fine then while in traffic it will cut off leaving me lookin crazy in traffic ( embarrasing ) it takes about 30 min b4 the car would start again ... it hapopened to her about 3 times while driving and it happened to me about 3 times as well .... i thought to myself, is it the spark plugs/wires, the altanator, then i started thinking stupid maybe it needs an oil change, cause she had no or lil to no oil in her motor ... long story short i brought the car to advance auto parts and got a NEW " main relay " and the car never shut off since, and its been 2 weeks now!!! so switch that relay and you should be fine

SkunkTooGsr

oops

Scorchin Civic

I would try what someone else stated, get a known good distributor and try it on your car to see if it's something to do with the dizzy.

Nooch

Check out why the hell your ECU light is not lit, check that before you blow all your money throwing parts at it. I don't know why you didn't say this or haven't checked this yet. Your ecu will 99% likely tell you EXACTLY whats wrong with it. Fix that **** and you'll be good to go with what's going on.

Scorchin Civic

If it's something to do with the distributor then it might not through a check engine light since the car is a 1990 Integra, being OBD0. I had a 1992 Civic with a B20 swap and the dizzy missed up on me while I was driving. Turned right off and never started again. The ignitor and coil was fine, it was the other part that I can't think of the name for that went bad.

Jreks

im gonna try the ecu and also look into the dizzy thanks for the advice people, and keep it coming!!

el crapitan

first off, yes, you really should get your obd system sorted out.
but let's say for instance you weren't throwing any codes. what you want to do with problems like this, which symptoms could be due to just about any problem under the hood, is narrow down the possibilities. start from the top.
you're either not getting fuel or spark at the time this occurs.
install a fuel pressure gauge. then, when the problem is occurring, run out and check the pressure. if you have adequate pressure, it's likely an ignition related problem. this way you'll have direction at least and can further pin point the problem through testing, instead of firing parts at it until it does or doesn't get fixed

jdm_646

mean relay

Jreks

def gonna look into the fuel pressure gauge, narrowing it down deff seems nice considering ive baught 3 parts in the past week and a half lol, fuel filer [wich was needed anyway] coil pack, and main relay. coming down to really thinking its fuel related, or censor related.

keepem coming people reallly appreciate the comments and responses !

teggi

i'd say take out the distributor, inspect it and clean it.
from what i've read so far you got
fuel pressure
compression
but no spark
so i'd suggest you remove the distributor and see how everything looks in there.

Jreks

thank you for telling me how to do this, I did it
blinked 1 long one
and 5 short ones

do you have any clue what that means?

Jreks

15 Ignition Output Signal

look about right? now I gotta find out wtf to do about that any ideas?

Contender_h22a

I would love to know this too. I have the same CEL 15 which is ignition output signal. I blew $500 less them 4 days and it still crapped on me. Now my car wouldn't start anymore.

Things I have replaced:
- New ECU
- new dizzy
- new main relay
- new ignition switch
- new egr valve
- new injectors
- cleaned egr ports

I have read many many forums on how to fixed a code 15, but no one has ever, I mean ever fixed this problem.

And mine is a 93 prelude si with a jdm h22a.

Jreks

Just my luck haha, While removing my ignition starter switch, I ran into my alarm system, so I am gonna have to uninstall my alarm before I can replace or even remove the ignition starter switch

AcuraIntegraLS-T

My moms car did this, it was her ignition switch.

Jreks

you find a solution yet?

JDM_JUNKIE_DA

iTrader: (1)

fuel pump?
bad distributor

buddy of mine had similar problem ... after a coo drive the car would bog out n die or just die out after an hr of sitting it would be normal and run again..replaced the distributor solved the problem despite ignitor n coil being fine

lstegg

Yeah. I had the same exact problem with my car. it turned out to be the dizzy. Good luck!

boosteddb1

did try changing out da ignitor yet cuz my car gave me same problems wen i changed out da ignitor never gave me any problems after da thing wit da ignitor is wen it starts to get old it gives issues and one of them is wen da car gets hot it will shut off even wen ur driving and den it'll start right up again wen its cooled off

Jreks

I read somewhere that this problem happens and can be fixed by replacing the ignition control module, does this sound about right??

I will re explain my problem and you tell me..

I turn the car on, it runs for about 10-15 minutes then dies, wont start back up for a little while, does the ignition control module, have anything to do with this?