si_motor_spt

Hey all, well i was driving home from work last nite and was jus crusing when all of a sudden the car jus started jerking and if i tried to accelerate and wouldnt do anything and jus died in the middle of the road.......i tried cranking it but the engine wouldnt start.......my civic is a 00 ex coupe d16y8 jus bolt ons, so i took off my distributor cap(because i have a msd sci box) thinking maybe a wire was lose so i kinda fiddled with it and then it started again but soon died out or surged/jerked as i was trying to go home.....any ideas guys?

92lxsleeper

check the main relay first

Former User

Have the ICM tested.

si_motor_spt

so i just finished taking out the msd box and put it back to stock but im still not getting any spark, hey Ronj@ht, the icm is inside the distributor correct? so i wouldnt need to buy a whole new distributor? and how would i be able to test the icm? (oh thanks for the qucik responses guys)

si_motor_spt

i can also hear the fuel pump coming on and i have fuel pressure in the lines.....

Former User

The ICM is inside the distributor. Remove it and have an auto parts store test it.

si_motor_spt

the parts stores here in hawaii say they cant test icms, anyway i can check or should i jus buy a new one, i read also that oem aftermarket units have crappy icms that tend to overheat or crap out because the heat from the engine, is that confirmed?

si_motor_spt

should i jus get a new distributor?

si_motor_spt

^^^^^^^^^^

peejEJ7

Well, test it first. Check for spark, if you don't have spark it is most likely the ICM. I had one go bad in both d16y8's that I have owned. No need replacing it if you know it isn't the problem. You should just go with a whole OEM distributor...

If it started sputtering like farting before it died, then its probably your ICM. If you took off from a dead stop did it sputter before? Sometimes they will do this before they go bad.

Go to the parts store, have them test it, if the ICM is dead, ditch your after market distributor and go stock.

RACE2WARPED

dude it might be your IAVC had the same car had the same problem and it was my IAVC i had the wrong one

JDMxTai

Negative, He said he was accelerating so the Throttle is open. so it wouldn't die unless he was out of gear.
Since the car jerked I say it Ignition related. I would check Spark, Dizzy, wire, ect...

si_motor_spt

Thanks guys for all your inputs, ya when i was driving home id just be crusing then it would start jerking so i would kinda slack the gas and it would still be jerking and than just died on me.......so i took my icm out and found oil all over it so im in the process of getting a new distributor, i'll keep u guys posted for the time being.......Honda-Tech rocks, mahalos peeps.....

peejEJ7

glad you got it sorted out.