Symtoms of a bad distributor cap and rotor?

Calvinator · 11-07-2004, 03:00 PM

Sorry, the search feature is down. Basically, what usually happens when you have a bad cap and rotor? Also, how often are they supposed to be changed?

Calvinator · 11-07-2004, 04:35 PM

Does anyone know?

jethawk · 11-07-2004, 04:38 PM

i had my dizzy go on me on my way home one day... driving home from picking up my GF... my CEL light came on and then the car died like it ran out of gas... push the pedal down to the floor and the revs kept dropping... pulled over to the side of the road and called a tow truck because the car definetly wasnt going to start.. good thing it happend only 3 km away from my house after a 400 km road trip!

civictildeath · 11-07-2004, 04:39 PM

missing, crossfiring, hard to start in wet weather

civiccpedx · 11-07-2004, 05:06 PM

i think your suppose to replace them either every year, or every 6 months, im not sure. and my book is to far away

Calvinator · 11-07-2004, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jethawk

i had my dizzy go on me on my way home one day... driving home from picking up my GF... my CEL light came on and then the car died like it ran out of gas... push the pedal down to the floor and the revs kept dropping... pulled over to the side of the road and called a tow truck because the car definetly wasnt going to start.. good thing it happend only 3 km away from my house after a 400 km road trip!

Hey Jethawk, that sounds EXACTLY like my problem. You replaced your cap and rotor and it was fine? Or you had to replace your whole dizzy? thanks let me know.

jethawk · 11-07-2004, 07:03 PM

had to replace my whole dizzy... and its not a cheap part at all let me tell you that! lol

Calvinator · 11-07-2004, 07:06 PM

damn...so im guessing replacing the cap and rotor won't do anything?

The Mista Mike · 11-07-2004, 07:08 PM

Every 30,000 miles or 24 months, whichever comes first inspect and replace, if necessary, the spark plug wires, distributor cap and rotor

Check the outside for cracks and damage, then look inside it for cracks, carbon tracks and worn, burned or loose contacts.

Straight out of Haynes...

Calvinator · 11-07-2004, 07:10 PM

Well, ill go ahead and try the cap and rotor, and if that doesn't work. I have a d16y8 dizzy laying around. Is there anyway I can swap the guts outta the y8 into the z6 dizzy since the z6 and y8 dizzy's dont interchange?

11-07-2004, 03:00 PM	#1
Calvinator Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 3,169 iTrader Rating: (0)	Symtoms of a bad distributor cap and rotor? Sorry, the search feature is down. Basically, what usually happens when you have a bad cap and rotor? Also, how often are they supposed to be changed? __________________ 93 Civic CX 12.56 stock B16 sc32 at 10psi 96 Mustang GT 275rwhp/330tq 01 SLP Camaro SS

11-07-2004, 04:35 PM	#2
Calvinator Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 3,169 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Symtoms of a bad distributor cap and rotor? (xtremeazian) Does anyone know? __________________ 93 Civic CX 12.56 stock B16 sc32 at 10psi 96 Mustang GT 275rwhp/330tq 01 SLP Camaro SS

11-07-2004, 04:38 PM	#3
jethawk Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 230 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Symtoms of a bad distributor cap and rotor? (xtremeazian) i had my dizzy go on me on my way home one day... driving home from picking up my GF... my CEL light came on and then the car died like it ran out of gas... push the pedal down to the floor and the revs kept dropping... pulled over to the side of the road and called a tow truck because the car definetly wasnt going to start.. good thing it happend only 3 km away from my house after a 400 km road trip!

11-07-2004, 04:39 PM	#4
civictildeath Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: corner of bumfuck and you got a purty mouf Posts: 2,466 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Symtoms of a bad distributor cap and rotor? (xtremeazian) missing, crossfiring, hard to start in wet weather __________________ RIP Bubba 5-27 ECU CODES O2 Sim Install SUSPENSION CHASIS <FONT COLOR="blue">1999 EM1</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">1997 EJ8</FONT> <FONT COLOR="blue">1993 Sol SI</FONT> 3rd gear grind member #8

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civiccpedx Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: JERSEY, USA Posts: 1,397 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Symtoms of a bad distributor cap and rotor? (civictildeath) i think your suppose to replace them either every year, or every 6 months, im not sure. and my book is to far away __________________ Great turbo write-up/how-to [img]http://images.honda-tech.com/set1/smile/emthup.gif[/img] [url="http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1263795"]http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1263795[/url]

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jethawk Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 230 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Symtoms of a bad distributor cap and rotor? (xtremeazian) had to replace my whole dizzy... and its not a cheap part at all let me tell you that! lol

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Calvinator Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 3,169 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Symtoms of a bad distributor cap and rotor? (jethawk) damn...so im guessing replacing the cap and rotor won't do anything? __________________ 93 Civic CX 12.56 stock B16 sc32 at 10psi 96 Mustang GT 275rwhp/330tq 01 SLP Camaro SS

11-07-2004, 07:08 PM	#9
The Mista Mike Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lexington, KY, USA Posts: 1,145 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Symtoms of a bad distributor cap and rotor? (jethawk) Every 30,000 miles or 24 months, whichever comes first inspect and replace, if necessary, the spark plug wires, distributor cap and rotor Check the outside for cracks and damage, then look inside it for cracks, carbon tracks and worn, burned or loose contacts. Straight out of Haynes... __________________ No car at the moment.

11-07-2004, 07:10 PM	#10
Calvinator Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 3,169 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Symtoms of a bad distributor cap and rotor? (xtremeazian) Well, ill go ahead and try the cap and rotor, and if that doesn't work. I have a d16y8 dizzy laying around. Is there anyway I can swap the guts outta the y8 into the z6 dizzy since the z6 and y8 dizzy's dont interchange? __________________ 93 Civic CX 12.56 stock B16 sc32 at 10psi 96 Mustang GT 275rwhp/330tq 01 SLP Camaro SS

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