ok so my distributor died and threw the code 15 Ignition output signal . i replaced the distributor and it ran fine but after 50 miles started dieing, but would start. well the distributor died again and im throwin another code 15. what would cause my car to kill the distributor???

 

 

check your wiring, your distributor may be fine.

if you are OBD1, find the wiring diagram/ecu pinout and trace the wires.

 

yeah but when i put another dizzy on..it starts rigght up... what would cause it to kill dizzys?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 96teggyls &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">... what would cause it to kill dizzys?</TD></TR></TABLE>Bad wiring.

 

like what kind of "bad wireing"???

 

are u having to wire up a dizzy or or just pluging it in.

 

i just have to plug it in...its an obd1 dizzy.

 

a short somewhere, causing the coil to draw too much power and melt itself..
something along those lines. just check for any bare wires from the harness all the way to the distributor

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 96teggyls &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">like what kind of "bad wireing"???</TD></TR></TABLE>A short to ground somewhere. An ohm-meter is more reliable than inspecting the wires, but sometimes it's just a PITA to find it when it's intermittent.

 

alright cool...where should i look??? this car is a pain in the ***...i might just sell it...i have 2 integras...so i only need one. haha. but the gsr is def. nicer then the ls. what wires should i check??

 

bummmppp

 

comon guys

 

ok, here we go...

Black/yellow
This wire comes from the ignition switch, it should have battery voltage whenever the ignition is turned to 'on' or 'start'.
Within the distributor it's connected to the 'A' terminal of the coil, and also to the ICM (ignitor).

There's a white/blue wire within the distributor, from the coil 'B' terminal to the ICM.

Yellow/green
This comes from the ECU (pin A21) & goes to the ICM. The ECU triggers the spark with this wire.

Blue
This comes from the ICM & goes to the tachometer, cruise, TCM(if auto), & the test tach. socket near the clutch MC.

Orange, shielded
CYP sensor -&gt; ECU pin B11

White
CYP sensor -&gt; ECU pin B12

Orange/blue, shielded
TDC sensor -&gt; ECU pin B13

White/blue
TDC sensor -&gt; ECU pin B14

Blue/green, shielded
CKP sensor -&gt; ECU pin B15

Blue/yellow
CKP sensor -&gt; ECU pin B16

Brown/black
Ground, also connected to the shields of the sensor signal wires. It's also ground for ECU, at pins A26 & B2.

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Any one or more of these wires could be messed up. Check that each one goes to the right place, & doesn't connect to ground anywhere. (Except the one that's supposed to be ground... make sure it's a good ground.)



Modified by JimBlake at 8:03 AM 7/21/2004