civicb16eg

My brothers eg with a d16y8 swap tends to die on cold start ups.. the car would idle until it gets warm and then it will die and wont start up again.. it will crank but it wont turnover.. after waiting about 10 minutes the car would start up and run perfectly fine as long as u dont let the car cool down.. what can be the problem? there are no CELS and is running a virgin p28..

robbys89

i had sort of the same problem before and i replaced the fuel filter and adjusted the idle screw a bit so id would idle a little stronger then before

civicb16eg

thanks for the input...ill give it a try. anyone else has any other suggestions?

Former User

If when the engine won't restart, the fuel pump fails to prime, then your main relay is probably bad and needs resoldering.

If the pump primes when the engine won't restart, then next check for bright spark at each of the plugs.

civicb16eg

well there was no CEL but i thought ill just check it cuz sometimes CELs are stored into the ECU.. and what do u know.. there are two CELs.. first i tried the P28 and i get CEL 15 and 20.. but when i switched ECU to a p75 i get 20 and 22... i think CEL 22 is cuz its a non vtec ecu..corrrect me if im wrong.. This is after the car idled and died.. any suggestions to what the problem might be?

Former User

Code 15 may indicate a bad ICM in the distributor. Do you know how to check for spark at the plugs?

civicb16eg

ICM is the ignition coil correct? if it is then i just replaced that the other day.. yes i know how to check for spark but i havent checked it when the car has died.. i just went out earlier and started the car to let it idle and it died of course and wouldnt want to start after that.. but i went back out 10 minutes later to start the car and fired right up...

Former User

The ICM is the ignition control module, which is referred to as the igniter unit in earlier models. It is not the same as the coil.

civicb16eg

where would i find that in the distributor? can it be replaced?

Former User

You may have a different distributor, but this should help:

civicb16eg

just changed the ICM and everythin seems to be fine so far.. ill be checking up on it tomorrow monring since it tends to happen in the morning on the first start up... so hopefully everything goes accordingly... thanks Ron!

Former User

Good luck.

civicb16eg

everything worked out fine... so thanks bro!