DelSolMarine

i know its the TDC code which i have searched and found out that it is located in the distributor but does that mean i need to replace the entire distributor or do i just need like a sensor? also how do i know im doing this check right im using a paper clip and the SRS light continously blinks but every 8 lights the engine check light flicks on am i doin it right?

Frozen E

Are you sure you're jumping the service connector by the ECU? I don't ever remember my SRS light blinking. Even when I had a jacked up cable reel.
Jump the connector with a paperclip like you mentioned. turn the ignition to the "ON" position. Start counting blinks. Short blink is ONE
long blink is TEN
Example: 3 long blinks and 4 short ones would be 34.

Not sure if you found this thread yet or not
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1171263

DelSolMarine

yea the SRS light blinks and then the engine check light blinks 1 time in the middle of the continuous blinks of the SRS light blinking and its 8 blinks

DelSolMarine

ive had my swap for over 6 months and sometimes when i go to start it it will click then the next time i turn the key it fires right up could that be a sign of the dizzy going bad or what? cause if it was the starter i think it woulda died months ago

DelSolMarine

bump

DelSolMarine

ok so i got a new distributor and i went to pick it up today on the way to pick it up the engine check light did not come on so i got my distributor and on the way home the light still didnt come on so i reset the ecu and still the light didnt come back on? should i return the distributor? do ecus randomly just throw codes?

dorifto_83

If your SRS light was turning on instead of your check engine lights you have a different problem than your distributor. Check the wires behind the gauge cluster to make sure their not shorting out somewhere. Fix that problem before you start looking at other issues you have.

DelSolMarine

so when u do a code check ur SRS light shouldnt be blinking? just ur engine check light should blink?

philosofy1

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when reading codes, your CEL should be the only one flashing. and since you have the distributor already, i would just replace it. it would suck to return it and 1000mi later being standed. now you really need to replace it.

DelSolMarine

so y is the SRS flinking?

dorifto_83

srs light shouldn't blink, when it senses an airbag error it will stay on. If it comes on instead of your CEL, and flashes when you jump it, it sounds to me like you have a short behind the gauge cluster. I had a friend that added some gauges to his car and he halfassed it, well two bare cables came in touch with each other, and whenever he turned on his left turn signal it would send current threw the cable which would short with the other and his tach would jump up and down each time electricity was sent thru. Pull your cluster out and check the wiring, make sure nothing is cut or no bare wire is grounding out.