How to fix your igniter, ( igniter ignitor icm )
03-06-2004, 05:47 AM
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How to fix your igniter, ( igniter ignitor icm )
Hey guys, well i has having igniter problems. Got to the point where it was just shutting off 3-4 times a day, bearly start. I know this is a very popular item.
Well i found that one of the connections are very weak. Maybe this is why igniters fail, bad connections easly cuase problems.
So here is a little walkthrew on helping your igniter problems.
[disconnect battery - let engine cool]
1. remove sparkplug wires(change the plugs why you are at it)
best to use regualr ngk for basic bolt-ons, fi/high-comp you will know otherwise
2. mark a line across the top post of the distrubtor, where the 12M bolt goes
in and lines up with the engine. This is to help timing.
Thoose 3 12mm bolts that hold in the distrubtor is how timming is ajested.
Moving the dizzy/distrubtor forward(adv) or backword(retard)
3. remove the distrubtor and put a rag(clean) over the hole,
we don't want sand/crap going in with the valvetrain under the valve cover.
4. taking the dizzy apart.
1. remove 3 8mm nuts/screws(use a wrench they strip easy)
2. take of distrubtor cap(replace it if you can, very cheap)
3. take off the protective cover
4. take out the screw in the distrubtor shaft
now you can see the igniter, it has 3 wires going to it, and is almost the
size of a gameboy cartage.
5. Fixing the wires connecting to the igniter involes soldering the
3 connections on top of the igniter. The first connection is always the worst, in
4 of the distrubtors i've worked with these have always been very very loose.
don't go to crazy on the solder, and try to use a good solder if you can.
reversee what you have done, bring your car to a shop to have timming fixed if you don't have a gun. very cheap. This should fix everyones igniter nightmares with there honda's. It's been about 6 months since i started doing this for people, and everyone has worked out fine. Including my own. sohc and dohc.
Hope this helps people.
Well i found that one of the connections are very weak. Maybe this is why igniters fail, bad connections easly cuase problems.
So here is a little walkthrew on helping your igniter problems.
[disconnect battery - let engine cool]
1. remove sparkplug wires(change the plugs why you are at it)
best to use regualr ngk for basic bolt-ons, fi/high-comp you will know otherwise
2. mark a line across the top post of the distrubtor, where the 12M bolt goes
in and lines up with the engine. This is to help timing.
Thoose 3 12mm bolts that hold in the distrubtor is how timming is ajested.
Moving the dizzy/distrubtor forward(adv) or backword(retard)
3. remove the distrubtor and put a rag(clean) over the hole,
we don't want sand/crap going in with the valvetrain under the valve cover.
4. taking the dizzy apart.
1. remove 3 8mm nuts/screws(use a wrench they strip easy)
2. take of distrubtor cap(replace it if you can, very cheap)
3. take off the protective cover
4. take out the screw in the distrubtor shaft
now you can see the igniter, it has 3 wires going to it, and is almost the
size of a gameboy cartage.
5. Fixing the wires connecting to the igniter involes soldering the
3 connections on top of the igniter. The first connection is always the worst, in
4 of the distrubtors i've worked with these have always been very very loose.
don't go to crazy on the solder, and try to use a good solder if you can.
reversee what you have done, bring your car to a shop to have timming fixed if you don't have a gun. very cheap. This should fix everyones igniter nightmares with there honda's. It's been about 6 months since i started doing this for people, and everyone has worked out fine. Including my own. sohc and dohc.
Hope this helps people.
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