ICM also called ignitor
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I was hoping you could clear something up...
Is the ignition control module also referred to the "ignitor"?
I am having issues with my tach...and some threads say to check the connection to the ICM and looking at the diagrams, this looks like the ignitor to me..
Is the ignition control module also referred to the "ignitor"?
I am having issues with my tach...and some threads say to check the connection to the ICM and looking at the diagrams, this looks like the ignitor to me..
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Yes - igniter unit and ignition control module (ICM) are different names for basically the same distributor part. The first term is used in the service manual of 88-92 Civics whereas the latter is used in the service manual of 96-00 Civics.
What car do you have?
What car do you have?
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I have a 98 EX...
Can I test the tach output at the blue wire connector on the driver side fender...next to the master brake clinder? If so how??? beside getting a different tach..maybe using a DVM??
The tach comes and goes..today it was at 2K and slowly increased all the way...until I turned off the key and back on..then it reset to 0 and stayed there..
Tomorrow my plan was to take the cap off and inspect the wires going to the ICM...just wanted to ensure I was looking at the right part inside the dizzy...
Can I test the tach output at the blue wire connector on the driver side fender...next to the master brake clinder? If so how??? beside getting a different tach..maybe using a DVM??
The tach comes and goes..today it was at 2K and slowly increased all the way...until I turned off the key and back on..then it reset to 0 and stayed there..
Tomorrow my plan was to take the cap off and inspect the wires going to the ICM...just wanted to ensure I was looking at the right part inside the dizzy...
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Test the blue wire for a short and open using a multimeter. If the wire is fine, then hook up a tach or a multimeter with a tach feature to the tach plug under the hood. If you get a solid tach reading from the connector, then the tach or the cluster is likely bad.
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Is it possible the ICM isn't sending out the correct tach signal? I know the next option is to connect a spare tach to the test plug...just trying to save myself from buying a tach.
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