Melo_Erik

Hi, My girls car distributor went out in the middle of the highway not too long ago. I'm trying to swap it out with a 98 civic EX distributor my brother had laying around. The problem is that the Donor Distributor is vtec while the car it's going in isn't, so the wire harness clips are different. Both cars are automatic.

I matched up all the wires that matched colors but then it gets confusing. The Vtec harness clip has a total of 8 wires and the non-Vtec has 9. So I'm left with 2 wires(Solid Blue Copper colored wires and light blue with yellow strip) from the non-vtec clip which is being wired to the Vtec distributor that don't match. And 1 solid grey wire from the distributor being installed(Vtec) THANKS for any help, I've tried the search function but I've had no luck. sorry
Here is a picture of the wires that dont match. On the left is the non vtec clip and right is the vtec distributer

Here is a pic of the different clips, the skinnier one being the vtec and the bigger being the non vtec

mphirephox

The difference is the obd1 and obd2.

check here this may help you https://honda-tech.com/forums/tech-misc-15/b18c1-obd1-obd2-2853491/

look at the pictures

p.s do not color match, it will not work like that.

Melo_Erik

Even if their both 1998 automatics? Thanks!

It doesn't explain the solid Grey wire from the dizzy though. I get the dark blue wire is obsolete. It also says that black and yellow stripe isn't used but it doesn't make sense since both clip and dizzy have a black with yellow stripe wire. I think that diagram is for 5speed and not auto?

mphirephox

Auto or manual its the same.

your going obd2b to obd1 right?

mphirephox

it might be easier to put the plug back on the original distributor and swap the coils. Save yourself some time.

Melo_Erik

ill try that thanks

CivicSpoon

Color matching is definitely the wrong way to go. Matching pin for pin is the right way, if you're swapping connectors of course. Check out the link in my signature for a pin by pin comparison, if you decide to stick with the connector swapping route. mphirephox's suggestion is a better idea, however.

ReDHaTcHyGuy

yea 96-98 D series dizzys are all the same.. i have one laying around from my old DX hatch