i have a 92 cx with a b16a. today while at a stop light my car just died and will not restart. fuel pump does make noise so i think it works. no spark comin from out of the plug i pulled. when i turn the key to the second position i do here a relay click so i dont think its the traditional honda main relay problem. car turns over at normal speed so i dont think it is the timing belt either. i think its the coil or iginitor. any other ideas would help me on my quest so if you have any pls let me know.. thanks

 

coil & ignitor problems are notorious on honda's.

 

thats what i thought. could it be anything else?

 

have you checked your ecu? nothing foul smelling or burns noticeable...?

 

smell fuel but i think thats due to no spark. is there a way to to check the ecu beside pluggin in another one?

 

thanks for the ideas by the way. i sure this has been asked about 8905511515456 times. just thought i might be missing something

 

can ignitors and coils fail while the engine is running???

 

Checked you alternator.

 

yes the igniter and coil can fail while the car is running. it happened to the guy that owned my car. Easy, but costly fix. I bought a brand new dizzy from distributorking.com and it started right up. but if you are getting no spark but power to the dizzy then that is your problem. The dealer says that happens in the 92-95 year hondas often.

 

what about fuel filter? my car was doing that awhile back...

its like 20 bucks, easy install....

 

already replaced fuel filter about 10000 miles ago

 

Yeah my ICM went out one day while i was just crusing to work on the highway at 70. new ICM costs at least 150 dollars... if thats the problem i would look into a used one on here

 

Same thing happend to me the other day and it was my coil. I replaced it and the car fired right up.-

 

try to make sure your plugs are good eliminate some problems that you know might have been it

 

it was the ignitor. in the process i also changed the cap, rotor and plug wires. everything all good now. thanks for all the suggestions