Yeah my car has been running shitty for the past 2-3 weeks like it will be fine when it cools down for around 1 day but then ill drive it for about 1-2 miles and it will start puttering real bad unless i very gently baby the gas if i go anymore it will start to putter real bad and my car will shake. Also for ex. im in second gear @ 20mph and i slam on the gas it will putter all the way up until 40mph then it will run normal but reving high (i have a civic hb cx so my car never came w/ a tach or id tell you the RPM's :\). So far ive replaced Spark Plugs, Fuel Filter, Plug Wires, Distributor cap/rotor, used fuel injector cleanrer and replaced my oil cause it was very low. So im thinking that my distributor went bad so i went to a junkyard and they said i need a CX distributor and that any other one wont work. But they didnt have any, so would anyother distributor hook up to my engine? TY

 

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So for the first few minutes, it idles fine and revs fine under load and no load? When you say after it cools down for one day: if you drive it, it gets bad, let it sit until it's cold (1 hr or so): will it run fine for a few minutes or still crappy?

 

take your dizzy cap off and remove the rotor and cover. you will see your ICM (Ignition Control Module) it has 4 connectors on it. has 2 screws holding it in. write down what plugs go where on the ICM. then take the ICm to your local parts store and have them test it.

I had the a similar problem and i took mine out and took it to advanced and that damn thing was dead. brand new one will set u back around $60.