while i was driving my car just stumble on me and i get this solid cel. even when i turn it to ignition i still get it. when i put in the jumper connector i still get a solid cell. does anyone know of this problem? im thinking it could be my distributor, i've been hearing some kind of noise coming from that area. but i was wondering if my distributor was bad would it cause the solid cel? i believe my fuel pump isn't priming also when i turn it on to ignition. i check the fuses and they seem to be all good

 

Solid cel is bad ecu. Does the car start?

 

Bad ECU.

 

i had a solid cell it was my ecu fuse popped

 

Bad ECU.

 

yeah but my fuel pump does prime, wouldn't it not if the ecu was bad? beside what are my like chances if i just drove down the street and my car just stumbled and my ecu just went out all of a sudden.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LilCivic04 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah but my fuel pump does prime, wouldn't it not if the ecu was bad? beside what are my like chances if i just drove down the street and my car just stumbled and my ecu just went out all of a sudden.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I would try using another ECU if that's possible. Try to flag someone down on the street, or in a parking lot and ask if you can use there's really quick and see what happens then.

 

but no one answered my question, would a bad dizzy cause any cel's? my friend had an obd-0 crx and he had the same problem. he replaced it and it was good to go, but i have ob1 if that matters. i just want to make sure so i dont waste my money on something that isn't the problem.

 

if bad distributor you should be able to flash codes. bad ecu or blown fuse

 

you sure it doesnt flash at all? watch it for about a minute.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LilCivic04 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">but no one answered my question, would a bad dizzy cause any cel's? my friend had an obd-0 crx and he had the same problem. he replaced it and it was good to go, but i have ob1 if that matters. i just want to make sure so i dont waste my money on something that isn't the problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>The dizzy could throw a 4,8,9 or 15.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Civic Factory Service Manual &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If the MIL is on while the engine is running, jump the service check connector. If no code is displayed (MIL stays on steady), the back-up system is in operation.
Substitute a known-good ECM and recheck. If indication goes away, replace the origional ECM.</TD></TR></TABLE>
This doesn't guarantee it is the ECU so borrow a known good ECU from a buddy. If the CEL goes away and the car runs fine THEN buy an ECU. If a known-good ECU doesn't solve the problem there is some troubleshooting you'll need to do.