92 ex with 150k miles. when cold or warm, the car will cut off while it is running and does not start right away. plugs/wires/cap/rotor are 45k old. problem has been happening longer then the 45k since parts have been replaced. it went away and now is back. any ideas?

 

i had the same type of thing happen with my 93 gs-r...turned out to be the distributor

 

Main relay?

Usually when its a distributor related problem it will just never fire up again.

 

distributor, ignitor

 

it doesnt cut off for 'no reason' or it wouldnt cut off jackass.

 

main relay, mine did the same exact thing. Later it got worse where whenever i fill up, car won't start up for 5 min or so.

 

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Hey intelligent life does exist on this planet. Check simple thins like this before you go and waste a bunch of money.


Does it cut off only at idle or maybe at times when you are not on the throttle?

 

u saying that u havent done a tune up in 45k miles ?

 

o_O i do a tune up every iunno 6 k miles or so haha i guess i waste alot of money

 

yes it has been 45k but the problem happened before the replacement of these parts. it is not a loose cable. i was thinking ignitor as well

 

could be a faulty fuse. Happened to my 93 accord before, turned out a fuse in the engine fuse box was old and worn.

 

My 94 ex used to cut off randomly as i was driving. i had a new distributor so i knew that wasnt the problem. I checked my main relay and it was still fine. Then one day it just cut off one me while idling and i would restart it and it wouldnt stay running unless i held the key between ACC and ON. It turned out my ignition assembly had gone bad. I dont know if that's what you're experiencing but just in case:

http://techauto.te.funpic.org/...ptoms

 

any other thoughts?

 

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Yeah me too, something like that.

It's these useless dicks that buy 100,000 mile wires for their hondas and think it'll actually last that long when expansion/contraction/humidity are factored in.

 

are you calling me a useless dick?

 

ahh screw it.

 

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I had this same problem.

istop at a light and the car shuts off.
it was a loose battery cable.

also had a problem with not starting all the time. turned out to be a loose tranny ground. which i had checked by hand. but when i went to tighten had about 10 turns left to tighten with a ratchet