my car the showing the code 08 and its the tdc sensor. i think its making my motor bog down when im just cruising. i have to step on it to keep my speed at a steady speed limit like 65mph. Can this sensor make my vtec not work when the engine light is on? my vtec doesnt work when the engine light is on.

 

it would cause it too stop working yeah. And i wouldent be putting the foot down either, you would only cause more harm than good. replace that sensor or make sure there isent a break in the wire. iv noticed in 3 civic distributors the insulation cracks and falls away

 

You typically replace the entire distributor housing in order to fix a problem with a distributor sensor.

 

yes thats true. but if things get desperate like they did for me when i needed and couldent find a distributor i luckily had a distributor from a d16z6 head and took the internals from that. sensors only though. there the same

 

the wires seem fine, the check engine light only comes on when the engine is warmed up. when im cruising in gear i will not come on but then when i idle or in neutral it will come on. so i should get a new distributor or get new sensors..?

 

yeah try getting a new 1. wel not a brand new 1 cause there really expensive.

 

alright thanks peace.

 

im having this same problem on my b16