I have an 88 crx with a B18a swap in it. It is cutting out and I am out of ideas of where to look next.


Symptom's:

Starts to sputter and dies out
Tach jumps around
May fire once every second or two
Ultimately stalls


The problem is intermittent, it may run for 30 miles just fine and then start to sputter and stall out. If it sits for an hour or so it will start right up again. It has been stalling more frequently. I have just replaced the alternator. I started it after sitting all night and let it idle for 45 minutes and couldn't get it to stall, I tried spraying the engine compartment with a hose to check the distributor, tried shaking the fuel pump and still couldn't get it to stall. Anyone have any ideas on where to go next?

 

my first thought is the distributor is starting to fail, especially with you mentioning the tach jumping around. it was awhile ago but i'm pretty sure before my dizzy died on my d16a6 it was doing something very similar.

 

any codes at all?

 

Why spray with a hose ?

I would say something in the distributor, my Integra had similar problem and it was wires in there were hacked previously.

 

Pull your spark plugs. They'll tell you a lot.

 

ignition coil maybe, my ex's civic did that with a y7, replaced coil n it was fine, i had no codes with it runnin like crap

 

mine ef hatch just flat out died witha dizzy problem now cut out or anything, it was the ignitor in the dizzy got bad