i have a 1988 honda crx with a d16a6 and i sent the motor to get cleaned at the detail shop now it is misfiring i pulled the distributor cap off and it had water in it so i cleaned it and threw it back on still misfire. also my battery wont charge..... at all and im running 10 amps instead of 14. how do i fix these problems.

 

10 amps instead of 14? Where did you come up with those numbers and for what - a sound system? Unless you are talking about VOLTS???

Anyways - obviously your distributor wasn't sealing properly in the first place... sounds to me like they just took a pressure washer to the engine bay and got way too close to everything. I am sure everything you are having a problem with is in need of replacing now. For the most part, underhood electronics are made to withstand the elements - not a hurricane confined to under your hood. It's hard to say exactly what they did - but I am sure you have fried electrical parts, but start by checking all your fuses, pull the plug wires, cap, air filter, ect... Let everything fully dry out and go from there.

I hope you learned a valuable lesson...

 

i did.... surely talked to the detail shop they pretty much said they are not replacing ****. but i started it today and its not misfiring anymore but im still running 10 volts Could my alternator be bad?

 

It is very common knowledge that when you use a pressure washer, or even a hose for that matter, to clean an engine you are supposed to cover -at the very least- the distributor and alternator, and fuses with plastic bags or something similar.

Your detail shop should know this.
They should also be assuming the cost for fixing what they broke.
... or are they sneaky and have fine print in the contract you signed that covers them from any water damage even if they neglected to take standard precautions?

If they refuse to cover the cost for replacing the distributor then the least you should do is report them to the BBB (Better Business Bureau). No sense in trying to sue them. It will cost more in time to get this covered in small claims court than what it's worth.


Anyway, your distributor might be ok and just need some more time to dry out.
Take the cap off and spray it all down with Windex and leave it open to dry.
Replace with a new cap because the seal on your old one sounds like it's not sealing water out very well.
Same with the alternator, but I think that's fried and you will be replacing that.
After it looks dry, shoot out any remaining Windex with compressed air. Even the little cans of compressed air will work, but you will probably need 2 or 3.

 

I had the same problem it was the dizzy rotor..

 

Oh??? Interesting, so what you are telling me is someone powerwashed your engine bay, messed up all kinds of electrical components, and all you did was replace the rotor and all was well? Ladies and gentlemen, we have ourselves a miracle worker!!!

 

LMAO!!! i found the problem my alternator was fried and all the fuses had to be replaced.