Car is 90 integra bone stock

Yesterday I was about a block away from my apt when it started to hesitate then it started to die, Finally it stopped running about 10 secs after it started running like ****. today I pulled the distributor cap and it looked ok as did the rotor coil pack looked ok too. also I replaced the fuel filter and the Fuel pump does seem to be working since the line was pressurized after I replaced the filter. I also pulled off the valve cover to ensure everything was at TDC and Timing belt was not broken.

When you try and start the car now it lets out a very small backfire noise only once then nothing (Also exhaust needs to be replaced so its loud when it was running)

Please help I need this car for work, What sucks is the engine was going to be swapped in may so I hope its something stupid that I may have overlooked .


Thanks

 

Sounds like your distributor. Mine did the exact same thing when it started to go, then when it finally WENT, all I would get is a POP from the exhaust. Is there any buildup around your rotor?

Have you ever replaced the cap/rotor- how many miles?


[Modified by RAWB, 3:00 PM 3/3/2003]

 

there did appear to be some build up on the rotor, No I have'nt replaced the cap or the rotor I was hoping It would be ok until I swapped. car has 154,000 on it.

BTW can you use a B16a Distrubutor or parts from it on the B18a cause I have 2 B16a distrubutors


do you think that I should also replace the coil pack while I'm at it?


[Modified by fsarfino, 5:37 PM 3/3/2003]

 

Yes, you can use that B16 distirbutor as long as it's a nonOBD, like your current B18. Put it on there and see if it starts.

 

thanks alot for your help kinda nice to know that when you had the same problem it would make that "pop" noise when you would try and start it

 

did u notice any rust colored dust in your dizzy cap???

 

just a very small amount

Tommorrow a new cap and rotor are going on

 

Hopefully you can get away with just replacing the cap/rotor. In my case, I had to get a whole new distributor cause my bearings got fried. I would try 1 of those B16 dizzy's.

 

Your symptom sounds about like what happened to my '88 Integra years ago. It was the igniter - the part of the distributor that triggers the ignition to pulse the coil for a spark. It was covered by a recall.

Steve

 

maybe your out of gas...

 

Thanks for all the help I got it running today. I replaced the cap/rotor/and the coil.
not sure if the coil was bad but I figured w/ 154,000 it was bound to go bad soon.

Anyways thanks again for all the help .