TJ2D
New Member
Thats right, some one stole the distributor outta my 93 Integra LS. When they did so, they even clipped both electrical connectors, so all I have left is bare wires, no connectors at all.
Anyway, I paid for a new complete distributor assembly (cap, rotor, everything) and proceeded to install it. I had to connect all wires individually.
Once I got it in, I tried to start it. It will start to fire and then nothing. Every time I turn the ignition over, it will try to fire and give up, like its losing spark, or runs out of fuel to ignite. I checked for spark and everything seems good and I have fuel at least to the fuel filter. I have double and triple checked the wires to be sure they are in order. Like I said the weird thing is that it will act like its gonna start up once every time I turn over the ignition, but after that when I keep it held over it won't do nothing, but once I return it to 0 and try again, it will try to fire again. My CEL goes off like it should after 2 seconds when the fuel pressure is primed.
I have tried spraying starter fluid in the trottlebody and that seems to make it want to run more, but not that much better.
I also tried reading the codes from the ECU (which I could be doing incorrectly being that I have never done it before) by using the LED on the ECU itself. When I first turn the key to on, it flashed fast once and then never again until I turn the key to off (which it flashes once fast again).
To try to sum up the issue---Replaced distributor (all wire individually connected), is getting spark to spark plugs, will act like its gonna start and never fully catches. Acts as though it is not getting fuel, but has fuel to service bolt on fuel filter.
Hopefully that not too much or too little info. Car ran fine before distributor was stolen, but had sat for a month while I was waiting to get time to fix cv shaft.
Any ideas?
Anyway, I paid for a new complete distributor assembly (cap, rotor, everything) and proceeded to install it. I had to connect all wires individually.
Once I got it in, I tried to start it. It will start to fire and then nothing. Every time I turn the ignition over, it will try to fire and give up, like its losing spark, or runs out of fuel to ignite. I checked for spark and everything seems good and I have fuel at least to the fuel filter. I have double and triple checked the wires to be sure they are in order. Like I said the weird thing is that it will act like its gonna start up once every time I turn over the ignition, but after that when I keep it held over it won't do nothing, but once I return it to 0 and try again, it will try to fire again. My CEL goes off like it should after 2 seconds when the fuel pressure is primed.
I have tried spraying starter fluid in the trottlebody and that seems to make it want to run more, but not that much better.
I also tried reading the codes from the ECU (which I could be doing incorrectly being that I have never done it before) by using the LED on the ECU itself. When I first turn the key to on, it flashed fast once and then never again until I turn the key to off (which it flashes once fast again).
To try to sum up the issue---Replaced distributor (all wire individually connected), is getting spark to spark plugs, will act like its gonna start and never fully catches. Acts as though it is not getting fuel, but has fuel to service bolt on fuel filter.
Hopefully that not too much or too little info. Car ran fine before distributor was stolen, but had sat for a month while I was waiting to get time to fix cv shaft.
Any ideas?