I changed the rotor arm and the dizzy cap for aftermarket ones (blueprint) on my '99 civic mb6 with a b18c4 engine (TEC td-86u distributor if i'm not mistaken)
The car was running fine, only did it because of maintenance (huge deposits at cap terminals and worn out rotor "blade")
The engine started without problems, and had great idle. I stepped in the gas pedal a bit and it bogged. Idle again. gas again and it bogged. Then, suddenly, engine stopped.
Tried to fire it up again and nothing. Engine turns, it has fuel (spark plugs come out wet).
Checked the signal from the ignition module to the ignition coil, it seems to function properly (intermittent ground pulse). Checked the spark at ignition coil, i't had not. Meaning that when i changed the rotor arm and cap, the coil went down.
Changed the ignition coil for an identical used B20 engine coil.
Now i have fuel and i have spark on all the 4 spark plugs, yet, the car would not start.
Tried lots of combinations: another rotor, old cap... I have dismounted the distributor from the engine 2 or 3 times, always caring on the timing mark, and there is no way i can put the axle 180º degree off to the cam as the grooves only go in in one position.
I have lots of things still to check, but i would like to know if someone had a similar problem and show me some light as this is driving me mad.
- Manual says you have to put the distributor on Cyl.1 at TDC but this is for timing it later right ? I marked it when dismounting so it should be at correct timing.
- Didn't check the 3 magnetic sensors that go to the ECU (TDC, Crankshaft position and Cyl.1 position) but they should not be off-timing or damaged as i didn't even touch them or the signal rotors at the distributor axis. And i think the ecu should show light up the engine malfunction lamp and it's not light
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Hi all.
I changed the rotor arm and the dizzy cap for aftermarket ones (blueprint) on my '99 civic mb6 with a b18c4 engine (TEC td-86u distributor if i'm not mistaken)
The car was running fine, only did it because of maintenance (huge deposits at cap terminals and worn out rotor "blade")
The engine started without problems, and had great idle. I stepped in the gas pedal a bit and it bogged. Idle again. gas again and it bogged. Then, suddenly, engine stopped.
Tried to fire it up again and nothing. Engine turns, it has fuel (spark plugs come out wet).
Checked the signal from the ignition module to the ignition coil, it seems to function properly (intermittent ground pulse). Checked the spark at ignition coil, i't had not. Meaning that when i changed the rotor arm and cap, the coil went down.
Changed the ignition coil for an identical used B20 engine coil.
Now i have fuel and i have spark on all the 4 spark plugs, yet, the car would not start.
Tried lots of combinations: another rotor, old cap... I have dismounted the distributor from the engine 2 or 3 times, always caring on the timing mark, and there is no way i can put the axle 180º degree off to the cam as the grooves only go in in one position.
I have lots of things still to check, but i would like to know if someone had a similar problem and show me some light as this is driving me mad.
- Manual says you have to put the distributor on Cyl.1 at TDC but this is for timing it later right ? I marked it when dismounting so it should be at correct timing.
- Didn't check the 3 magnetic sensors that go to the ECU (TDC, Crankshaft position and Cyl.1 position) but they should not be off-timing or damaged as i didn't even touch them or the signal rotors at the distributor axis. And i think the ecu should show light up the engine malfunction lamp and it's not light
Any help would be appreciated.
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