rangercoach
May 8, 2008, 06:38 PM
Hi All,
I recently had a problem with my distributor on my Honda Civic VX. The car would sputter through the gears and stall when depressing the gas pedal at times. I took it to the garage and they said the distributor needed replaced and would do it for $800 bucks.
I couldn't swallow that and took the car home and put and new rotor button and cap on it and it seemed to have fix the problem as the button and point were worn on the cap. The engine purred like a kitten.
The following day I realized there was an oil leak from from the cam shaft orifice as the O-ring on the distributor housing was not replaced. I bought an O ring and pulled the distributor to replace it. Reattached the distributor and went to start the engine. This time the car would crank but not start. I tried starting the car several more times until I drained the amps in the battery and had to recharge it.
I have also had many sporadic occurrences where the engine light will come on and off. I stop an pause and I may not see the light again for months, sometimes it may come on every day or two and then go for months without displaying. Could it be my ECM?
What should I try next? Buy a new distributor and replace it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I recently had a problem with my distributor on my Honda Civic VX. The car would sputter through the gears and stall when depressing the gas pedal at times. I took it to the garage and they said the distributor needed replaced and would do it for $800 bucks.
I couldn't swallow that and took the car home and put and new rotor button and cap on it and it seemed to have fix the problem as the button and point were worn on the cap. The engine purred like a kitten.
The following day I realized there was an oil leak from from the cam shaft orifice as the O-ring on the distributor housing was not replaced. I bought an O ring and pulled the distributor to replace it. Reattached the distributor and went to start the engine. This time the car would crank but not start. I tried starting the car several more times until I drained the amps in the battery and had to recharge it.
I have also had many sporadic occurrences where the engine light will come on and off. I stop an pause and I may not see the light again for months, sometimes it may come on every day or two and then go for months without displaying. Could it be my ECM?
What should I try next? Buy a new distributor and replace it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.