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| preludeman92 (8/5/2008)
Actually, I like OBD2 for completely stock cars, but OBD1 for tuner cars. I'm glad my 5th gen is OBD2... it told me exactly what was wrong, unlike my 4th gen... it just tells me there is a problem with the fuel system or the 02 sensor (somewhere). The 5th gen just told me exatly why it throws a code for the O2 and what was up with the fuel system.
On top of that, with a $50 reader, the newer car tells me in words and numbers what is wrong. OBD1 just blinks the CEL at me.
Anyways Tom, the Coil is around $100 for a new one everywhere I've looked. They don't fail or wear enough to care about.
Damnit Burt, stop coming up with such intelligent logical answers, you're giving me a headache.
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| Okay, so here's the deal: I put in my NGK wires and drove to go work for my dad again. After about 45 minutes on the road the CEL came on again. So on my way home I bought a cap and rotor. The old cap looked decent, but the rotor was toast. It is all corroded at the end of the contact point and there is a small burn just below it. So I hope this solves my problem because the only other things it could be is spark plugs ($50) or an injector ($160 from honda, $121 online). Wish me luck.
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| So I replaced the spark plug in cylinder 1 and the Cel came back. Then I replaced my main ground because it was corroded all the way through. I drove to C-bus and back with no Cel until..... it came back on as I was getting off the freeway at Loren's exit. I am so pissed right now. I checked the Helms and it says to check everything from switching injectors between cylinders ( which I don't want to do because you have to replace the seals and o-rings when you remove them) to determine if it is an injector, to checking valve clearance, compression\leakdown, fuel pressure, blah blah blah. I don't know where to start. Fuck a B.
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| | If you're careful, you don't need to replace injector seals when you play with the fuel system. Same with the crush washers around the banjo bolts. Check the internal resistance of the injectors while you're checking the injectors. They should all be the same (or really close).
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| Okay, so I did a valve adjustment, and the CEL came back on. Then I cleared it, and it hasn't been back on since, and I haven't done anything else to the luuuude since then. I'm baffled. It's been a week with no CEL, so..... I guess it's good, but knowing my luck the CEL won't come back on until I'm in line at e-check next summer.
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| | Okay I switched the fuel injectors for cyl. 1 & 2 and the CEL came back. Then I put in a new ignition Control Module (inside the dizzy) because mine was tested and failed. I really thought this was gonna be it....... but it wasn't. The code came back. $117 down the drain. (kind of, I mean it was bad, but replacing it didn't fix anything.) Somebody help me. I'm getting really tired of this. Maybe if somebody downs their 5th gen for the winter I could borrow somebody's distributor so I can see if that solves my problem before I shell out 300-400 bucks for one. Some one let me know if they wanna help.
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| The random misfire code should have a cylinder number attached to it. Did it change positions when you moved the fuel injector?
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| preludeman92 (9/29/2008)
The random misfire code should have a cylinder number attached to it. Did it change positions when you moved the fuel injector?Negative. It's still cyl.1. And some people on PreludePower and Honda-Tech are making me nervous. There are a few people talking about burnt and bent valves.  I gotta find a leakdown tester.....
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| | Pull the spark plug and inspect it. Compare the color and amount of deposits to another plug (either #3 or 4 would be best as you haven't done anything to them yet). Can you hear/feel the misfire, or is it just the car saying there is a problem? Is the misfire constant or random?
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| The car doesn't run any differently. It is just the computer telling me there is a problem. I'm assuming it's a random misfire because a constant misfire makes the light blink and the car run rough. I have a solid CEL and no performance loss. Oh and BTW, I don't know if checking the plug will do any good. I just replaced the cyl.1 plug like a month ago. Only the cyl. 1 plug, not the others, so the other 3 are obviously going to be quite a bit dirtier than the new one in cyl.1.
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