Hi all,
I've got a '95 Integra VTi-R... had a very 'interesting' series of events happen this morning - went to put petrol, car started fine. Put the petrol in, was going out of the stations onto the road and them boom - the car stalled. Tried to start it again a few times, but nothing at all. My first thought was 'fuel contamination'.
Called RACQ and in about an hour a tow truck came and towed it back home. The RACQ patrol then came home and checked the car.
The fuel pump was working fine as he loosened the pressure regulator and fuel spurted out a bit. He then took out a spark plug & ign wire, and got me to try starting the car (to check if there was a spark). Answer - no spark, nothing.
So he said he thinks its the distributor (which makes sense). Incidentally, I was hearing a high pitched, but constant noise from the engine bay for the last few months. Thought it was a vacuum leak as it continued a few seconds after switching the engine off, but maybe it was actually the distributor.
What should my next move be? I have the service manual, and it showed how to test the ignition coil (for a certain resistance) so I was going to do that. Is there anyway I could narrow it down to say the rotor button etc (the RACQ guy said some Hondas had problems with it).
I'm hoping I don't have to replace the whole dist (be like $1000+ right)....!
Appreciate anyones help/input, thanks!
Andrew
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