Whats wrong with this thing? Ignition + Tacho Problems?!

[Civic89]

Cheers guys. Took the car into the mechanic 2 weeks ago, He just said "I have no idea how this car was even running" (only a little more colorful)

The whole dizzys just ruined. Cant remember exactly what he said, something along the lines of the magnet completely broken of and was just flopping around in there. So 351.50 for a new dizzy and it will be here monday.

Ill add rep tonight to everyone tonight when i have time.

Cheers aye.

[TheSaint]

thats stupidly expensive for a distributor =/
i wouldnt pay more than $150 brand new or $50 second hand
it would also be pretty easy to fit yourself as well

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TD44-New-...item2c55db2996

[Civic89]

Yeah, I thought so. But I know its going to work, I could have done it but it became almost un-drivable just around the corner from his shop. So i thought bugger it.
Plus its getting a service + timing belt while its there.

[TheSaint]

ah nice nice - at least the problem is finally sorted out =D

[Civic89]

New Dizzy's in, A full service done and its playing up again...
Awesome.
So onto the scan tool to see if its throwing up any codes in the next couple of days.

[TheSaint]

that was an expensive non-fix - i would be pretty annoyed at the mechanic right about now =/

[Civic89]

Im not angry, The old dizzy was 100% dead. I needed a new one. Ill put some pics up of what it looked like tommorow night.
Ill reset the ECU and see how it goes.

[Civic89]

Ecu reset, no dice.

[grifty]

what is the new dizzy doing? is it just the tacho playing up?

[Civic89]

Doing the same thing as before.
Not reving, bogging right down, missing. And yeah the tacho's still playing up.

Ill take another video tommorow and post it up.

[dc2r-0636]

got the same problem, mine started after i got my new dizzy. so im thinking its dizzy related. dud icm in the new dizzy possibly ?

tacho gets its reading from the ecu, ecu gets its reading from the icm, (so ive been told)

but i got my timing advanced and it ran good for like 5mins, tacho didnt play up.. thenn back to its old self again, being shit and getting worse n worse

[TheSaint]

have you tried changing the ignition timing?
have you replaced/calibrated the TPS?

you might want to just take it to a honda dealer and be done with it lol