Distributor Problem with 98 Honda Civic

ONIE

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1998 HONDA CIVIC

We have a 98 Honda Civic Coupe, 4 cylinders. We've had to replace the distributor 4 times within the last 6 months! Mechanics don't know why it keeps going bad. Your feedback would be extremely appreciate!

Onie

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 AT 2:17 PM

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BRUCE HUNT

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Are they just replacing it because that is the simpliest or what? Have they taken the time to check the internal components to find which of them is going out? Have you considered that this problem could be an electrical spike that occurs occasionally?

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Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 AT 2:31 PM

ONIE

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Thank you for your prompt reply. They've told me that they have checked the wires and all seem to be fine. This last time, they told me that it was a component within the distributor that went bad but you have to replace the entire part

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Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 AT 2:42 PM

BRUCE HUNT

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That is only partly true. The components in the dist are generally the ignition coil, TDC sensor, and the ICM. It is possible that a component goes out but not all of them. Are they replacing with new parts?

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Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 AT 4:55 PM