OK so to go into detail, my '93 Accord EX has been experiencing random jerks every now and then when the engine cuts out real quick, once it stalled and wouldn't start. I've been doing alot of reading and narrowed it down to either the ignition coil of the igniter.
I have a feeling the coil is weak because it failed one of the 3 resistance tests recommended by the haynes manual (passed the other 2 just fine)
Now I also have a feeling the igniter might be at fault also, because I've been having issues with the tachometer jumping around randomly at times, and from what I understand, one of the output ports on the igniter is for the tachometer. Also I read some symptoms of bad igniters and it sounds like what I'm experiencing.
So does it sound like a sure bet that they are both bad and needing to be replaced, or can I possibly get away with one or the other? Since I'm broke. I'd like to try one at a time, but I don't want to burn out a new coil from a bad igniter, or vice versa.
2007-02-22 16:39:32 · 2 answers · asked by Rockstar from another dimension 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Honda
NO unless the coil is shorted ,But then it should nt run,at all.coil seldom break so i say igniter,but make sure you get the whole unit, not just the igniter
2007-02-22 17:20:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i own a repair shop,and an igniter wont kill a coil so your safe there ,nor will a coil kill an igniter either,they sort of work together when one doesn't work right the other one doesn't either,but they both could have been going bad,,but i always try the coil first,that's all you can do on them,and then the igniter,9 times out of ten its the coil,good luck with it,i hope this help,s.
2007-02-22 16:50:21 · answer #2 · answered by dodge man 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋