2.0 Gen 5 won't start

Post by **indigolemon** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:03 am

No - sorry, it's behind the rotor arm. Best bit is to whip the entire dizzy off and take it somewhere warm where you can work on it.

nick_s · Post by **nick_s** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:13 am

Fair play. TBH if it needs a coil, for the sake of a tenner, I'll bung a new rotor arm on as well, it's not going to hurt.

Thanks fella

Post by **indigolemon** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:14 am

Just mark where the bolts were, and find a rag to block the hole you'll leave or it'll dribble oil down the block. Good luck

Post by **Merlin** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:17 am

nick_s wrote:
rob quilter wrote:I had the same issue. It was the coilpack on mine, I got a new one of ebay for £22.
Cheers, noobish question. Never had to work on a Honda before, is the coilpack removed easy (ie without taking rotor arm off)? I'm guessing not but hoping none the less.

if you haven't already done it, download the service manual. It is the Prelude bible and will tell you everything about the mechanics of the Lude.

http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/wiki/in ... ce_Manuals

indigolemon wrote:Just mark where the bolts were,

^This! Otherwise you will knock your ignition timing out

nick_s · Post by **nick_s** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:28 pm

Well, it wasn't the dizzy pack

New one on, nada. Going to call a mobile chap and get him to sort the coil pack as I don't want to balls it up any more than it already is.

The chap in the motor factors mentioned an igniter? Apparently they are prone to failing, not sure what part he's referring to but it connects into the dizzy cap and appears to connect to the rotor arm.

Post by **Merlin** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:35 pm

The igniter is part of the distributor. There is a testing procedure for the igniter on page 23-111 of the 4th gen service manual.

nick_s · Post by **nick_s** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 2:42 pm

Cheers chaps, a very helpful bunch

Might rape the works printer when I get back in tomorrow and print it out....all out lmao

nick_s · Post by **nick_s** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 4:33 pm

Welllll, garage have diagnosed dizzy failure

Not sure which bit specifically, but they are going to source one and let me know ASAP. One of their employees reckons he has one at home so will save me some moolah hopefully.

Post by **Merlin** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 4:39 pm

Nice! Hope you get it sorted soon and cheaply.

nick_s · Post by **nick_s** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 4:47 pm

Me too, cost me over a ton last night to get it recovered home