Farting after rotor arm disintegration

polgster · Post by **polgster** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:08 pm

Hi, I broke down and tried to keep restarting it with lots of revs but had to be towed home. It turned out to be the rotor arm which had disintegrated and so I replaced the arm and the cap with new ones and my beloved prelude (4G) burst back in to life.

However, I now get a lot of farting (like misfires) from the engine on startup and then it throws the engine management light. I've replaced the spark plugs but that made no difference. The car runs perfectly fine otherwise but I'd like to get it sorted.

Could it be the ht leads? Any other ideas would be appreciated?

Post by **Merlin** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:24 pm

Welcome to LG!!

If you pull the CEL code that will tell you what the ECU thinks is wrong. http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/wiki/in ... _and_codes

polgster · Post by **polgster** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:36 pm

Cheers, first post since moving over from preludeuk!

The engine management light only comes on after idling for a short while, I've done the paper clip in the past and will give it a go tonight but does it remember the last error or will it only give an error code if the engine management light persists?

Post by **Merlin** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:48 pm

The ECU will store all codes until the ECU is reset (ie disconnected from the battery). When you pull the codes it will spew out all codes that have occurred since the ECU was last reset.

Cutz · Post by **Cutz** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:47 pm

That will be your ignition coil inside the distributor mate.

Mine did a similar thing but it was the coil that had disintegrated. Replaced it and problem solved.

Bout £35 from a motor factors but DONT get a Tesla brand one...they're rubbish.

polgster · Post by **polgster** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 2:29 pm

Its throwing an error 9 which is CYP: Cylinder Sensor and I've also got a lot of oil in the distributor cap which will need a seal. So, I'm guessing I need a new distributor!

Cutz · Post by **Cutz** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 11:50 pm

polgster wrote:Its throwing an error 9 which is CYP: Cylinder Sensor and I've also got a lot of oil in the distributor cap which will need a seal. So, I'm guessing I need a new distributor!

not necessarily but you could have damaged something inside.

they're easy to strip down but if a couple of components are goosed then a remanufactured unit is about £100

Post by **Doggo** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 12:40 am

Cutz wrote:
they're easy to strip down but if a couple of components are goosed then a remanufactured unit is about £100

On the other hand if you personally strip down and are goosed then a good evening is probably going to be a lot cheaper.

Cutz · Post by **Cutz** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:13 am

Doggo wrote:
Cutz wrote:
they're easy to strip down but if a couple of components are goosed then a remanufactured unit is about £100
On the other hand if you personally strip down and are goosed then a good evening is probably going to be a lot cheaper.

sounds like a friday night for me.

polgster · Post by **polgster** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 7:48 am

thanks lads, gunna put up with it for now and keep an eye out for a bargain dizzy!

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Farting after rotor arm disintegration

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