vtec distributor in non vtec b18b1....PLEAE READ
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Ok so my car shit on me the other day...94 integra. B18b1 motor. Put on new starter, battery, and then found it had no spark. So i put on a new distributor and still nothing. Come to find out it blew a fuse. When i put the new fuse in it started right up. About 4 hours later i drove again, and when i got back in my car maybe 20 mins after that it did not start. Blew a fuse AGAIN!! The old distributor WAS vtec and the new one is non vtec. Could it be i have a vtec ecu? And therefore need a vtec distributor? Im not sure....
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Read the sticker on the side of the ECU. It should have a 3 digit code somewhere on it that will say something like P74 or P72. But, the wrong type of distributor won't cause it to blow a fuse, because the distributors are all pretty much identical internally. So I think you have a problem somewhere else (not the ECU).
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seriously though...something on that circuit is shorted out get out the short light and start pulling connectors on that circuit.. First though a really good visual inspection of all suspected wiring
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Why would you be a running a vtec ecu/dizzy in the first place ? check if you have the correct fuse, Something keeps blowing your fuse, thats for sure.
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OP, which fuse is it blowing? Interior or Exterior?
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this is my old car it is the ecu fuse under the hood and he has a 15amp fuse in it the ecu is a p75 and its an obd1 engine it was fine before he changed the batt, dizzy, i have no clue what it could be.
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It aint a honda if it aint got vtec yo
Exactly, the only difference in the distributors are the legs, they are closer together on a vtec engine because the vtec solenoid gets in the way. Although they are interchangeable, you need to modify it to make it bolt up properly.
It's a non-vtec engine, therefore there is no solenoid.
OP, which fuse is it blowing? Interior or Exterior?
It's a non-vtec engine, therefore there is no solenoid.
OP, which fuse is it blowing? Interior or Exterior?
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I thought for sure Fabrik8 would have had the issue solved in one post...if he's lost, I'm definitely lost. lol.