imported_dr.drew1987

My cars been making this horrible noise for the last two weeks.Today the CEL came on so i checked for codes and it gave me 8 flashes which is the TDC sensor. I priced a new dizzy at napa and they want 513.14 plus tax. do you guys know how long it has to drive and if anyone has changed one before can you give me some advice. thanks

my car has lost alot of power, idles very low(500 and lower rpms) and when it makes the grinding noises the tach jumps.

chris_si98

pick up a second hand dizzy.. or go to ******** and buy one for like 200-250$ bran new I think..

Um.. when you remove the dizzy..I find it always easiest to set it to TDC mark the housing in relation to the head. Then remove it.

Now make sure the rotor on the new dizzy is facing to cylinder #1 and slide it in (make sure it's fully in, you'll feel it)

Then just try your best to eyeball where the line was on the old housing, and line the 'marks' up. I did it with this method, then checked it with a timing light and I was dead on 16BTDC.

But obviously it's best to check with a timing light to make sure your timing is set right, cause with A/M dizzy's sometimes they don't have excatly the same housings.

imported_janz3n

why do you have to put the motor to tdc? and theres tabs on the distributor so you can only put it on one way.

chris_si98

you can put it in *** backwards.

You dont need to put it to TDC, but for a newb its always best because if you forget which way it does go in.. you'll know its at TDC (cyl. 1). Even though it's pretty hard to put it in backwards.. but I've seen some people do some pretty stupid ****.

imported_janz3n

its been a wile since i replaced mine.. but i think that the tabs on it are different sizes so you cant put it in backwards.. but i could be wrong. but im sure its possible to put it in backwards if they are different sizes.. people do do some pretty stupid ****.

chris_si98

i've putting it in backwards before on an obd2 motor.

As well as an obd1 motor (well for the obd1 motor i saw it done backwards)

imported_janz3n

so have you ever done a obd0 distributor install?

chris_si98

probably.. why?

imported_janz3n

because im pretty sure you cant put the distributor in backwards.

imported_xplizitremix

get one from tiger japanese

or ya *****itk will has dizzys

imported_SMGFANDOTCOM

Don't pay more than $100 bucks for a dizzy for that car..I just bought a whole running 90 civic si for $500.