KrautBurner

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1988 Acura Integra 1.6L dohc

here's the story
I sold it to my girlfriend back in fall.

I did spark plugs, wires, dist cap, rotor about a month and a half ago.
car's been running well

last 2 weeks the check engine light started coming on,
would go out if downshifted (happened a dozen times maybe)

mid last week, the check engine light came on and wouldn't go off, car had no power (limp mode / safe mode)

checked the light on the ECU
9 flashes, pause, 9 flashes, repeat (John E said it's the Cyl position sensor (crank/cam position sensor) and it's in the distributor)

we ordered the dist,
girlfriends father installed the dist, car started right up, ran well, and no check engine light.
car revved fine (no limp mode)

they shut it down, re-installed the passenger seat, and closed the hood.
then the car wouldn't start



any ideas?


Russ

My1st Truck

iTrader: (8)

Is there any wiring under the passenger seat?

KrautBurner

iTrader: (5)

the ECU is down there
that's why it was out (to read the coded) ecu has a light on it

nothing should have been disconnected

My1st Truck

iTrader: (8)

Well does the seat put any pressure on the cabling, l mean it could be frayed.

firehawk618

iTrader: (14)

another thing to check on any older acura / hondas is the main relay. They had a history of bad solder joints that crack and cause wierd no start - check engine lights.

You can open it up, look really closely at all solder connections and resolder them.

KrautBurner

iTrader: (5)

in the fuse box by the intake manifold?



I'll be checking it out again on sat