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thebrasso

thebrasso

thebrasso

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My car just came home on a recovery truck.

I was heading to Milton Keynes for a mates birthday and the engine just died. Whilst on the M1. The yellow engine management light lit up first though, and according to the manual thats usually something to do with emmissions control.

I seem to have had no luck with my car. Fair enough I've had consumable components replaced (brake pads, discs, tyres etc) but I've had things like a passenger side window explode on the M40, and the fact that the car was mint but three seperate drive offs have left a slight dent, and two scuffs.

I've decided, if its anything major I'm getting rid and getting something cheap to run and insure.

The only thing that brightened up my dad was the recovery bloke telling me he'd got a Cosworth kit'd Orion that was running a 2.0 engine, with 400bhp at the wheels. Non turbo'd. Weber carbs, ported and polished, modified bottom end, stainless system and decat etc.
 
Its a case of I've spent around £800 since owning it (rear bushes, anti-roll bar links, rear discs and pads, front pads, exhaust, tyres, passenger side front window and two services) and it just seems mental for what it is.

Some months I've spent most of my wages.

It was pretty scary when the engine died as well, it felt like the steering lock kicked in but I think it was just loss of PAS. Luckily I was in lane 1 anyway as I hadn't been on the M1 very long.
 
Right then, I'm a member of Honda Revolutions and visit their forums. I did some hunting around, found where the service connector was (a 3 pin where they plug a device into and a two pin one) and found by bridging the pins on the 2 pin connector with a paper clip it makes the engine management light flash in a sequence which denotes an error code.

Its telling me that there is a problem with the ignition output. So its a job for Honda I think, but I was hoping it would be something like an oxygen sensor or some other sensor that could be a straight swap.

I'm hoping its just a simple part that needs replacing.
 
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I'm still thinking about what the recovery guy was saying. He reckoned the bottom end of his Orion had uprated bits from a 2.2 Ford Galaxy and the gearbox in it was mental. He talked about it being good for 165mph :D

I forgot to ask him how much boost it was running, Ali G style :D
 
Just thought I'd post, my car had to have a part fitted, its an ignition ignitor.

Anyway, they also found a hairline crack in the distributor casing. They reckoned that this could have caused the ignitor to deteriorate. Doing some reading round on the internet I think they are right. So now I'm on the lookout for a distributor casing.

Honda's parts dept aren't open until monday now, and from ringing some salvage places breaking 1.8 vti's the cheapest I can get is £125 for a complete distributor :(

I've emailed a chap from Honda Revolutions who I have had a few bits off, hopefully he can help.

Edit: Found a place in Essex that produces the distributor casings so should only cost £30. The chap at the Honda garage said to find an aftermarket one as well....
 
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The chap was also saying that now and again he drove at Mallory Park taking people on race car experience rides, driving all sorts from Ferrari's to Caterhams. He said that when he was doing passenger rides, he was allowed to do whatever he wanted. Overtaking rules/procedures didn't apply and anybody else on the track at that time had to give way :D
 
I'm not sure if they'd sell them, its the plastic casing that the wires go into on one side. When I rang the place in Essex they said they would need the model number, so not sure if Halfords would sell a casing that would fit.

I'd have to check on Monday, I'm in work all day tomorrow...
 
Yeah, it was actually the ignitor they replaced. But its the distributor casing (the plastic bit that the wires go through) that has a tiny crack. Will be sorted this week.
 
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