Had a spark plug wire pop off today and damage itself. When replacing it with new ones, like a doofus, I took two wires out instead of one. What's the order that they go in? I tried to search for an engine photo on Google Images, but none were high enough quality to follow the wires. The car is a 2001 Honda Accord 4-cyl (2.3L VTEC, 6th Gen). The order I have right now is:

Top Front Distributor Cap -> Cylinder 1 (leftmost)
Bottom Front Distributor Cap -> Cylinder 2
Top Rear Distributor Cap -> Cylinder 3
Bottom Rear Distributor Cap -> Cylinder 4 (rightmost)

I'm pretty sure this is wrong. It's not firing up and I'm afraid to try multiple combinations because supposedly it may damage the engine? Thanks for your help. I learned me a new lesson tonight.

 

if you look at the cap there should be an A stamped on it or a1 depending on the cap there is # 1 cylinder . from then you go clockwise 1-3-4-2

# 1 ,, left botton
# 3 ,,left top
# 4 ,, rt top
# 2 ,, rt bottom



http://autorepair.about.com/library/...bl-fo-2405.htm

 

Awesome. I found a stamp labeled A1, and followed it from there. The car fires right up happy as a clam. Thanks!

 

is this the same for the non-vtec 4 cyl. in a 95 accord?

 

There is a link in a thread at the top of the DIY section for called ACC 5th gen.... If you open the electrical pdf, the page is 23-102 for the dist firing order on a 94 4-cylinder.

 

All inline 4-cyl engines have the same firing order 1-3-4-2. Honda has stamped something like A or A1 at distributor post #1 for a long time. That method should work for a pretty wide range of Hondas & Acuras.