Ok so the title says it all. I know there are a million videos and threads for this exact reason but I a past those. I need to know which kind of distributer, TEC or Hitachi, is in this car. It is the 25th anniversary model. We have replaced plugs and wires, crank sensor and main relay. Thats why i think it is the distributor. Help me out car gods.

 

One way is to go to an on-line parts place (for example Majestic for one seems to use Honda's EPC) and use your VIN rather than entering year, model, engine, etc.

 

What actual troubleshooting or measurements have you done so far? Or just replacing parts?

 

Man I can't remember which is which at the moment. Does your car have a VTEC? I know the VTEC cars have a built in coil, while the non-VTEC cars used a divorced coil (my 97 does). Don't quote me, but I think the Hitachi is for VTEC, and the TEC is for non-VTEC cars. Sorry, but I've slept since then for when I replaced my own (over 3 years ago).


Ninja edit: I just did a quick search of the forum, and I was right. The TEC distributor is for non-VTEC cars, while the Hitachi distributor is for VTEC cars.