I have a 1989 Accord LXi (fuel injected) with an automatic. The car is hard to start, and sometimes does not start at all. We hooked the distributor up to a scope, and its output was all over the place. A mechanic we talked to said it was a bad distributor module and that this is a common problem with these distributors as they age. Anyone have experience with this? I cannot find the part number for the distributor either. Anyone know what it is? Also, anyone know where to get a good distributor for these cars? They seem a little hard to come by...

 

before you replace anything you should diagnose if indeed is lack of spark when car does not start ,could be the ignitor ,, but , it almost sounds like your typical main relay problem,,
when car does not start, spray some carb cleaner in the throttle body see if it starts ,, if it does, i would look at the main relay first ,,,
there are some write ups on our DIY section

 

Just FYI, it was the main relay. I read up on the article in the DIY forum, and every diagnostic pointed to the main relay. Saved $300 by replacing the relay instead of the distributor (mechanic said distributor was bad). Thanks again.