My son has a 96 Accord, 4 cylinder, won't start, and a repairman says is needing a new distributor. His price is $500+. Can someone validate that cost? Is it in the ballpark? I am clueless. Thanks.

 

New distributors are $200-300. Install should be less than an hour. Not a great deal...

 

It really depends on where you buy a new one. The installation is pretty simple. I bought one from a junkyard for ~$75 and have had it installed for about 3 years with no problem.

Did he tell you which component in the distributor failed? If it is the ignition control module, you can just by that. If it is a sensor (CYP, etc..) then you'll need to replace the distributor.

 

why does it need the complete distributor ?? i have seen ignitor or coils cause a no start,, but the whole distributor ?? rarely,, ask specifically why it needs the complete distributor ..