Need help!! Car dies out of nowhere after warmed up!!

[1slow4thGen]

What's up people? I'm new to this forum so bare with me. I have a 91 Accord SE and this problem just started a few days ago. I was driving & it's almost like power was just pulled from the motor, like it shut off. Dash lights and all still stay on but wen I try to crank it back up it won't start. I can let it sit for a few min and it'll crank back up but die again a few min later. It's not like it stumbles or anything before it happens, it just dies with no warning. I've replaced the fuel filter & the main relay. Any help would be much appreciated dudes, thanks.

[sum123]

I've owned my 93 Accord a long time, and every time it started doing what your 91 is doing, it was the Ignition Control Module (ICM) usually called the "ignitor."

[1slow4thGen]

I've owned my 93 Accord a long time, and every time it started doing what your 91 is doing, it was the Ignition Control Module (ICM) usually called the "ignitor."

Those pretty expensive or what? I'll try it, I mean idk what else it could be. I appreciate your input man. It's been aggravating the hell out of me not being able to drive somewhere without breaking down.

[1slow4thGen]

Those pretty expensive or what? I'll try it, I mean idk what else it could be. I appreciate your input man. It's been aggravating the hell out of me not being able to drive somewhere without breaking down.

And how do I respond without it showing all this stuff above lol but could it possibly be the igniter? Cuz it only does it once it gets to operating temp.

[Accord problems]

what you need to do is when this happens start tasting and see if fuel , spark . no spark more then likely icm . no fuel more than likely you're main fuel relay . test first then post you;re findings .

[sum123]

Those pretty expensive or what? I'll try it, I mean idk what else it could be. I appreciate your input man. It's been aggravating the hell out of me not being able to drive somewhere without breaking down.

Aftermarket, new ones run about $55-$100, or you can just purchase a new OEM distributor, which already contains a new ignitor, for just a tad more.

It's a vital little part. About as big as a matchbook, but it's basically the core of the ignition system. It doesn't simply stop producing spark, causing the stalling; what happens is that when the ignitor is reaching the end of its useful life, it occasionally doesn't produce sufficient spark to keep combustion going. That's why you can be rolling along just fine, and suddenly stalled.

As the other poster said, the main relay is also a possibility, but if everything else is in tune, I say the symptoms point to the ignitor.

[andrew22888]

This happen to me and it was my fuel pump. Also without quoting all the stuff when you reply you just hit new reply down at the bottom left. Test your fuel pressure hook the FP tester up and hit your gas and see if it falls thats what mine was doing, and welcome

[1slow4thGen]

I really appreciate all of y'all's input, usually people won't even take the time to help people ya know so I just wanted to say thank you. And I've replaced the fuel filter & the main relay-didn't know if I said that in previous post. Car is really drivin the piss outta me trying to figure out what the problem is. I pulled the dizzy cover off just to look in there but idk how to get the rest of it apart. I'm about $100 into this problem already and am about ready to set fire to it. What makes me think it's NOT the fuel pump is that the car will crank but after running a few min it'll just die when it gets to good operating temp then I have to let it sit for a bit.

[PakaloloHonda]

It is definitely your "igniter" .. I've had this issue twice with 2 CB's ..
I just bought a good used dizzy for cheaper ..

[1slow4thGen]

How do I get this dang rotor button off if there's no screw or bolt? I'm trying to change the igniter but can't get this rotor button off.

[accordztech]

take a screw driver and pull the top then bottom and wiggle it off. You will work it through. And check for the screw/bolt. If you see an empty hole then you know there is no screw/bolt.

I didn't see it, but did you see if you have spark when its not starting?

Also is your check engine light on? I seen this issue before being the coolant temp sensor on cars like ours. DONT JUST CHANGE It. Test it before you do.

[1slow4thGen]

I got it fixed, it was the igniter. I just want to say thanks to everyone for your input. It's pretty cool when people will take the time to try and help like this-like the forum already.

[SlimmTex]

I have yet to run into this problem, but I've read about it now enough times to know it when I do