Found out whats wrong with the civic..
discented
04-22-2003, 10:16 PM
the distributor went. man this is setting be back about 350 for labor and all that great jazz.. :(
Melt
04-22-2003, 10:24 PM
sucks. I remember when my dizzy went out ... took out my cateletic converter right along with it.
RedRacerCivic
04-23-2003, 12:10 AM
LABOR?? don't pay labor to get the distributer changed, its the easiest thing to replace.
jeef
04-23-2003, 12:55 AM
yeah for sure... it takes like 10 min to pull it off and have a new one on and all back together
nemo_wolf
04-23-2003, 01:19 AM
not everyone is mechanicly inclined ... or have the tools ... hell i barely have the right tools to change my alternator ... and if greg hadnt shown me i dont think i could have done it right ...
GTA
04-23-2003, 01:23 AM
Originally posted by nemo_wolf
not everyone is mechanicly inclined ... or have the tools ... hell i barely have the right tools to change my alternator ... and if greg hadnt shown me i dont think i could have done it right ...
heh, we only put a new belt on nemo :D we didnt change the whole thing.
not everyone is mechanicly inclined ... or have the tools ... hell i barely have the right tools to change my alternator ... and if greg hadnt shown me i dont think i could have done it right ...
heh, we only put a new belt on nemo :D we didnt change the whole thing.
GScivic7
04-23-2003, 02:40 AM
Originally posted by nemo_wolf
not everyone is mechanicly inclined ... or have the tools ... hell i barely have the right tools to change my alternator ... and if greg hadnt shown me i dont think i could have done it right ...
lol i think me and my dad pulled my alt out the wrong way about 3 times till someone told be to pull it from the side
not everyone is mechanicly inclined ... or have the tools ... hell i barely have the right tools to change my alternator ... and if greg hadnt shown me i dont think i could have done it right ...
lol i think me and my dad pulled my alt out the wrong way about 3 times till someone told be to pull it from the side
mrob
04-23-2003, 12:17 PM
Originally posted by GScivic7
lol i think me and my dad pulled my alt out the wrong way about 3 times till someone told be to pull it from the side
What do you mean "from the side"? I may have to remove my alt and I'd like to know the best way. I've got an 89 Si.
lol i think me and my dad pulled my alt out the wrong way about 3 times till someone told be to pull it from the side
What do you mean "from the side"? I may have to remove my alt and I'd like to know the best way. I've got an 89 Si.
GScivic7
04-23-2003, 03:45 PM
well you take alt off the mount, then remove the mount and pull back a piece of the splash guard behind the driver's wheel and you can pull it from the side.
turbcivic
04-23-2003, 04:19 PM
Originally posted by GScivic7
well you take alt off the mount, then remove the mount and pull back a piece of the splash guard behind the driver's wheel and you can pull it from the side.
Yep, that is correct.
To the dist problem, you don't have to mechanically inclined, just have an 8 mm socket/wrench and a 14 open end wrench. 3 screws for the cap and 3 bolts to remove the dist. that is it man, save yourself some money.
well you take alt off the mount, then remove the mount and pull back a piece of the splash guard behind the driver's wheel and you can pull it from the side.
Yep, that is correct.
To the dist problem, you don't have to mechanically inclined, just have an 8 mm socket/wrench and a 14 open end wrench. 3 screws for the cap and 3 bolts to remove the dist. that is it man, save yourself some money.
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