B18C-R Died While Driving/Won't Start


KiddFlow

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Driving the other morning (cold weather) about 10 miles down the road, no loss of power, no funny noises, no warning signs at all. Under a light load accelerating, car died. No codes were thrown during this. Electrics still work, starter still tries to start the car, no clicks. The car will not turn over. Popped the hood, one of the plug wires fell off the distributor cap. Placed it back on cap. Wires are kinda old but not trash. Other than old loose or worn out wires, would anything else cause the wires to fall off the cap i.e. a fault or surge? Aside from checking spark (which I will do tomorrow) is there any other reasonable troubleshooting I can do to figure the starting issue out? Initial thoughts: Distributor. Is there a way to validate that this could be the culprit? Any help would be appreciated.
 
I'd suspect coil pack, mine did a similar thing last year.
 
I have a dizzy here that's had a bit of wiring fixed on the plug but still works fine (I replaced it because I thought it was faulty but it's an engine loom wiring issue). Can have it cheap if you need one, drop me a PM.
 
Will be doing a little troubleshooting in the morning i.e. test spark and power to the dizzy, coil etc. Can any of you tell me if I buy (or hook up with Rippu) a distributor, does it include the coil and all the internals required as well? Will let you guys know after testing tomorrow, thanks for the replies.
 
Yep they always come included dude. You can get replacement components from Jap Service Parts but this doesn't seem to be a perfect solution because there are a few sensors in the housing that cant be replaced.
 
Thanks B16, I will go down that route whilst testing. Didn't get a chance to do my tests today, but did manage to get it off the street and parked up in a secure location.
 
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