Hi: One more question...do you guys happen to know whether the Bosch
or Huco Igniters would be of better quality than what you get at the
dealer? I couldn't find a Honda brand igniter/ignition coil module per
se. Also, Canadian Tire replaced this part with a "Niefhoff", which
I've never hear of. - Paul

On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:15:12 -0400, dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:44:15 -0400, Paul D <pauls@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>>I had something similar a few months back where the car just died
>>>while backing out of a parking spot. I was told that it was the
>>>"master module". That doesn't sound like the same thing as this, but
>>>it is a 91 Accord (that just turned 100,000).
>>
>>That could have been your ECU (Electronic Control Unit). The way you
>>know is if it cost you a bundle, several hundred just for the part,
>>then it was probably the ECU. - Paul
>
>Ah, yes, the big clue. It cost $500 or so.

 

Based on both my experience with my 1991 Civic and reading
here, I now feel OEM is the only way to go for any ignition
(= distributor on down to the spark plugs) parts. The OEM
parts pay for themselves in longevity, with the caveat that
buying them at online OEM parts dealers is your best bet by
far. Not sure what Canada offers for online, though.

"Paul D" <pauls@hotmail.com> wrote
> Hi: One more question...do you guys happen to know whether
> the Bosch
> or Huco Igniters would be of better quality than what you
> get at the
> dealer? I couldn't find a Honda brand igniter/ignition
> coil module per
> se. Also, Canadian Tire replaced this part with a
> "Niefhoff", which
> I've never hear of. - Paul

 

Based on both my experience with my 1991 Civic and reading
here, I now feel OEM is the only way to go for any ignition
(= distributor on down to the spark plugs) parts. The OEM
parts pay for themselves in longevity, with the caveat that
buying them at online OEM parts dealers is your best bet by
far. Not sure what Canada offers for online, though.

"Paul D" <pauls@hotmail.com> wrote
> Hi: One more question...do you guys happen to know whether
> the Bosch
> or Huco Igniters would be of better quality than what you
> get at the
> dealer? I couldn't find a Honda brand igniter/ignition
> coil module per
> se. Also, Canadian Tire replaced this part with a
> "Niefhoff", which
> I've never hear of. - Paul

 

Based on both my experience with my 1991 Civic and reading
here, I now feel OEM is the only way to go for any ignition
(= distributor on down to the spark plugs) parts. The OEM
parts pay for themselves in longevity, with the caveat that
buying them at online OEM parts dealers is your best bet by
far. Not sure what Canada offers for online, though.

"Paul D" <pauls@hotmail.com> wrote
> Hi: One more question...do you guys happen to know whether
> the Bosch
> or Huco Igniters would be of better quality than what you
> get at the
> dealer? I couldn't find a Honda brand igniter/ignition
> coil module per
> se. Also, Canadian Tire replaced this part with a
> "Niefhoff", which
> I've never hear of. - Paul

 

>Based on both my experience with my 1991 Civic and reading
>here, I now feel OEM is the only way to go for any ignition
>(= distributor on down to the spark plugs) parts. The OEM
>parts pay for themselves in longevity, with the caveat that
>buying them at online OEM parts dealers is your best bet by
>far. Not sure what Canada offers for online, though.

Hi - You just confirmed what I had heard earlier from others, namely
that OEM is the best way to go on certain Honda components. Sounds
like distributor and ignition parts both fall into this category, so I
will plan to go ahead and change out the generic igniter since it's
such a big safety concern. Many thanks for your assistance and have a
great weekend. - Paul.

 

>Based on both my experience with my 1991 Civic and reading
>here, I now feel OEM is the only way to go for any ignition
>(= distributor on down to the spark plugs) parts. The OEM
>parts pay for themselves in longevity, with the caveat that
>buying them at online OEM parts dealers is your best bet by
>far. Not sure what Canada offers for online, though.

Hi - You just confirmed what I had heard earlier from others, namely
that OEM is the best way to go on certain Honda components. Sounds
like distributor and ignition parts both fall into this category, so I
will plan to go ahead and change out the generic igniter since it's
such a big safety concern. Many thanks for your assistance and have a
great weekend. - Paul.

 

>Based on both my experience with my 1991 Civic and reading
>here, I now feel OEM is the only way to go for any ignition
>(= distributor on down to the spark plugs) parts. The OEM
>parts pay for themselves in longevity, with the caveat that
>buying them at online OEM parts dealers is your best bet by
>far. Not sure what Canada offers for online, though.

Hi - You just confirmed what I had heard earlier from others, namely
that OEM is the best way to go on certain Honda components. Sounds
like distributor and ignition parts both fall into this category, so I
will plan to go ahead and change out the generic igniter since it's
such a big safety concern. Many thanks for your assistance and have a
great weekend. - Paul.

 

Paul D wrote:
>> Based on both my experience with my 1991 Civic and reading
>> here, I now feel OEM is the only way to go for any ignition
>> (= distributor on down to the spark plugs) parts. The OEM
>> parts pay for themselves in longevity, with the caveat that
>> buying them at online OEM parts dealers is your best bet by
>> far. Not sure what Canada offers for online, though.
>
> Hi - You just confirmed what I had heard earlier from others, namely
> that OEM is the best way to go on certain Honda components. Sounds
> like distributor and ignition parts both fall into this category, so I
> will plan to go ahead and change out the generic igniter since it's
> such a big safety concern. Many thanks for your assistance and have a
> great weekend. - Paul.
>
something else to look out for - the condenser. i had a couple of
igniters go at 12 month intervals. because of other reasons, i replaced
the original condenser on my distributor, and haven't had any more
problems with the igniter since - it's been nearly 3 years now. since
you're going to be in there, i strongly recommend you replace this part
at the same time if there is one with your distributor. and go oem on
the igniter btw.

 

Paul D wrote:
>> Based on both my experience with my 1991 Civic and reading
>> here, I now feel OEM is the only way to go for any ignition
>> (= distributor on down to the spark plugs) parts. The OEM
>> parts pay for themselves in longevity, with the caveat that
>> buying them at online OEM parts dealers is your best bet by
>> far. Not sure what Canada offers for online, though.
>
> Hi - You just confirmed what I had heard earlier from others, namely
> that OEM is the best way to go on certain Honda components. Sounds
> like distributor and ignition parts both fall into this category, so I
> will plan to go ahead and change out the generic igniter since it's
> such a big safety concern. Many thanks for your assistance and have a
> great weekend. - Paul.
>
something else to look out for - the condenser. i had a couple of
igniters go at 12 month intervals. because of other reasons, i replaced
the original condenser on my distributor, and haven't had any more
problems with the igniter since - it's been nearly 3 years now. since
you're going to be in there, i strongly recommend you replace this part
at the same time if there is one with your distributor. and go oem on
the igniter btw.

 

Paul D wrote:
>> Based on both my experience with my 1991 Civic and reading
>> here, I now feel OEM is the only way to go for any ignition
>> (= distributor on down to the spark plugs) parts. The OEM
>> parts pay for themselves in longevity, with the caveat that
>> buying them at online OEM parts dealers is your best bet by
>> far. Not sure what Canada offers for online, though.
>
> Hi - You just confirmed what I had heard earlier from others, namely
> that OEM is the best way to go on certain Honda components. Sounds
> like distributor and ignition parts both fall into this category, so I
> will plan to go ahead and change out the generic igniter since it's
> such a big safety concern. Many thanks for your assistance and have a
> great weekend. - Paul.
>
something else to look out for - the condenser. i had a couple of
igniters go at 12 month intervals. because of other reasons, i replaced
the original condenser on my distributor, and haven't had any more
problems with the igniter since - it's been nearly 3 years now. since
you're going to be in there, i strongly recommend you replace this part
at the same time if there is one with your distributor. and go oem on
the igniter btw.

 

"Paul D" <pauls@hotmail.com> wrote
>>Based on both my experience with my 1991 Civic and reading
>>here, I now feel OEM is the only way to go for any
>>ignition
>>(= distributor on down to the spark plugs) parts. The OEM
>>parts pay for themselves in longevity, with the caveat
>>that
>>buying them at online OEM parts dealers is your best bet
>>by
>>far. Not sure what Canada offers for online, though.
>
> Hi - You just confirmed what I had heard earlier from
> others, namely
> that OEM is the best way to go on certain Honda
> components. Sounds
> like distributor and ignition parts both fall into this
> category, so I
> will plan to go ahead and change out the generic igniter
> since it's
> such a big safety concern. Many thanks for your assistance
> and have a
> great weekend. - Paul.

Not sure what you mean by safety here, but it seems to me
the failure of the igniter is akin, worst case, to running
out of gasoline. Which, granted, certainly could be an
unsafe situation. But truth is a lot of parts can suddenly
go amiss and produce a scenario like running out of
gasoline.

I bought my 91 Civic new; I am the only owner. In 1997, the
car had a month or so of bad starting, then one day the car
simply would not start after sitting in the garage. I did
not know any better, and the Firestone shop where I had it
towed put in a non-OEM igniter. This non-OEM igniter was
still doing fine until 2003when the ignition coil failed. At
the suggestion of the import shop and from reading here, at
the same time I put in an OEM igniter. Thus the non-OEM
igniter lasted at least as long as the OEM one.

OTOH, I have heard it suggested that the failure of the
ignition coil could be related to the non-OEM igniter.

I keep the non-OEM igniter as a spare for long trips only.
Because, following a long trip where the OEM igniter failed,
once I got home I think I would repace the spare with
another OEM one. Not that it's totally a piece of cake to
remove and install an igniter. But it's not that hard,
either, after one has done it once, and if one is reasonably
handy and patient.

I recall the "Ignition Control Module" and igniter being
synonymous, by the way.

 

"Paul D" <pauls@hotmail.com> wrote
>>Based on both my experience with my 1991 Civic and reading
>>here, I now feel OEM is the only way to go for any
>>ignition
>>(= distributor on down to the spark plugs) parts. The OEM
>>parts pay for themselves in longevity, with the caveat
>>that
>>buying them at online OEM parts dealers is your best bet
>>by
>>far. Not sure what Canada offers for online, though.
>
> Hi - You just confirmed what I had heard earlier from
> others, namely
> that OEM is the best way to go on certain Honda
> components. Sounds
> like distributor and ignition parts both fall into this
> category, so I
> will plan to go ahead and change out the generic igniter
> since it's
> such a big safety concern. Many thanks for your assistance
> and have a
> great weekend. - Paul.

Not sure what you mean by safety here, but it seems to me
the failure of the igniter is akin, worst case, to running
out of gasoline. Which, granted, certainly could be an
unsafe situation. But truth is a lot of parts can suddenly
go amiss and produce a scenario like running out of
gasoline.

I bought my 91 Civic new; I am the only owner. In 1997, the
car had a month or so of bad starting, then one day the car
simply would not start after sitting in the garage. I did
not know any better, and the Firestone shop where I had it
towed put in a non-OEM igniter. This non-OEM igniter was
still doing fine until 2003when the ignition coil failed. At
the suggestion of the import shop and from reading here, at
the same time I put in an OEM igniter. Thus the non-OEM
igniter lasted at least as long as the OEM one.

OTOH, I have heard it suggested that the failure of the
ignition coil could be related to the non-OEM igniter.

I keep the non-OEM igniter as a spare for long trips only.
Because, following a long trip where the OEM igniter failed,
once I got home I think I would repace the spare with
another OEM one. Not that it's totally a piece of cake to
remove and install an igniter. But it's not that hard,
either, after one has done it once, and if one is reasonably
handy and patient.

I recall the "Ignition Control Module" and igniter being
synonymous, by the way.

 

"Paul D" <pauls@hotmail.com> wrote
>>Based on both my experience with my 1991 Civic and reading
>>here, I now feel OEM is the only way to go for any
>>ignition
>>(= distributor on down to the spark plugs) parts. The OEM
>>parts pay for themselves in longevity, with the caveat
>>that
>>buying them at online OEM parts dealers is your best bet
>>by
>>far. Not sure what Canada offers for online, though.
>
> Hi - You just confirmed what I had heard earlier from
> others, namely
> that OEM is the best way to go on certain Honda
> components. Sounds
> like distributor and ignition parts both fall into this
> category, so I
> will plan to go ahead and change out the generic igniter
> since it's
> such a big safety concern. Many thanks for your assistance
> and have a
> great weekend. - Paul.

Not sure what you mean by safety here, but it seems to me
the failure of the igniter is akin, worst case, to running
out of gasoline. Which, granted, certainly could be an
unsafe situation. But truth is a lot of parts can suddenly
go amiss and produce a scenario like running out of
gasoline.

I bought my 91 Civic new; I am the only owner. In 1997, the
car had a month or so of bad starting, then one day the car
simply would not start after sitting in the garage. I did
not know any better, and the Firestone shop where I had it
towed put in a non-OEM igniter. This non-OEM igniter was
still doing fine until 2003when the ignition coil failed. At
the suggestion of the import shop and from reading here, at
the same time I put in an OEM igniter. Thus the non-OEM
igniter lasted at least as long as the OEM one.

OTOH, I have heard it suggested that the failure of the
ignition coil could be related to the non-OEM igniter.

I keep the non-OEM igniter as a spare for long trips only.
Because, following a long trip where the OEM igniter failed,
once I got home I think I would repace the spare with
another OEM one. Not that it's totally a piece of cake to
remove and install an igniter. But it's not that hard,
either, after one has done it once, and if one is reasonably
handy and patient.

I recall the "Ignition Control Module" and igniter being
synonymous, by the way.

 

>something else to look out for - the condenser. i had a couple of
>igniters go at 12 month intervals. because of other reasons, i replaced
>the original condenser on my distributor, and haven't had any more
>problems with the igniter since - it's been nearly 3 years now. since
>you're going to be in there, i strongly recommend you replace this part
>at the same time if there is one with your distributor. and go oem on
>the igniter btw.

Thanks again, Jim - I'll look into replacing the condenser as well.
Will go OEM on everything for sure. - Paul

 

>something else to look out for - the condenser. i had a couple of
>igniters go at 12 month intervals. because of other reasons, i replaced
>the original condenser on my distributor, and haven't had any more
>problems with the igniter since - it's been nearly 3 years now. since
>you're going to be in there, i strongly recommend you replace this part
>at the same time if there is one with your distributor. and go oem on
>the igniter btw.

Thanks again, Jim - I'll look into replacing the condenser as well.
Will go OEM on everything for sure. - Paul