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happytime · 23-09-2010, 17:23

Anyone know of anywhere in the country that can do distributor refurbs?

Honda prelude is chugging and throwing code 9 on diagnostics....

Distributor new is around €500.00

bit steep so need to look into refurb any tips/advice appreciated

Esel · 24-09-2010, 02:13

Have you tried a breaker? e.g. www.summerhillspares.ie - they deliver for €4, afair (obviously not € for an engine

). Give them a call - they will fit it for you too.

happytime · 25-09-2010, 17:02

the mechanic i normally deal with told me i could be buying the same problem again if i go to the breaker....

apparently the distributors are the achilles heel of the prelude

Esel · 26-09-2010, 01:40

If it was me, I'd take a chance on one from a breaker. Most breakers will give a refund or a credit note if the part they sold you proves faulty.

A distributor from a similar vintage Accord will probably be identical - but check this before buying.

Midnight_EG · 26-09-2010, 02:41

A CL1 Accord should indeed have the same engine, so Distributors can be gotten handily. OP, Ebay has them brand new for very cheap you know...?

If you wanna stay with proper names, then check out Urban Per4mance, Tuning Factory:VTEC Specialist or Icetronix. They all deal mainly with Honda.

gibbon75 · 26-09-2010, 12:33

Usually the ignitor or the coil fails in these Honda distributors.
Pouladuff Dismantlers in Cork do reconditioned distributors:
http://www.pouladuff.com/

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happytime Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 50 Adverts \| Friends	Distributor Refurb. Honda prelude Anyone know of anywhere in the country that can do distributor refurbs? Honda prelude is chugging and throwing code 9 on diagnostics.... Distributor new is around €500.00 bit steep so need to look into refurb any tips/advice appreciated

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24-09-2010, 02:13	#2
Esel Not your ornery onager... Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dublin Posts: 12,506 Adverts \| Friends	Have you tried a breaker? e.g. www.summerhillspares.ie - they deliver for €4, afair (obviously not € for an engine ). Give them a call - they will fit it for you too.

25-09-2010, 17:02	#3
happytime Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 50 Adverts \| Friends	the mechanic i normally deal with told me i could be buying the same problem again if i go to the breaker.... apparently the distributors are the achilles heel of the prelude

26-09-2010, 01:40	#4
Esel Not your ornery onager... Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dublin Posts: 12,506 Adverts \| Friends	If it was me, I'd take a chance on one from a breaker. Most breakers will give a refund or a credit note if the part they sold you proves faulty. A distributor from a similar vintage Accord will probably be identical - but check this before buying.

26-09-2010, 02:41	#5
Midnight_EG Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Honda Heaven Posts: 7,824 Adverts \| Friends	A CL1 Accord should indeed have the same engine, so Distributors can be gotten handily. OP, Ebay has them brand new for very cheap you know...? If you wanna stay with proper names, then check out Urban Per4mance, Tuning Factory:VTEC Specialist or Icetronix. They all deal mainly with Honda.

26-09-2010, 12:33	#6
gibbon75 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carrigaline,Co.Cork Posts: 710 Adverts \| Friends	Usually the ignitor or the coil fails in these Honda distributors. Pouladuff Dismantlers in Cork do reconditioned distributors: http://www.pouladuff.com/