Can a bad icm cause car to start up with difficulty?

Excitable Kid

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Today, it took like 6 tries to start up my car. When I left my driveway, my car lost power and shut off. It took another 2 tries to start up car. Trying to enter my driveway, my car shuts off again. Finally, I put my car into garage and turn off the vehicle. I try to start the car again and it doesn't start up anymore. It just cranks. Then I rage quit. The end. What just happened?
 
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Excitable Kid

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tamboo said:
http://www.team-integra.net/forum/blogs/meltman/299-advanced-ignition-troubleshooting.html
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okie dokie. Thanks tamboo. I needed that link.

Checked my spark plugs. It was drenched in oil. Cylinder 3 was in a sea of oil. Spark plug gasket replaced along with valve cover. Spark plugs are fine and no need to be replaced. I bought new dizzy cap and rotor. Gonna check the internals and troubleshoot my ICM. Thanks, again.

Amiguel6 said:
Distributors are notorious for going out without any signs
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Sounds like you know from experience. :D
 


Amiguel6

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I do. I just sent my distributor to the place that replaced it last, and they are going to send me a new one :D
 

Excitable Kid

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Well....it looks like it's fixed. My goodness. All I did was replace dizzy cap + rotor and voilà! It starts up normally and it didn't stall once. Tested it on the freeway and drove it for 40 minutes. It feels powerful. I didn't test the ICM because I got lazy. Thanks everyone for pinpointing problem to the dizzy.
 


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