Good Advice!

Absolutely mark wire order to match the new cap.

LongTimeTTFan as of now, not anytime soon... don't know when we'll get the vehicle again lol.

Absolutely agree. Marking wires with old cap to new will assure proper firing order.

It's good sense to replace the Distributor Cap & Rotor, when doing a Tune-up. Best to be safe, than sorry. Many things, you can't see inside the Cap that may be broken, cracked, corroded or intentionally fould up by some mechanic. For Example: A #2 pencil, run around inside the Distributor Cap, will cause the engine to misfire. When in doubt, change it out.

You cant diagnose a bad cap and rotor. As it slowly degrades performance will decrease but it happens so slowly that you cannot tell. If it is really bad it could cause misfiring. Thats why these should always be changed at regular intervals. Same with your pcv valve. I do mine every 60k

Do i need to change that silly Flimsy gasket, what happens if i dont

+Anthony Medina try using a vice grip if there's a prong sticking out, if not, you will have to drill it out.

Pete Cobian cap, rotors and wires replace at the same maintenance interval, which is 90k miles

MrRookie714 I am bias, I always replace with dealership parts, unless its too expensive, then I would go with aftermarket. Make sure the aftermarket parts are well known and not some cheap brand. Good luck.

It may cause misfires to happen and always mark wire order from old cap to new. Remember, the distributor is part of the engine timing. If you are having this issue, you will need to use a timing tool to get the timing right.

+nickasmith615 it might possibly, we've never gotten to that bad before.

+Anthony Guest we did it because it was a required maintenance. crank but not turn over could be that or the starter. hard to tell.

Thanks. The engine is turning, so I'm guessing its the cap.

Anthony Guest guess you should get it fix before it gets worst.

Anthony Guest I have the same issue with my 01 Accord. Did replacing the cap fix your issue?

Matt Desimini just replace the cap and rotor. Its pnly like 20 bucks

+Doug Davis its one of the matco tools 1/4 electrical ratchet. You can find cheaper one's at Home Depot with Craftsman brand.

I used to have a rechargeable ratchet from sears. I loved it, but it refuses to recharge now...

+nickasmith615 Jerk? don't know... possibly... never gotten to that point.

Versipellis the rogue Changeling its missing

Preston Brock currently looking for a fix to this problem with my 2002 honda accord won't go over 3000 rpm

iacv is usually the Problem

😢yeah mines is leaking from that heater hose going under the distributor, the hose is $30 at autozone but I cut an inch off mine and reused it, it's a Ruff job trying to squeeze your hand in there, took off the distributor cap only and it helped

+denierlexiese not sure about the rotor part number... but I know the auto store can look up the parts for your vehicle.

+NutzAboutBolts Thank you fro the reply. I bought the parts from honda dealer. They ended up being $63 together. The rotor is only one part number away from the cap. 30103-paa

denierlexiese thanks for the part number :)

Yes, they are rubber and will become brittle and leak from it

If you know the firing order, why does that matter?

+Solobeat Ibiza do you have a check engine light?

+NutzAboutBolts i dont, no engine errors

any other suggestion mate? id appreciatte your help :) take care

mine won't go over 3000 rpm after I hit the gas hard enough for vtec to kick in. then the light pops up and won't act right till a few hours without driving. the code read that it's the camshaft sensor or crankshaft sensor I forgot but it's in the distributor so yes the distributor should fix it but I can't guaranty because we haven't replaced mine yet

Preston Brock pretty sure its near the timing belt

yes, change the whole distributer though, this is happening to me right now as well

I just paid $900 to have Midas replace my distributor cap, wires, and plugs because I told them my was stalling while driving on the freeway. They take the car for a drive 5 times before the car stalled on them. Their conclusion was the cap. WRONG!!! The very next day the car stalled on my way to work and I pulled into the center turn lane. I tried 10 times to start the car! After a couple of minutes, it started and I got to work late. I watched several videos and determined it must be the main relay getting hot. After it cools, the problem goes away and the car starts again. It might've been the ignition system with a key getting jostled, but the car should start right away if it was that. I believe it's that main relay and I saw how the mechanic soldered the connections back on better.

gymnasticscoachdan My car didn't stall on me while I was driving, but it would always take forever to start when it was hot outside. The problem eluded me for years until I came across a forum saying that the main relay could be the problem. I changed it out and I haven't had the problem since. Hopefully you haven't had any further problems.

gymnasticscoachdan u got jobbed by midas

No. A bad cap and rotor will degrade performance but the engine should still run. What could make the car stop randomly could be dozens of things. But an oil leak in the distributor could cause that.

Trí Huỳnh are you talking about the distributor seal? there's a video for the 96 honda accord...

Yup. I mean O-rings. Let me check your video. Thank you!

Trí Huỳnh np!

+007elmore possibly but it would be misfiring when it's running. It's something that got to be looked at in person.

+NutzAboutBolts well the car stalls but at the moment it won't start at all

+007elmore is the battery good?

+NutzAboutBolts battery and altantor and starter are all new... its a 99 accord ex 4 cylinder

+007elmore I would check for codes. It could be the main relay... or the ignition coil maybe... i believe those can fail from heat...

to make it newer.

@@jackheris687 then no need to change, just clean and look Newer

He's not going to do anything to shock him. Ppl obsessed with removing the ground wire first is for electrical issues. The only way he could shock himself is if someone turned the engine over, which you know will never happen when work is obviously being done to the vehicle. Smh...

Jessie Larmon 😌😌

Check your starter or battery

Mine too

check the hoses if you have a hole.