Originally Posted by stereo
I hope he is using a OEM distributor they not to expensive if you buy the housing, also what was the problem with the old distributor? bad sensor or bearing ? or coil,ignitor because unless 2 of the 3 sensors are fryed the car will still run....since this is a very simple problem as only a few things can cause the code 9 .. distrubutor,ECU (rare but does happen),wireing from distributor to ECU and timing belt off a tooth.
The old distributor was fried - no spark at all!
The mechanic replaced the distributor with 1 from the local auto parts store, not honda. He tried 4 of them, but they all acted the same. He then purchased 1 from an online store where many users reported good results.
It has the same 09 error code, but different symptoms.
Note that the 94 ex distributor (Hitachi) is different from the LX (TEC).