i got in my 97 gsr one night and turned it on and the check engine light came on. i took my car to a friends house, we checked to see which code it was and it was a code 8. we disconnected the batt and reconnected it and the check engine light stayed off. we came to the conclusion that it was a sensor in the distributor, just a misread. however, later i was driving in the country and at a 6500rpm 3rd gear shift it came back on.

any ideas?

if it is the distributor does anyone know where i can get a replacememnt???

thanks

 

Its the signal coming from one of the internal components in the distributor....Crankshaft position sensor/TDC sensor disconnected or interuption, TDC no signal.... What I would do is check the TDC coil (inside the distributor and see if you get continuty..... These parts can be replaced ( not sure if you can purchase them from the store) but it would take some soldering work. But you can repair the distributor you got.... no need to get a replacement unless the bearings go out or something

Code 8 would be either of these parts in part by part failure, loose/bad wiring or a misreading from the ECU at times......

 

Finally.. Sheesh, you know how hard it is to find someone that actually know something about electrical and ignition.. Listen to this guy, he knows what he's talking about.. :thumbup:

 

hmmm.. i'm having the same problem. i got the code # 4 though, which is the crankshaft position sensor. It's keeping me from reving my engine pass 3500. I was going to buy a used distributor but if the sensor can be swapped out, i might have someone do it for me.