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It goes by many names. In the FTO community we usually just call it the stepper motor (or "that git") I'd love the V6 but rather thirsty for me as a daily... the 2-litre ticks all the boxes of being reliable, economical enough and interesting enough. It's not exactly fast, but gets around fine and it's a lovely car 🙂

Yes got the new dizzy off ebay. It was not massively more expensive than a used one, nor than a new cap and rotor. As it turns out with the drive dogs, glad I went that route. I've fixed idling problems on my FTO multiple times, it's always the IACV on that so I expect it to be similar here. I'll investigate further when I next get the chance... did a quick check of fluids yesterday as it happens, coolant is halfway between the min-max lines on the overflow so I left it alone. FYI it's an F20B7 not a J30. Thanks for your help chaps 🙂

Glad to report that replacing the dizzy solved it. Started on the first turn of the key. So that's nice I have a surging-on-idle issue which I believe to be unrelated, so best start a new thread for that I expect. Hoping it's just a filthy throttle body. Interestingly on removing the old one, the "keys" on the bearing where it connects to the engine had almost completely worn away. Added to the badly seated cap, it's a wonder it worked at all.

Hopefully it's all good. I know a new dizzy is an extravagance, but time for extended tinkering is at a premium these days... That sounds awesome re the planes. My current Batchelor Pad is right on the beach so I mostly get to see container ships going past. Somewhat interesting, but quiet. The occasional Chinook if I'm lucky... Yeah we're actually managing to be quite sensible about the whole marital dissociation thing, so far... Thanks for your help 🙂 Tim

Thanks Laird Scooby. I now have the Top Gun music playing in my head.... Finally got to look at it last weekend, lots of corrosion on the contacts inside the dizzy cap and on the rotor, no or very weak spark on all cylinders except one. There's a broken bolt too, so the cap isn't held on properly - so explains moisture getting in. Cleaned actual chunks of corrosion off the contacts - still no joy starting, but then I've removed a good few mm from the workings which is bound to have an effect. Probably could have got away with a new cap and rotor (the coil seemed OK), but found a new replacement dizzy for not a whole lot more, so ordered that. New HT leads and plugs too for good measure. Definitely getting fuel and it's not the immobiliser, so hopefully this fixes it. Have reached an agreement with Whatserface, I'll be keeping both the FTO and the Honda (which are the most important things), and a 50% share of both children.

Thanks Hughezee... yes could be any number of things. Hunch says it's damp in the dizzy, or coil pack being a git. If I can get my hands on it for a day or so I'll see what I can find. As you say, start with the basics and trace it back

Hello all. Long time since I posted, still have the year 2000 Accord Coupe 2 litre. Still a lovely car . Wifey is, apparently, leaving the picture shortly so I'm trying to make sure I get to keep the Honda. In any case, I've had intermittent starting issues and it seems to be related to the weather. When it's warm/dry there's no problem - it does seem to happen in cold/damp weather. The engine turns over but won't fire. At first I thought it was the immobiliser, but it isn't. I've checked the fuel pump relay and it's not that either. The battery is fine. My thoughts are, given the apparent weather-related nonsense, that something in the ignition system is getting wet or not conducting properly in damp conditions. Any ideas? As I'm not living at "home" at present (see earlier comment about wife malfunction) I haven't had the car or my tools on hand to try to trace with a multimeter. Upshot is that it sometimes doesn't start, and as soon-to-be-ex wifey is using it currently that means she borrows my FTO to ferry the kids around. Now she's threatening to sell it because it's "broken" - so I'd like to get on and fix it if possible. Any advice (marital or automotive) gratefully received.

I agree. I've got one from one of my dearly departed Preludes which might fit with a bit of jiggery-pokery and paint. There's also one on ebay in the correct colour, but I believe it's for a saloon Accord, so probably isn't quite right either. I guess I'll keep my eyes peeled.

Thanks Andy, I love mine, had it for about 9 years (though the car itself is turning 27 this year!). I've always run an Accord of some description alongside it

Paul.... nice combo of cars!

Wocher. Thanks all, glad to be here. Ha ha Mitsusquishy 😂😂😂😂 I quite like that. More pics will follow in due course. I'm a photographer by profession so obviously never get round to photographing my own stuff / cars / family / etc. History? Erm. Bought it from a very nice 79 year old gentleman a couple of years back, after my 7th Gen diesel estate decided it needed a new clutch and alternator at the same time, just after my dear wife dented two doors. The coupe is now our sensible family car, a role it performs quite well. Big in the back seat (2 kids, 7 & 9) and a decent boot, leather interior and surprisingly good on petrol consumption. Add rare and interesting enough to keep me happy and a manual 'box and we're onto a winner. It's just nicely run in at 100,000 miles. That's probably all for now. I expect I'll think of more things that you and I would think interesting.

Hey kids, what time is it? It's Honda time of course. I have an Accord Coupe 2.0 in dark green with a manual gearbox, which has been my daily driver for the past 2 years. Love it! Had a Mk 7 diesel estate before and have owned variousHondas for years. Just happened to chance across this forum when searching for a rear spoiler (yeah, I know, but does anyone grow out of being a boy racer really?? The elderly gentleman who I bought the car from put an ear-bending stainless steel exhaust on it...) - so thought I'd join up. In good news, it passed its MOT today with very few advisories and nothing concerning. Pretty good for a car which will be 21 years old this year. Apologies for poor quality pic, shown here with its stablemate Mitsubishi FTO.