Civic Electonic Ignition Box

Discussion in 'Civic' started by Cyberbilly, Oct 12, 2003.

  1. Cyberbilly

    Cyberbilly Guest

    I have a 2000 Civic DX. I want to install an aftermarket tachometer and need to tap into the electronic ignition control box to get the tach pulses. Question: Where is the electronic ignition control box located on the car? Thanks.

    -CB
     
    Cyberbilly, Oct 12, 2003
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    Randolph Guest

    On the '94 it is inside the distributor, but you probably don't need to
    go that far. The ICM has a tachometer output that is pulled to the dash,
    and more likely than not the wire is there (behind the instrument
    cluster) even on cars without a tachometer. The '94 also had a service
    connector in the engine compartment with the tach signal available.
    Wouldn't surprise me if they kept that two generations later. In 94 the
    relevant wire was blue, but extrapolating that into a 200 model would
    probably not make sense.

    Check if your local library has a copy of a service manual for the car
    (Haynes, Chiltons, Mitchel etc.). It will have wiring diagrams where you
    can find wire colors and connector locations etc.
     
    Randolph, Oct 13, 2003
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  3. Cyberbilly

    Randolph Guest

    On the '94 it is inside the distributor, but you probably don't need to
    go that far. The ICM has a tachometer output that is pulled to the dash,
    and more likely than not the wire is there (behind the instrument
    cluster) even on cars without a tachometer. The '94 also had a service
    connector in the engine compartment with the tach signal available.
    Wouldn't surprise me if they kept that two generations later. In 94 the
    relevant wire was blue, but extrapolating that into a 200 model would
    probably not make sense.

    Check if your local library has a copy of a service manual for the car
    (Haynes, Chiltons, Mitchel etc.). It will have wiring diagrams where you
    can find wire colors and connector locations etc.
     
    Randolph, Oct 13, 2003
    #3
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    Kevin McMurtrie Guest


    I don't know about that car, but the floor behind the center console is
    a popular place. It's usually under a sturdy shield.
     
    Kevin McMurtrie, Oct 13, 2003
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  5. Cyberbilly

    Kevin McMurtrie Guest


    I don't know about that car, but the floor behind the center console is
    a popular place. It's usually under a sturdy shield.
     
    Kevin McMurtrie, Oct 13, 2003
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    Sean Dinh Guest

    On older Civics, like 88-95, there is a blue connector near the driver's
    shock tower for hooking up the tack. On 96-2000, I would remove the
    instrument cluster and tap a wire into the tach signal wire on there.
     
    Sean Dinh, Oct 13, 2003
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  7. Cyberbilly

    Cyberbilly Guest

    Thanks. Now, if I can just figure out which wire that is....
     
    Cyberbilly, Oct 13, 2003
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