I have a 1993 Honda accord 4 door 4cyl auto, after the car has been driven then turned off it does not wan't to start, cranks over but will not sratr. After it has been left for awhile it start's up no problem.

Crank position sensor or ignitor (ignition module) is my guess...that's typical of both...

You test for spark when it happens? If it has weak spark or none, that's probably gonna be your answer.

Also possibly the coil. Before you go spend money on parts, you need to do tests to narrow the problem unless you have a lot of money. The ignitier and coil can be replaced, if it is the crank position sensor, it is a new distributor.
The problem you described is possibly igniter first, then coil, then the rest of the stuff.

its ur ignition control module located inside the distributor housing. when it gets hot it shuts down and is responsible for the delivery of spark to test it take ur distributor off making sure u mark it before u take it off and if theres an autozone close by they can test it for ya and if its bad the easiest way to replace it is to get new distributor because its a lot of work to get into distributor and plus u get a lifetime guarantee too and besides there are about 5 other boxes inside the distributor and they will eventually go bad too well good luck and let me know what happens

it cant be cps because cps would keep car from starting period but the prob is the car starts when left alone so i think its the ignition control module

it cant be cps because cps would keep car from starting period but the prob is the car starts when left alone so i think its the ignition control module

Many times a CPS will heat soak after the motor is shut down and develop an open in the inductive winding, so there is only a weak signal that the module can't quite work with on start-up..then the problem self-corrects as it cools off. If the signal is intermittant while the engine is running, the ECM can "fill in the blanks" and keep the motor running. May not be so common with Honda CPS, but is notorious on GM and Ford products. It's a precursor to complete failure of the CPS...

But if the module is more common on the Honda (I don't know) then I'd lean that way...

I would never say always is because Hondas are very complicated machines. The coil and the igniter can be removed with the distributor in the car so removing it can create more problems because the engine needs to be retimed even if you mark the distributor before removing it. Everything up to the igniter and to the coil, both sides can be tested while in the car. If everything tests OK, it is the coil. Changing the distributor is an option but a rather expensive one. Aftermarket ones made in Taiwan go for about $200 +. But you do get a new housing, coil, igniters and distributor cap and rotor which is worth about $150 just for those items. When you open up the distributor look for oil or dust rust. If you have either, you might as well buy a new distributor.

thx for the help, i am going to try to get to garage if it does'nt die on me again like it did this evening, not fun pushing car 2 blocks. Not to sure how much money i wan't to put in to it (2nd car) has rust issues and rear main seal leek but when it runs it runs strong for 184 thousand kilometers.

when u get it out of shop come back and let us know who was right.. i have a 1993 accord too it runs like a champ has 169,000 miles and sounded just like it was new and i still have it to this day no probs at all just have to maintain ur car when its time to do maintenance dont procrastinate

Just got it back from garage so far it seems to just be the cap, the mechanic took off cap and rotor and noticed there was alot of oil residue in the cap not sure why. So for now it runs fine restarts fine maybe later a new cap and rotor, hopefully this solves for now...stay tuned:wink:

Don't bet on this as a fix. The fact that you have oil in the distributor means the bearing/seal is worn out and more oil will creep into the distributor from the valve cover. I'm afraid you need to save some money for another distributor.

yea new distributor