HITACHI Electronic Ignition - HONDA: Description

NOTE: Some Honda models use Toyo Denso distributors. See appropriate article in this section.

Honda's Hitachi electronic distributors consist of a distributor housing, rotor and the distributor cap. The reluctor, stator, magnets, pulse generator/ignitor and breaker plate assemblies are all located inside the distributor housing.

All models use a centrifugal advance system. All Civic models and Accord/Prelude models, with manual transmissions, use a vacuum advance system. Hitachi-equipped Accord/Prelude models, with automatic transmissions, use a vacuum advance/retard system.