Starting Problems with 90' CRX SI

Hello,

I am having starting issues with my stock ride & engine 1990 Honda CRX SI. It has 200k miles on an original d16a6 engine, and it ran good until this issue occured.

It was due for a Timing belt.



I replaced:

The timing belt with quality belts,
replaced the waterpump
seals to the engine, (distributer and
new valve cover gasket,
new standard single wall radiator,
oil change with synthetic
Performed the routine valve clearance gap check
timing light to synchronize the engine.
After the maintenance the car worked good for about 1500 miles. Then the engine stopped running.

I am able to turn over the engine, and hear the fuel pump run. I smell gas out of the exhaust when trying to turn over. I do hear a backfire from time to time after applying the gas when trying to start. I believe it to be getting spark. I checked the timing position when I hit TDC the white line on the pulley reads with the arrow on the plastic cover.



Since the engine stopped running I replaced:

The entire distributer
Spark Plug Wires
New spark plugs
Main Relay
Double checked valve clearances
The Car has been sitting for about 6 months as I have been going through this process, and I am at the end of my capabilities without outside help so I thought I would try the forum. If this does not work Im afraid I will have to break down and take the girl to a shop. I am truely missing the 37 mpg!

Thanks for reading, I would appreciate any beneficial comments or help. :cool:

You need to verify that you have spark. Get a spark tester at a parts store or pull a spark plug and ground the electrode to the block.

I broke down and took the CRX to the shop. They found a couple problems with the situation.

The first was that the rotor screw had come loose (again ) and was periodically spinning giving me a couple of sparks intermittently. This explains the issue of using the timing light to figure out when I was getting spark on one cylinder and realizing that I was getting the spark from time to time.

The second problem was being off 1 tooth for the timing after performing the work myself. This combination is allowing the engine to run well.

This was about 2 hrs of work so the price was not out of line.

I have a few other issues to work on now, such as better balanced wheels and new tires. Also doing the upper lower and tie rod joints.

But I am getting 30 mpg, and I believe that is due to the balancing issue. I get a wobbling effect when getting up to speeds 50+mph. The shop did a poor job with the balancing.

But I am getting 30 mpg, and I believe that is due to the balancing issue. I get a wobbling effect when getting up to speeds 50+mph. The shop did a poor job with the balancing.

Take it back to them or have it done somewhere else. Usually Discount Tires does a good job at balancing.