car won't start, need help!

Ok I went out to get in my car today to go to work and it wouldn't start. It ran fine Sun. and I didn't go anywhere yesterday, then today it won't start. The battery is fine, it tries to crank, it just won't turn over. What could it be?

most likely the main relay, notorious to go in our cars, but check your dizzy and wires and stuff too.

we just replaced the distibutor about 6 months ago. How do I check the wires?

what is the main relay and how do I check it?

well you would need a spark tester for the wires to see if they are making a spark when you are cranking the motor, or pull them out one at a time and hold them close to the head of the motor, and see if you get a spark, not a safe method tho, as for the relay, i dont know how to check this, as ive never done it before, but i know countless peeps have had to replace them on here, so maybe they can help you out there.

might want to check the coil...thats what my problem was

Where is the coil, my dad said to check that too. Where is it and how do I check it? How can something just go wrong from sitting there not started for a day???

the coil goes over time. it was weird becuase now that i look back the cranking time to startup started getting longer. and eventually it just wouldn't start at all

I'll look and see where it is

How much is a new coil?

dude whats your email, I got a diagram from the service manual to show you where the coil is and how to test it. I'll send it to you

you got an email

Thanks guys, give me all the help you can please. I am supposed to go spend the week end with my gf, she lives 2 hrs away. So I got two days to get this done.

The easiest way to find the coil is to follow the spark plug wire (the one that doesn't go to any of the four plugs) back from the distributor. The thing that wire goes to is the coil.

is there anyway to test it besides with an ohm meter

the coil is under the distributor cap like you can see in the diagram i showed you.

I know but it says use and ohm meter and I don't have one

how can I check the dizzy?

no, you need an ohm meter or you can take it somewhere and they can narrow down what is wrong.

OK I was told to check my fuel filter, could that be it?
Ok, somone please make a list of things for me to check and how to do it. THen I will check it tomarrow and keep you guys informed.

1. turn your key in the ignition to the II pisition and listen to hear the fuel pump turn on.

2. if the works, then undo the fuel line comin out of the fuel filter and make sure that fuel is coming out of the filter and that its clean.

3. test the coil as i showed you how.

you might want to look at the ecu and see if it is throwing any codes that'll tell you right away

guys, add more if you know any.

Might wanna check fuel injectors while your at it. That was my problem, hopefully not yours.

STOP!!

To test ingtion coil get a test light. Have a friend help you for this one. Put the alligator clip on the bat. ground. Put the probe end of the test light on the negative termianl of the coil and tunr over. It should storbe. Do it to the postive side of the igntion termianl. It should be a steady light. Now put the probe in the igntion tower. I beilaive the light should strobe. If it fails any test, replace coil. $95 from honda, about $55-60 form discount.

I might have the psotive and negative coil parts backwards, now i can't rember.

I just replaced the dizzy about 6 months ago. A guy told me if I run it hard it could go bad. He also said they are bad about going out on our cars. How do I check it? Also how do I check the main relay?

You can check to make sure you are getting sparks from each plug. This would narrow things down considerably. To do so -

Take out one of the spark plug boots (the connection into the spark plug itself) - get an insulated screwdriver, hold it near the end of the boot, and have someone else crank the engine. If you see sparks jumping, the entire supporting electrical system is most likely okay. If all of the plugs are ok, then something is messed up within your motor, or maybe a spark plug itself is screwed up.

If you're getting sparks from the wire, you can visually inspect the actual spark plugs for damage...an extremely fouled tip or cracked insulation can cause it not to fire.

Be sure the handle is insulated, btw - the voltage coming out of the coil is really, really high.

Ok I tested the coil and both the + and - terminal stayed lit. Also I got no light from the coil terminal. Is this th problem? Also there is white stuff all on the inside of my dizzy cap.

Could it be my ignitor? How can I check this, I got a new coil just have to put it in tomarrow to see if that was it. Actually I went ahead and got a new dizzy cap, coil, and rotor button. So where would I find and how would I check my ignitor if none of those were wrong? Also where and how do I check my main relay?

The main relay is on the drivers side.wERE you put your change.You have to take of like 3 screws.Then theres as bracket holding he main relay.

Hey guys thanks for all the help. It was my coil. The distributor I bought from Auto Zone was missing a little seal. Well I bought a invade/monster cf hood. Well water poors in. It rained Sun. night and poored in that hole. So it screwed up my coil. Got it fixed though. Thanks for all the help!