Car Died

well today when i got to work, after parking i put it in reverse to back up a little and right when i gave it gas it died on me :banghead:. now it wont start back up. it turns over and everything just not gettin spark. i got new cap and rotor (didnt help). i also checked fuel filter cause i thought maybe it wasnt gettin fuel but it is. rotor is spinning and i know dizzy is getting spark. check engine light didnt even come on.besides wires and spark plugs, what else should i check?

timing belt

Check the coil and the igniter

where is the igniter located at?

how do i check for spark?

how do i check for spark?

pull out a spark plug, ground it to something like your valve cover. and look for spark while somebody cranks the car. no sparky generally = cap or ignitor. i'll brb the manul info page *i hope*

thnx. tommorow im gonna check ignitor,coil , main relay (gotta find out how to do so) and see if it is sparking. sorry if it sounds stupid but i pull spark plug out, hold it on valve cover and have someone crank engine while i look for spark, correct?

http://www.binghamtonlife.com/manual/2gsm/images/91-23-65.jpg

here is their way to test:
http://www.binghamtonlife.com/manual/2gsm/images/91-23-63.jpg
http://www.binghamtonlife.com/manual/2gsm/images/91-23-64.jpg
Coil replacement:
http://www.binghamtonlife.com/manual/2gsm/images/91-23-65.jpg
info pulled from: http://www.binghamtonlife.com/manual/2gsm/electrical.htm

there you have it folks :thumbsup:

Thanks very much. 1 more question. how you check main relay?

look in the manual, the link i left. my brain is fried tonight...i'm sure you'll find it quicker than i

uh mine died a lil ago and it was the battery, and if thats not it ure sprk plugs could be outta order...

ok. today i changed spark splugs and tested igniter. when i pulled old spark plugs out they smelt like fuel. when testing igniter i tested the white/ black n yellow/ white n blue/ and blue wires with light tester with ignition switch on. black n yellow/white n blue were the only ones with current. blue wire = nutting and white wire makes a popping sound when touched . says all wires should have continuity voltage. what you all think?

Not sure about the electrical stuff, but the spark plugs smelling like fuel should be normal since you were feeding it fuel with no spark.

If it helps any I had the same problem and I got the coil and ignitor replaced. Turned out the ignitor was the problem I think, but after they were replaced the car ran fine.

how much are coil/igniter?

How could the problem be from the wires being in the incorrect order when the car was running moments before this happened? Just curious.

How could the problem be from the wires being in the incorrect order when the car was running moments before this happened? Just curious.

yeah i have the same problem with my accord, i was just leaving dunkin dough nuts halfway to work, and the car just died, would crank, but never started again, now its been stuck at work for 3 weeks now, and i have no idea whats wrong with it

so now im out an accord, im just gonna take it to a junk yard or sell it for a 100

ok i replaced ignitor unit ($100) and got nothing!! :disappoin I am getting spark and fuel pumpis working and im getting fuel. im thinking now it might be main relay or timing belt. what else you guys think could be?