No Spark, No Start, Help Please
cp___32
03-08-2008, 12:13 AM
Hey everyone.
Finally got my 91 civic hatch back on the road after a year's hiatus due to someone running into it.
Today I had a little problem though and need some help.
It was running great, then shut off while I was driving. As it was rolling I got it to refire but it died half a block later and hasn't started since.
It turns over fine, but doesn't fire.
I checked the cap and rotor and they were touchy so I put a brand new set on. Checked for fuel and it's getting fuel. Replaced the distributor with a known good one (99% sure it's good anyway), checked every fuse on the fuse panel and under the hood and they all have 12V. Pulled a plug wire and checked for spark but there isn't any so I'm not sure what to do.
The ECU threw out a code 16, so I pulled the battery for 30 sec then hooked it back up and it still wouldn't fire, but there's no code anymore.
Oh and did I mention that I had to do all of this outside over the course of a few hours during the snow storm we're currently experiencing?
Any help would be greatly appreciated as to what to try next.
91 Civic Hatch, 1.5L Dual Port Fuel Injection (not the Multi port)
Finally got my 91 civic hatch back on the road after a year's hiatus due to someone running into it.
Today I had a little problem though and need some help.
It was running great, then shut off while I was driving. As it was rolling I got it to refire but it died half a block later and hasn't started since.
It turns over fine, but doesn't fire.
I checked the cap and rotor and they were touchy so I put a brand new set on. Checked for fuel and it's getting fuel. Replaced the distributor with a known good one (99% sure it's good anyway), checked every fuse on the fuse panel and under the hood and they all have 12V. Pulled a plug wire and checked for spark but there isn't any so I'm not sure what to do.
The ECU threw out a code 16, so I pulled the battery for 30 sec then hooked it back up and it still wouldn't fire, but there's no code anymore.
Oh and did I mention that I had to do all of this outside over the course of a few hours during the snow storm we're currently experiencing?
Any help would be greatly appreciated as to what to try next.
91 Civic Hatch, 1.5L Dual Port Fuel Injection (not the Multi port)
FrodoGT
03-08-2008, 01:51 AM
I would make damn sure that distrubutor works.. or the coil could be bad.
cp___32
03-08-2008, 02:34 AM
Well I have 2 of the 5 wire Distributors, and 1 of the 7 wire ones...The car takes the 5 wire one. Can you buy the coil itself separately and is it difficult to install? There is a guy in town that rebuilds the distributor for $100 but I don't want to spend that money needlessly.
A mechanic friend looked up the symptoms and told me it could be the "Crank Sensor" he's never changed one on a civic so he can't be sure if that might work nor how difficult/expensive that job would be. (I do have a Haynes and a Chilton book but they're currently with the car and not at my house)
A mechanic friend looked up the symptoms and told me it could be the "Crank Sensor" he's never changed one on a civic so he can't be sure if that might work nor how difficult/expensive that job would be. (I do have a Haynes and a Chilton book but they're currently with the car and not at my house)
FrodoGT
03-08-2008, 02:39 AM
crank sensor is in the dist.
Tony
03-08-2008, 01:22 PM
Sounds like the distributor to me, or one of the several sensors in it. If I had a spare DPFI distributor I would let you have it, but I don't have one laying around anymore.
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