car wont start need help

[crx hf]

Well my car has always had trouble starting but today it just wouldnt start.I replaced my coil,rotor,cap and it still wont start.Well it cranks over and it seems like it wants to start.I tried starting it like 15 times know my car doesnt even crank over know theres no power.

[91civichatch2571]

first things first... Check for spark, gas, and uh.... air. After you determine whether those are not. Move on to things like fuses, main relay, etc. Dont just start replacing random things. That gets costly.

[crx hf]

How do u check for spark?

[91civichatch2571]

take a spark plug wire off the valve cover. Stick a long screwdriver in it. Making sure your not touching any metal part of the screwdriver, put the metal part of it a couple mm away from one of the nuts that holds down the valve cover. Have a friend crank the engine and look for sparks to jump from the screwdriver to the nut.

[crx hf]

Well i checked for spark and there isnt any.But is smells like gas when we tried cranking it over

[crx hf]

What else can i check for?

[hazcc280]

check the igniter unit in the dizzy...if thats good and still no spark lets pray you dont have my problem

[crx hf]

What does the ignitor look like and how do you check it?

[91civichatch2571]

Here man, this will help you a lot...
online service manual
Heres the ignitor.

[amy@af]

Originally Posted by 91civichatch2571

take a spark plug wire off the valve cover. Stick a long screwdriver in it. Making sure your not touching any metal part of the screwdriver, put the metal part of it a couple mm away from one of the nuts that holds down the valve cover. Have a friend crank the engine and look for sparks to jump from the plug wire to the nut.

woah, i have never done it that way.

the best way is to pull out a spark plug and ground it by touching something like your valve cover. crank over and look for spark. no spark = bad ignitor or bad coil.

[Killa_CRX]

Sounds like the ignition switch itself to me.

As was said before, check to see if there is spark when you crank the engine over... if there is, I'd go ahead and replace the ignition switch itself... $40 for OEM part from AutoZone, and it never hurts to replace anyways.

[crx hf]

I have a brand new igniter sittin around i might as well replace it.Im having trouble taking the old unit out.One of the bolts is stripped and it seems that the bolts arent for a phillips screw driver.

[crx hf]

So if i have no spark it has to be either the coil or the igniter correct?

[amy@af]

Originally Posted by crx hf

So if i have no spark it has to be either the coil or the igniter correct?

if you have ignitor laying around and no spark, i would throw it in. if nothing happens then i would hit the coil next

my buddy with a 5th gen just had no spark and it turned into his o2 sensor being bad.

[91civichatch2571]

Originally Posted by LadyNRedSi

my buddy with a 5th gen just had no spark and it turned into his o2 sensor being bad.

What?? Thats doesnt make sense... Why did a bad o2 sensor mean no spark?