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Old 02-06-2014, 05:49 PM
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i have a 90 honda prelude si. i have been trying to start this car for a while now. replaced fuel pump, filter, and fuel pump relay. i have fuel going to the front to fuel filter thru the injectors. i have spark from coil to cap and rotor, the spark to plugs.. new plugs also still nothing.. I'm in need of any ideas to help me turn this car on i really am digging the car just need it to turn on..
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What color is the spark from the plugs?
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they are new i just replaced them with some autolite plugs
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don't know the color of the plug because i used a tester. wouldn't think the color of the spark would matter
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don't know the color of the plug because i used a tester. wouldn't think the color of the spark would matter

Yes it does, if you are getting an orange spark usually means a weak spark. Bright blue is a good healthy spark. If you are getting good spark I would look to see what the fuel looks like coming out of the injectors. A nice cone shape is good. If it dribbles or something usually would mean they have some gunk in them or they need rebuilt/replaced.

Also you may check the compression on the cylinders.
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I know you said you can't get it to start but have you tried to pull any engine codes from it. See if that may tell you something.
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the spark is blue on the plugs and i haven't checked the codes I'm gonna try that thanks. what do you think about the camshaft sensor? can that also be a problem?
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I dont believe your Prelude has a cam sensor. It should have a crankshaft sensor but I would think if they was bad the car would at least back fire or act like it wanted to start. Heck wouldnt hurt to maybe buy a different ecu and hook it up and see if it run. They run about 40 bucks used.
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