xXFiendxx

Hey guys, My 2000 civic si simply wont kick over. I was driving home from work a few nights ago and it died at a light.. We managed to get it push started a few times, but when we managed to, it went a little ways and sputtered and died out.. Before it originally died, I didnt hear a bang or clanking of any sort.. Me and a buddy of mine pulled the fuel rail to make sure the injectors were firing, and they were.. We also made sure the car has spark which it does.. The headlights all work, so im almost positive it isnt my battery.. Although my power windows seem to be going a little slower than normal.. the plugs and plug wires are new.. When
we had the injectors off, we noticed quite a bit of black carbon build up and a little moist..

Any help would be Greatly appreciated..

hondachris1994

How did u check for spark, and do u hear your fuel pump priming when u turn the key to the on position?

carboncivic

When u say sputtering was it backfiring or was it just bogging down and just quit?

xXFiendxx

The car wants to turn over, its cranking, but it just wont..

xXFiendxx

It just bogged down and was quitting.. It never backfired

carboncivic

My guess is a fuel flow problem, since its bogging, its probablly getting little gas. And if it was misfiring/backfiring, it would be spark. Clean the injectors, and the plugs. Also make sure you have enough gas (it happens) and make sure the fuel pump is working.

Also is there and cel's? could be o2 censor.

hondachris1994

My guess is your not gettin fire and something in your distributor took a **** on u(common honda problem), justv replace the dizzy and u should b good to go

xXFiendxx

The Dizzy is fine, we know that for sure!! It is getting fuel, as the inectors are firing fuel... So it can be a pump.. We got it push started, so thats what leads me to believe its an alternator problem.. Any other ideas?

No CEL, we scanned it, and it came back all clean and good

hondachris1994

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondachris1994 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How did u check for spark?</TD></TR></TABLE>

hondachris1994

so u push started it and it started?Also what makes u think its your alternator, is your battery dead?

xXFiendxx

If the alternator is bad, we would be able to push start it, but the alternator would not charge the battery while moving, therefore dying...

hondachris1994

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xXFiendxx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If the alternator is bad, we would be able to push start it, but the alternator would not charge the battery while moving, therefore dying...</TD></TR></TABLE>correct, take the alternator off and take it to your local auto parts store and they check it for free, then u will know for sure

xXFiendxx

Ok.. Cause when we did get it push started it ran like crap.. Stalling out.. Everytime it was given gas it just stalled out.. And wouldnt idle, just dies

hondachris1994

before the first time it died, did your battery light come on?

xXFiendxx

No it did not.. Not at all.. It just stalled out...

hondachris1994

mmm...cause before my alternator went my battery light came on, just get it tested then go from there

xXFiendxx

I dont know what the heck is up with it

superg6819

do your gauges work? when my alt went my gauges just shut off then the car died like a mile down the road.

xXFiendxx

Gauges work and all that

xXFiendxx

I plan on jumping it tommorow morning and trying that method to check the alternator.. And im pretty sure its going to be repaired tommorow

Targa250R

How did you check for spark?

Are you sure the distributor rotor is securely screwed onto its shaft? Did you remove the cap to look?