Car cranks but doesnt start...i did a search..
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Car cranks but doesnt start...i did a search..
I was driving home after work and i noticed that i need to get some gas so i go to the gas station and fill my tank. When i get home i popped my hood and noticed that my little filter on my missing link is ******* dirty. I change the filter go to start the car and doesnt want to start. No CEL just cranks over and then after i smell something sweet like gas, but im not sure..i know its not coolant. I did some searches and some people say injectors, some say maybes its the gas or main relay. Any ideas?
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Re: Car cranks but doesnt start...i did a search.. (LagunaSecaEG)
To check the main relay just turn the key to "on' and listen for a relay "click" when the Check engine light goes out, and listen in the rear for the pump, if you do not hear a "click" after several times, then it would be the Main relay.
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Re: Car cranks but doesnt start...i did a search.. (Osiris94EJ)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Osiris94EJ »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Filter on missing link?</TD></TR></TABLE> yeah , its a tiny little filter and sometimes it gets dirt and **** in it so i change it out once in a while
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Re: Car cranks but doesnt start...i did a search.. (LagunaSecaEG)
i hear a little click right when the check engine light dissapears, i read somewhere that it could be a blown headgasket but oil and coolant arent milky. Also i had the car running and i just decided to pull the plugs to see if it dies , the third plug i pulled out puttered then died, thats when the car wouldnt start. Before hand when i was driving i did notice a ticking sound like the valves. but i read on a thread here that it might just be the distributor and cap.
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where do you live, jus wondering cuz just sunday my car decided to stop running but it will crank and i cant get it to start still, have you checked to see if you have spark, all your connections and fuses are ok?
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im in florida.....i havent really checked anything yet...its dark out and i dont have any tools....i know its not the main relay....and my coolant and oil look ok...
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Re: Car cranks but doesnt start...i did a search.. (LagunaSecaEG)
just tested the spark plug wires with a screw driver...no spark, going to honda tomarrow....thanks for the help
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Re: Car cranks but doesnt start...i did a search.. (jdmitr)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdmitr »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would check the igniter and or coil. Do you have an aftermarket cap and rotor?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Nah, its stock.....how would u know if the igniter or coil are bad?
Nah, its stock.....how would u know if the igniter or coil are bad?
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Re: Car cranks but doesnt start...i did a search.. (LagunaSecaEG)
because theres no spark, you hear the fuel pump, you have no spark, happened to me on the worst rain storm of the year. thought i hydrolocked my motor, turned out to be the ignition coil. try that bro. should fixx your problem let us know.
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Re: Car cranks but doesnt start...i did a search.. (LagunaSecaEG)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LagunaSecaEG »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Nah, its stock.....how would u know if the igniter or coil are bad?</TD></TR></TABLE>
you would have to take apart your distributor. here's a link http://jdmlyfestyle.com/how_to...m.htm , this helped me a lot. i don't know what are the specs, but i used the specs here and i called my friend from honda to check for me and it was my coil.
Nah, its stock.....how would u know if the igniter or coil are bad?</TD></TR></TABLE>
you would have to take apart your distributor. here's a link http://jdmlyfestyle.com/how_to...m.htm , this helped me a lot. i don't know what are the specs, but i used the specs here and i called my friend from honda to check for me and it was my coil.
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Re: Car cranks but doesnt start...i did a search.. (B18bEG6ick)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18bEG6ick »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
you would have to take apart your distributor. here's a link http://jdmlyfestyle.com/how_to...m.htm , this helped me a lot. i don't know what are the specs, but i used the specs here and i called my friend from honda to check for me and it was my coil.</TD></TR></TABLE>
hell yeah, i know what ill be doing this weekend...thanks alot
you would have to take apart your distributor. here's a link http://jdmlyfestyle.com/how_to...m.htm , this helped me a lot. i don't know what are the specs, but i used the specs here and i called my friend from honda to check for me and it was my coil.</TD></TR></TABLE>
hell yeah, i know what ill be doing this weekend...thanks alot
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Re: Car cranks but doesnt start...i did a search.. (LagunaSecaEG)
yea, don't worry about it. hope it helps you on how it helped me. update us on what it really was. good luck and hope you find your problem.
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Re: Car cranks but doesnt start...i did a search.. (B18bEG6ick)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18bEG6ick »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yea, don't worry about it. hope it helps you on how it helped me. update us on what it really was. good luck and hope you find your problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>
i took the distributor off today...ran into a few problems...the clips on the side of the harness were a bitch to take off i couldnt believe it. Then i take the cap off of the dist. and the first screw on the rotor i believe is on REALLY tight...might have stripped it a little. I know if i strip it im fucked. So im just going to wait till tommarrow maybe have some help. oh well.....
i took the distributor off today...ran into a few problems...the clips on the side of the harness were a bitch to take off i couldnt believe it. Then i take the cap off of the dist. and the first screw on the rotor i believe is on REALLY tight...might have stripped it a little. I know if i strip it im fucked. So im just going to wait till tommarrow maybe have some help. oh well.....
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Re: Car cranks but doesnt start...i did a search.. (LagunaSecaEG)
you can always buy a whole distributor in ebay (where i got mine, 100 shipped) and i just fixed the whole problem. i swapped coils from another civic and it didn't worked so i just replaced the whole thing. good luck.
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Re: Car cranks but doesnt start...i did a search.. (LagunaSecaEG)
now car wont crank over , its just clicks and i changed the coil....wtf now im gonna have to buy the igniter..............
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