CTRwannaB

well my sister was driving it today and it just suddenly died?

i check the ususal...fuses....they seemed ok.

checked for spark but no spark

i switched the dizzy with another one that worked but nothing either.

i'm thinkin maybe no power to the dizzy?

any body help....

98 hatch

eghatch4sale

check your main relay.......... try a compresion test.......how did it just die.......be more specific

turbocivic96

Didi you check to make sure your timing belt wasnt broken? After you check that i would check your all of your fuses, under the hood and in the bay. I had a similar problem and it turned out being a fuse. Does the car sound like a normal crank when you turn the key or does it sound different? Does your fuel pump prime and you main relay click off?

CTRwannaB

damn i almost forgot about the timing belt....sigh i guess i better go check that out too

main relay?? which on is that? i check the 15amp fuse which people pull to do compression test. :S
i checked the on in the one under the dash too but i can't remember which one i checked...i know it was a engine contorl fuse tho ...it was those small ones tho not those big black ones.

crzyfool24

battery - timing belt - ignition - etc..could be anything...dont know what to tell you bud

turbocivic96

Themain relay on a 98 civic i believe is on the passanger side behind the glove box..good luck.

EgSick

YOU SISTER KILLED YOUR CAR!!! NEVER AGAIN!!!!

when you try to start your car up again did it give you a clicking sound?

when you said it died, like you guys were driving and bam engine shut off?

more info. please

Targa250R

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CTRwannaB &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">checked for spark but no spark</TD></TR></TABLE>

If you aren't getting spark, then it is an electrical problem. Your ignition coil may have gone bad, or you may have some loose wires or a bad ground somewhere.

If you swapped ignition coils when you swapped distributors (coil is inside the distro), then it probably isn't the coil. Is the ECU throwing any CEL codes?


Modified by Targa250R at 8:42 AM 3/29/2004

CTRwannaB

the main relay behing the glove box..."sigh" o well time to things apart again

also i was in the car when it died....but i did however have the joy of pushing it home with my teg :s

luckly it was only a mile away from my house

jsdxhatch

first....dont let ur sis drive your car
second...dont let ur sis drive your car
third....dont let ur sis drive your car

fourth....check the ign. coil...it may be shorted or just plain gone

good luck

Targa250R

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CTRwannaB &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the main relay behing the glove box..."sigh" o well time to things apart again

also i was in the car when it died....but i did however have the joy of pushing it home with my teg :s

luckly it was only a mile away from my house</TD></TR></TABLE>
Main fuel relay is a common problem, and would explain why you made it about a mile away before the car stalled. Luckily they are not too expensive, and you can actually fix them yourself if you are good with a soldering gun.

CTRwannaB

well went to go double check and found out what was wrong.

the timing belt snapped

well i gotta replace it now...just hope nothing broke...."crossing fingers"

wannabe_si

also check you battery ground cable!!!
my car dies once from this
it is not fun to be searching for **** and then find out after you replaced everything that it was the ******* ground cable

turbocivic96

Thats what i thought it was....glad to help you and i hope you didnt damage anything..good luck