brooklynEG

hey ht im stumped here.. i have a eg hatch with an 98 ls (b18b1) .. i was tapping off my new radiator so i turnt my car on for maybe 5 mins and then i retapped it and before i turnt the car back on i did a quick comprassion check.. everything came out good on a cold motor but then i put everything back together turnd the car on again with no problem and she died maybe 30 secs later..

the car turns over but not on ..... so i retraced all my steps made sure the spark plug wires were in the right order from a diagram off google and then i check if it was given spark so i put the spark plug to the valve cover and no spark ..

im just a starter at all this stuff but i kno maybe i got a bad connection somewhere thats not given the wires electricty to spark the plugs thats my guess but i just dnt kno where to look .. can anyone help me please this is my dd

Linked

when you did your compression test, did you unplug the connectors going to the dizzy?

not doing so will make your dizzy continue to fire the spark plugs and if you took the spark plugs out, the voltage has no where to go,

odds are you fried your ignition coil or ICM or both

tonythetuner®

^^^^^ dito I was gonna say the same thing. Also check the wires you re taped maybe they came loose

Former User

Does the fuel pump also fail to prime?

VegaS10

I've done this before. Pricey mistake.

For future reference, unplug the dizzy plugs before doing a compression test.

brooklynEG

ohman i did not unplug my dizzy at all .. any ideas of how much that wuld be ? and my fuel pump is priming tho .. this sucks!

Former User

Yep, as others said, the coil is blown. You can verify by resistance testing it.

dem0nk1d

Replace the coil, I did that a while back. Lucky I had an extra in the parts bin.

brooklynEG

any idea what the coil is gonna cost?

dem0nk1d

something like... 70 bucks at autozone
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...mString=search

all 88-2001 Civic/Integra coils will work.

brooklynEG

i have a commerical account with advance auto so that will help .. bad idea to buy one off craigslist if i did find one right?? im not tryn be cheap ether guys its just i have alot to do still to the car needa change the wheel bearings, axel seal , get my exhuast welded

brooklynEG

andd i just looked thru an older thread that said i shuldnt get it from an auto part store , i shuld get it straight from honda bcus the auto parts are supossbly doodoo, any thoughts on this?

brooklynEG

i just talkd to my friend he said he has an obd1 distributor laying around .. wuld that work?

dem0nk1d

yes that will work, from the obd1 distrib. you can use a used coil why not if it works....

brooklynEG

so you want me to use the dizzy from the distributor and not the whole distributor

dem0nk1d

look bro, I think your coil in your current distrib is bad. so get that distrib from your friend and swap coils... then give it a try, it's that simple.

ohsnapzafingcu

iTrader: (2)

if you do a compression test or crank the motor over for prolonged times, just pull the ecu fuse under the hood

ktsciv93

are you getting fuel? could also be a bad main relay... no spark+no fuel=main relay

brooklynEG

thats what i asked but ight man thanks ima try that

and yes i am getting fuel

brooklynEG

i meant coil not dizzy sorry

brooklynEG

im going to test my coil today just to make sure , and also my main relay and im going to pull my ecu fuse under the hood .. anyone know where i can get a diagram of how to the coil resistance test??

civicSi99'

im having same problem... i am getting fuel but no spark... just replaced the internal coil but still no sprak, all my fuses are good unless im missing one... but im still stumped , differance is im running a b16a2...

ekblackcoupe

i was driving down the road and my car shut off...had a used and old high perf. coil (Accel) and the spring somehow unwound itsself. replaced it with an O'reilly part and worked like new with lifetime warranty but im getting another Accel coil but brand new this time, from O'reilly. 1 year warranty for like 55$. car ran so much smoother with that coil. id say go with that. BUT mine is a single slammer...dunno if it makes a difference

Linked

i have the accel coil too, found it on amazon for 46$ free shipping last summer to replace a bad coil i fried doing a comp test

for the price and "said" better spark, im happy with the accel coil

brooklynEG

thanks guys , thats way better then the 70 something advanced auto gave me ..

but hey i have another little problem .. i went to try my moms distirbutor on my car took it off and tryd to put it on my car but the harness was different BIG WASTE of time..
i put the distributor back in the car , spark plugs are right ( i believe so ) i more then tripled check but now it bogs when my foot is on the pedal between 2 and 3 grand , i almost have to put the pedal to the fire wall to get it really moving .. and my idile is messd up .. i think i needa fix the timing on the distirbutor but idk how ... someone helppp