No spark except for 4th cylinder...wtf???

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Oct 11, 2004 | 04:17 PM

S2KP

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No spark except for 4th cylinder...wtf???

Its a b16 in a 98 civic. What could cause it to only spark in the fourth cylinder??? The car doesn't fire up at. I've checked the distributor and everything is good and so is the ecu....

Oct 11, 2004 | 04:23 PM

civic-si-2000

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Re: No spark except for 4th cylinder...wtf??? (Turbo_Siii)

How do the wires and plugs look?

Oct 11, 2004 | 04:38 PM

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both plugs and wires look good, I swapped some working ones on there and same outcome, spark in 4th nothing else. Im clueless!

Oct 11, 2004 | 04:52 PM

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wires, plugs, rotor, distributor cap are all good???

Oct 11, 2004 | 05:36 PM

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check your distributor rotor.

Oct 11, 2004 | 05:39 PM

S2KP

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i've tried 2 different distributors and still no luck. These distributors started up on a different car...anymore idea?

Thanks!!

Oct 11, 2004 | 06:14 PM

93CivicSI

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Re: No spark except for 4th cylinder...wtf??? (Turbo_Siii)

ignitor?

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Oct 11, 2004 | 11:22 PM

S2KP

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ignitors good too

Oct 11, 2004 | 11:28 PM

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are you running an external coil? if so check your wiring to it, if that's ok, try swapping it with another one that you know works.

Oct 11, 2004 | 11:28 PM

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Try ur cps sensor

Oct 11, 2004 | 11:35 PM

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Re: (snowshooz)

wire is frayed or one of the plugs is oxidized or rot. (assuming the problem just came from nowhere)

Oct 12, 2004 | 11:15 AM

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the whole igntion system is stock. Try another coil, not it. Cps sensor is also good.

Arizona which wire are you talking about?

Oct 12, 2004 | 11:16 AM

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firing order correct?

Oct 12, 2004 | 10:04 PM

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S2KP

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yep..

Oct 12, 2004 | 10:10 PM

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ouch sounds like you have tryed everything could it be the ECU??

Oct 17, 2004 | 10:46 PM

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Re: (Turbo_Siii)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Turbo_Siii »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i've tried 2 different distributors and still no luck. These distributors started up on a different car...anymore idea?

Thanks!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

FIRING ORDER

Oct 18, 2004 | 01:53 PM

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TodaFiend »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

FIRING ORDER

</TD></TR></TABLE>

If it was just the firing order it would still fire ALL the plugs. He's saying that only cylinder #4 is firing.

Oct 21, 2004 | 11:31 AM

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Re: (00Red_SiR)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 00Red_SiR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

If it was just the firing order it would still fire ALL the plugs. He's saying that only cylinder #4 is firing.</TD></TR></TABLE>ok, check cap/rotor..that should be your problem