wussup, thanks for taking the time to read this!
i have a problem with my car, i drive a 4dr civic with the stock d15b7 in it. i drove it about 35 miles out of the area where i live at and when i came back i threw ac on and when i got home i turned it off. when i was going to work my car wouldn't start at all. first i thought it was the starter but it isnt so i changed the spark plugs cause it had oil on it and the distributor cap but my car still wont start! my friend told me that it was my ignition coil inside the distributor but i changed it too and it still wont start. i am really getting pissed cause i am spending money on parts i dont need! please help me out!
tomy_r

 

You had oil on the spark plugs? Have you checked compression?

 

Does it crank at all? Is your fuel pump priming? Are you getting spark?

Seems like alot of people are having this problem today:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1242374

Also there are many threads for cars not starting:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1240915

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1197136

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1236501

Don't replace anything until you track down the problem.

 

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Hmm... missed that part. That could definitely have something to do with it.

 

how bad was the oil leak on the old spark plug? there should be 4 big size rubber rings around each spark plug holes under the valve cover. you might have a bad leak on one or more of them, which cause the oil to get into the plugs and not fire. what kind of spark plugs did you get? check the gap?

 

all i know is that it wont spark and changed the ingnition oil and found out that there was oil on the spark plugs, i dont know which one cause my cousin found it while i was at work! the distributer can still turn! i am a amater at this but i will try to see what it is. have anyone of yall heard of seafoam at all? it is like a cleaner for the engine.
tomy_r

 

th car now click but before i bought all this unneede extra parts, the car would putter like it was studdering for air but it would not get started at all but since i changed the ignition coil it wont even do the same thing as the beginning! should i change the spark plug wires and how would i do a compression test on it?
thanks a lot for the useful information
tomy_r

 

main relay?

 

This may help by going in a different direction. Start by checking your PCV system for clogs. As far as oil on your plugs you should replace your spark plug tube seals. And the oil on your distributor, change your distributor seal.