Setup is a OBD2 B18C1, MSD SCI, Blaster SS coil, thats the stuff you need to know. I was driving and the car all of a sudden died on me. The check engine light came on but I didnt get a chance to check because I turned the car off when it died and it reset. Well first thing I did was take off my cap and rotor to see if the positive ignitor wire had come off(happened to me before and blew the 15amp ignitor coil fuse).

Nope everything checks out fine. So I try to push start it, it starts but instantly dies. I figure its the MSD Blaster SS coil, buy a new one throw it in and still nothing. I then try my friends distributor off his 99 Si, completly by-passing the MSD, still no spark. We try a stock ecu, bypassing the Hondata, still no spark, new plugs, new wires, still nothing. Tried my conversion harness is my friends car and it cranks right up.

I am getting power to the ignitor, I have confirmed that. I have check every fuse, they are all fine. When i try to crank the car for longer than 7 or so seconds the CEL pops up, code 15=ignition output signal. I am confused and don't know where to go from here, please help guys. TIA

Forgot to mention car is 99 Civic DX

 

try wiggling the key in the ignition i had a similar problem once what had happen is the my ignition in the car was grounding out of the steering column paneling, try and remove the upper and lower potion of the steering colum plastic trim and starting your car, what happens is the signal to the coil gets interupted and wont let your coil tell the dist time to go. once you pull the paneling off look on your left side and u will see a white platic piece with 4 or 5 soldered wire son it check there that was the culpret in my case good luck bro it took me days to figure this one out.

 

Thanks for your help bro, I just checked everything there, turns out it was my tach wire grounding out . Everything is good now

 

Are you getting fuel? Do you hear the main relay?

 

check you ignition switch, and then the main relay like luserkid had mentioned.
did the car stay running if you hold the key?

 

Car is fine now, I stated in above post it was the tach wire grounding out. Thanks anyways though guys

 

How did you find out it was your tach?
What are the steps that needs to be taken to find this problem?

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