OKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have tried everything!!!will not turn on!!

it is a b20 motor with in a 97 DX civic.i did the IACV fix. i als had to rewire the injectors to OBD1. i also had to rewire the dist. to OBD1. i have looked over all ot H-T and all over my manual and i have wired everthing right!! motor sounds like it wants to turn on but it wont.sounds like a fuel problem but i dunno.


if i take off my fuel return line nothing comes out. so i replaced the complete fuel rail and nothing.

i unbolted the fuel rail but left the inj. plugged up on it and when i tried to start it, only one shot out but the rest stayed on with no change. so i'm guessing the problem is coming somewhere along there...

i KNOW that that motor was good whenever i took it out of the other car that it was in. also the hatch was running when i took the old motor out. so i'm stumped!! i took off the harness again to see if anything was messed up or if i had hooked something up backwards but everything is right!! i also triple checked and all the injectors are hooked up right..... also i have tried all sorts of ecus and still no luck....

PLEASE someone help me!! i dunno what to do anymore!!!!!!!!!!!

 

is it cranking or nothing happens when you turn the key?

 

yea it cranks like it wants to turn on but its just missing something

 

Either FUEL or SPARK (fuel pump???)

 

Make sure the tps and the iacv plugs are not switched. Same damn plugs.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94lvstreetscene &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Either FUEL or SPARK (fuel pump???)</TD></TR></TABLE>I am going to have to go with him on this. Might be something bad in the dizzy or you have the wires crossed.

 

Turn the ignition key on and listen for the fuel pump priming.

Then pull a spark plug wire and check for spark.

If you have no fuel, check the ground thats on the thermostat housing. If that is not on, your fuel pump will not run.
Then check your main relay.

If its a spark problem, its probably the ICM or coil

 

oki! thanx everyone for there support. i got some time off of work and i now found out i have no spark.i changed out the igniter and no luck so i now took the dist. off and changed the coil itself... i'll update you guys tomm. thanx again for all the suppport

 

Here's a dumb question...is your battery fully charged or did you put it on the cement during the swap. Doing this will cause the battery to lose it's charge.

 

also, if the fuel isn't priming, always check your main relay, and make sure its getting power, and if it is make sure it is still in working order. we had a very similair problem puttin in a b18a into a buddies car of mine.

 

What distributor and ECU are you using?

 

running Ls dist and ive tried 5spd dx ecu,and auto dx ecu, and last night my firend let me have a gsr ecu well fuel pump is priming now.... how do you check the main relay?? and how can i check if the pump is still working once i try to start the car??

 

If the fuel pump is priming, dont worry about the main relay.

Fix your spark problem.

 

well its pouring down hardcore right now... but i'll be in my garage soon putting the dist back on..

 

if you aint getting spark check your grounds.. my friend crx wouldnt start and we found out it was the stupid valve cover ground not tight enough

 

Sounds like a spark/timing issue.


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chillinlikeamofo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Here's a dumb question...is your battery fully charged or did you put it on the cement during the swap. Doing this will cause the battery to lose it's charge.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats a myth...^^

 

yep alot of times when people swap motors they forget about one or a few of the grounds, check all your grounds

 

oki well so much for that replaced ign,and icm and still no spark...one of my friends came down to my house today and brought me obd2 injectors and obd2 dist. that we know are good. and i also have a factory wire harness from a 5spd dx so if i get rained out of work tommmorow ill be putting all that stuff on now... ill keep you guys posted or lmk if you guys think of anything else to check

 

oki so after lots of struggle and what not... i changed out the dist. and wired it back to obd2 and it finally turned on!!! so now we are up and going... i have to go to sleep cuz i have to work early but tommorow i finish everything and i'll be test driving to tommorow!! thanx everyone for there support.. if anyone has any questions hit me up!!

 

Good job bro, glad to see you got it running.