My 1997 gsr 4dr died on me. Looked like it lost power in an instant. The engine is cranking but it wont start. I am thinking its the fuel pump. What is the first thing to check?

 

distributer...had the same problem with my H22 thats my guess!

Check if the teaths from you dist. are connected.
Other than that check you spark plugs etc..

 

Also check ur timing belt, has the timing belt ever been replaced and how many miles are on the engine? But yeah check for spark, could be a dizzy problem.

 

Same problem yesterday, turns out to be ignition coil. This is how I check according to the Helms.

1) Pull the oil cap, crank and see if the cam move inside, if not, broken T-belt
2) Pull a plug, connect it to the plug wire, let the ground touch the engine, start cranking, if there is no spark, something in the ignition
3) Take out the ignition coil, test between the low and high voltage coil. The low should be 0.6-0.8 Ohm, the high should be 12.0k to 19.0k ohm, I got 10.2k, so that's the problem.
4) Replace the coil, it start on the first crank.

 

if its something to do with your timming, make sure its not off any teeth. dont wanna bend any valves etc. make your problem worse.

 

must be the dizzy

 

Thanks a lot! This definitely gives me a place to start.

 

Does everything seem fine, but it just won't start? When you turn the car to "ON" does the fuel pump power up (the brrrrrrrrpt)? Do you hear the click on of the main relay?

If everything seems to be working, but it won't fire, it could just be the main relay pins need to be re-soldered.....just a thought

 

Exact same thing happened to me, my ignition switch fried. Part only costs $35.

To check, see if the windows and wipers work with the key in the on position. See if the radio and headlights work. If the radio works but the windows and wipers don't, then your ignition switch is probably shot.

Also, check to see if the windows work while you hold the key and crank the engine. That's what I had to do to get my sunroof closed when it happened to me.

 

Absolute first place to start is to make sure you have power.

Check the battery and alt.

After that, check for spark.

Then check for fuel.

 

more than likely the coil if it just died while it's running.

 

Mine died while it was running, just shut off while I was driving down the highway. I thought I was out of gas at first, because I happened to be very low on gas at the time.

The easiest thing to check first is going to be the ignition harness. Just do the checks I described in my previous post to see if that's it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Mine died while it was running, just shut off while I was driving down the highway. I thought I was out of gas at first, because I happened to be very low on gas at the time.

The easiest thing to check first is going to be the ignition harness. Just do the checks I described in my previous post to see if that's it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Honestly I have never even heard of that failure but your right it's easy enough to check

 

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Honestly I have never even heard of that failure but your right it's easy enough to check </TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, I didn't know that was my problem when it happened. After doing some searching here on H-T I found several people who did have this problem, which is what prompted me to check it out. I actually unplugged my ignition harness and ran several continuity checks as described in the Helms, which confirmed that the harness had fried.

The checks I described above are actually just a description of how my harness behaved when it occurred.

I'm glad that's all it was, though, because it only cost me $60 to fix it (price of part + overnight shipping).

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PandaBear &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Same problem yesterday, turns out to be ignition coil. This is how I check according to the Helms.

1) Pull the oil cap, crank and see if the cam move inside, if not, broken T-belt
2) Pull a plug, connect it to the plug wire, let the ground touch the engine, start cranking, if there is no spark, something in the ignition
3) Take out the ignition coil, test between the low and high voltage coil. The low should be 0.6-0.8 Ohm, the high should be 12.0k to 19.0k ohm, I got 10.2k, so that's the problem.
4) Replace the coil, it start on the first crank.

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Do IT!
Coils on Hondas go out when u least epect it!

 

Thanks! I'll go through all the checks. Man, I hope its not the timing belt!

 

it could be a valve mine did the same

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 97tegblk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it could be a valve mine did the same </TD></TR></TABLE>

what exactly could a valve do that could make the engine stop running and not start back up? Can you be more specific?

 

no gas

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

what exactly could a valve do that could make the engine stop running and not start back up? Can you be more specific?</TD></TR></TABLE>

break off.....lol

Been there done that

 

Coil Pack...same thing happened to me

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by matsgsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Coil Pack...same thing happened to me</TD></TR></TABLE>

Integras don't have coil packs

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 97tegblk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it could be a valve mine did the same </TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

what exactly could a valve do that could make the engine stop running and not start back up? Can you be more specific?</TD></TR></TABLE>

--- i think he was talking about in the description. "The loud knocking noise, sounds like someone is hitting it with a hammer."

 

whoops, i thought it was this thread that had the knocking noise from the motor. my bad, ") last post was wrong from me.