ok i got a 90 civic hatch at the house for over a year now and i want to get this thing started... (d16z6 sohc vtec turbo)
i was going to swap it so i took all the sensors n crap out, but last min decided not to.

someone stole my hood so it sat for a few weeks wit no hood in chicago weather.

i a few weeks ago i connected everything back together and now i get nothing. not a sound when i try to start the car.

i tried jumping it= it made one crank noise. now nothing

what could it be,
rusted camshafts?
need new starter?
alternator?
any suggestions

also the last day i drove it, i did an oil change, drove it around the city and all of a sudden it stopped boosting... what could cause this also.

on my boost- vac gauge it would go from -x(vac) to 0 but never go to the boost side. i could hear the turbo but no BOV?

any help would be appreciated thanks


Modified by SF_Dee at 1:15 AM 10/11/2007

 

idk about driving it in the city...but for the first part where u said u dont get anything...check if u connected the wire from the harness to the started..had same problem..

 

if you didnt get any crank until you jumped it try getting a new battery...
and about your boost issue....sounds like you just popped a charge pipe off or something??

 

Boost problem would either be a worn coupling that's leaking, popped off charge pipe or a blown turbo (spins but won't boost).

Make sure your starter is getting starter signal from your key. If the battery is worn, or if the starter is dead, you should at least here the solenoid click.

 

You leaving it outside in the weather with no hood is the main problem.

Check your couplers see if any of them are disconnected/not tight that would cause the boost problem.

 

oh yea trust me i know...im kickin my self for that now. the boost prob is my send worry ... i just wanna get it started for now

 

ok i just got a brand new battery... thats not the problem... what else could it be... it makes one crank(i think) noise then nothing.

 

do your battery terminals make a good connection to the battery? maybe your battery cables are bad. Try replacing them.

 

definitely sounds like a bad ground. Makesure the one from the valve cover is not corroded. If that ground wire is not there it would act similiar to what it is doijn now.

 

aii im prob gonna reground everything once i can find a wire diagram for mah car...anyone know what guage and what kinda wire should i ground everytihng with....

 

ok... when i try to start it... it goes... tick...... tickticktickticktickticktick.... nothing..
i guess i ididnt hear it yesterday cuz the alarm was going off

 

still a bad ground.

 

yea igotta cheak that ****.. there are to many to cheak... what are the main ones i should cheal...batt. motor, trans, starter...........

 

the one from the engine to the body and the one from the tranny to the body i have 2 from the motor and 1 from the tranny

 

if interested i live in chicago i can check it out. im a senior tech for roto lm mazda subaru but i drive and live honda's. also deal with and built many, worked for spl auto tunning let me know if you want to throw me a some cash that would be cool too.

 

thanks for the offer man, but my boy is comin to the crib on weds. hopefully i can get it started by then, if not... ill keep u in mind... thanks bro

 

OK... finaly some progess.

fixed all the ghetto grounds =good

changed the starter =crank

got no spark
changed all sparkplugs cleaned cap =spark

the altornator was fucked up so the belt just smoked
changed the altornator =good

put a gallon of some new gas=dunno yet...

BUT STILL WONT STAY ON

it would crank and nothing
it would crank turn over then nothing...
what could it be now... thanks

 

Main Relay.

 

i guess ill have to cheak that next.

 

**** you made good progress. hmm yea you need to try the main relay under the dash. could be out.

 

i think everything under there is good

 

dam dude that sucks i jus bought a 91 civic hatch an it dont have a motor you think you could give me some ideas thats you would think would made my car a lil cleaner?? An i have a LS motor on tha way what all do i need to do to get this thing boosted?