So my car wont start. I get plenty of fuel but no spark. I changed the dizzy out, ecu, main relay.

So when I try to start it the gauges go all crazy jumping around. When you step on the brakes the speedo goes nuts and when you put it in reverse(5 speed) for some reason it acts differently.



Any ideas? Thanks


Modified by terribl3jon at 6:35 PM 12/22/2007

 

have you checked all your grounds? something similiar happened to someone in the Prelude forum just the other day. almost exactly like you are describing when you hit the brakes. turned out to be a faulty ground cable from the battery to the engine.

 

happened to me when my transmission ground wasnt connected.

check that ground and the thermostat ground to make sure they are still connected and not broken

 

yeah check the thermostat ground, tranny ground, and your battery ground...

is it throwing a code?

 

thanks guys ill check all my grounds and report back

 

ok so all grounds are fine even tried a different engine harness. I checked out some wiring by the ecu and strut tower and i noticed it looked funny ( there were groups of wire insulated by a big gray wire so im starting to think my cabin harness might be f**ked

 

Nope my car has those same gray shielded wires. Did you check the actually terminal(s)?

 

The terminals dont get very tight but they havent been very tight on any of my other cars.. Ill try new terminals if you think it will help

 

Hmm try cleaning them first. What happens when you crank it?

 

wow that is some vtec hahah

 

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the car cranks gets gas no spark

 

new terminals didnt work. any other ideas?