A week ago my car had a rough idle and thought the fuel injectors was dirty so i poured half a can of seafoam into the gas tank with just a lil more of 3/4 of gas and it was fine ever since and today it was acting up and now my car doesn't start.

changed rotor, distributor cap, sprak plugs and spark plug wire

I've been starting it many times, and sometimes it would sound it'll turn on but no luck please help

 

ope another hawaii sedan!

but sorry i dont have the answer to your question

ive seafoamed like 3 or 4 cars with no problems at all...


so it would crank but not start or...?




Modified by nomoshing at 9:38 PM 9/30/2008

 

ope wasup!

yeah it would crank but no spark

maybe dizzy got shot?


Ill try to release all the seafoam but opening up the throttle body over night

 

ignition coil

 

It's probably just a coincidence. Many people including me have used Seafoam with no problems.

 

ive read that opening up the throttle will release some of the seafoam. true?

 

Connect a spark plug to the spark plug wires, hold the spark plug wires with rubber handle pliers and hold the tip of the spark plug near the motor block, have someone crank motor. If you see no spark, most likely it's you ignitor or coil, or both.

If you have spark when cranked, put the tip of a flat head screw driver to the body of the injector and put your ear to the handle end of the screwdriver and have a friend turn the key to "II" back and forth slowly and see if you can hear a small click noise. If you do not hear the click noise, your injectors are not firing.

 

yes it might be your ignition coil ,,,, also , have you checked your fuel pump??

 

it shouldnt be a distributor problem cause i am getting sparks but then again im a noob

 

I'm still getting fuel into my fuel rail so im guessing my fuel pump still functions? correct me if im wrong

 

If fuel is getting into your rail, see if your injectors are working.

 

I've sea foamed a few cars with no problem. How long did u drive the car for after you sea foamed it? i drove around for quite some time after just to make sure it was all out

 

Drove about fourthly mins?

 

I have used seafoam, and poured it in my crank case and left it there until my next oil change with no problems. I wonder what's going on with your car. Hmmm

 

i just put in a new dizzy and it works now. runs hella smooth. thanks for all the help. peace

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1998336
should have went there and under <U>Engine</U> it says "seafoam DIY instructions and how-to"