ok so i have 90 civic si, i drive it 32 miles everyday, and i havent changed my oil for 2 months now im pretty sure i need to change it, imma change the oil later. while drivng to work this morning, i shifted to second then my car died. tried to start it again i cant hear the car cranking, i only hear my starter, whats seems to be the problem with my car pls help!!!

 

The following is a very good site for troubleshooting no-start situations with Hondas:

http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/faq.html#startrun

 

So the car was cranking but not turning over? Any back fire? Check engine light? First thing id check is the distributor, then fuel relay, then battery (related fuses). These are usually the culprit for our cars. Especially if they've never been replaced.

 

yeah i had that problem fix like 4 months ago, main relay are good, new dizzy, new battery, can it be the alternator too??

 

yes it can be the alternator, but just in case borrow a friends main relay to be sure cuz this happened to me 1,000 of times and check the dizzy

 

you hear the starter but no cranking? sounds like the timing belt broke

 

yea check your timing belt. might of skip a tooth ie broke.

 

Does th motor sound like its cranking but has no compression, as if the plugs where out (fast crank)? That would be a timing belt as zrickety mentioned. If you hear the solenoid click but no crank, thats the starter......or ultra low voltage. Check to see how bright the headlights are, could have lost your alt., but your car will usualy surge for a few minutes and then die.

Kirk R

 

the distributor won't turn if the timing belt is broken, take off the cap, crank and observe.

 

fuse maybe? relay maybe? Do you get spark? any codes? we need more info

 

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Kirk R</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah its crankng fast sound like the spark plugs are out, timing belt are brand new i just got like 3 months ago, starter are new also got it from honda, dizzy are new from honda, alternator i got it from junk yard but i dont think its the alternator cause if it is ill see a battery check on the dash. can it be the spark plug wires

 

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yeah the main relay is good just got it from junk yard and i can hear it clicking, dizzy is brand new from honda and starter too, how do i check if my fuel line is clugged and how can i bleed the fuel out

 

could possibly be fouled spark plugs. try the simple maintenance stuff first, such as plugs and wires. move on from there.

 

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yeah the main relay is good just got it from junk yard and i can hear it clicking, dizzy is brand new from honda and starter too, how do i check if my fuel line is clugged and how can i bleed the fuel out</TD></TR></TABLE>

fuel naw man.. check for ground too i remember my car would not start and realized it was just one wire not grounded so yeah try that. junk yard main relays may be bad. if not i do say check spark plugs and check inside to see if theres water or oil. LMK

 

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yeah its crankng fast sound like the spark plugs are out</TD></TR></TABLE>

Like there is no compression?

Your hatch is not swimming in a giant pool of oil, is it?

 

battery cables loose frayed or broken under the loom?

 

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Like there is no compression?

Your hatch is not swimming in a giant pool of oil, is it?

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actually i think im out of oil i avent change my oil for 3 months driving 32 miles every day back and forth