i really need some help on this i just dumped $350 into my 91 crx and its still not starting i put new distributor, plugs and wires, main relay, had it towed, and a few other things its just really gettin annoying and all this troubleshooting broke me for the month. Any advice is appreciated thanks.

 

How's your timing belt?
Got compression?
How about fuel?

 

timing belt has more than it should and j have no way to check compression my dad said its ok though and you can smell fuel and when i take the plugs out they have fuel on them im stumped.

 

stating all you replaced isnt helping.

you getting spark?

could be the ecu.

 

yea replaced all stated but no luck, its getting spark and fuel, and also checked my ecu in another crx and it worked perfect so its not the ecu .

 

what happen as to why it doesn't start ?
what did you do before the problem occurred. sure we can give u an idea of what if could be but that would probably put you in dropping more money from taking assumptions from here.

 

I came to a stop at a stop sign it died and now just cranks but dont start

 

if the timing belt was loose, could of jumped some teeth, check the timing.

 

is this a stock hf engine?

 

Sounding a lot like timing belt.
You can remove the upper plastic cover from it fairly easily to see if it broke.
You'll alo need this cover off to ensure the crank and cam are timed correctly.

 

the timing belt is on not broken just a lil loose my dad says the timing is ok

 

this sounds kinda fishy.

was your disributor you got a remanufactured or brand new?

 

i had a similar problem in a dx hatch once, changed everything and spent a fortune, turned out to be a ignition switch i picked up at a wrecker for 20.00....try that. its under your steering column attached to your ignition.

 

The dizzy is from a recycle yard but it was tested and works fine could the ignition switch cause it to not start even though it cranks, has spark, and its gettin fuel?

 

Is the ECU throwing a code? Stating 'my dad says it's fine' may not actually make it fine. Do you have spark?

 

Take off the distributor cap and check the rotor.
Sometimes the little screw that holds it in place vibrates out and the rotor spins freely. You get spark, but not at the right time.

 

yup, god knows mine didnt start, same thing happened on another buddys civic and my impala, but both times i had the experience of the switch, LOL and both times i was right.

he has spark so im guessing his dist is fine, ive seen civics with one tooth skipped and well they still start just run like a bag of bolts, so i doubt its that he is getting fuel so thats not a problem, my best guess is the ignition switch, it will crank the car but it wont start, my car was parked for like a month before anyone suggested it.

 

if the belt is loose then thats ur prob, ur timing is off because of the loose belt. u can start r run a motor with a loose belt....

 

also did your car have any issues before this?

 

just had an idle issue but i fixed that before this happened and now i got a brand new dizzy on it and still no start....its in the shop accumulating hours and the mechanic himself is stumped its drivin me crazy

 

mechanic says its got spark, fuel, and good compression and timing is dead on we cant figure it out he said it was the dizzy cus of really weak spark, so i got a new one and now the spark is strong but still just crankin and not starting

 

well have you tried the ignition switch???

 

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...gnition+switch




btw this was me three years ago, culprit was the ignition switch, if you search ignition switch on here its more common then one thinks, and you having exhausted all your other options im betting thats it:

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...ighlight=start

 

the mechanic said there was power to the ignition switch too

 

theres more to it then just power to the switch, theres a continuity test in your helms, check it out, heck you have changed everything else, LOL its worth a shot.... its got fuel at the line but are the injectors firing??