Hey i got a 96dx that i bought off my friend. He couldn't get the original engine to start so we swapped in a 99dx engine in it with 99 engine harness and all the wiring. But then he started switching hella stuff out and now i dunno what he did. The car turns and everything but i tested everything and just came to the conclusion that the distributer wont give out a spark. it works fine in my gsr but wont spark in my ek. also when i just connect the battery the battery and cluster lights turn on. i dunno if there is somekind of problem with the wiring or if it short circuited or something. dunno why there isn't a spark. can anyone help?

 

Sounds like a possible bad ignition switch.

 

well the ignition is broken so i just put in anykey and turn it but the engine wont start, wont give out a spark for some reason but the same distributor works fine in a different car.

 

Here's how to check the ignition switch:

 

Sounds to me like a possible wiring problem.

 

should i just get a new 99 dx wiring harness and try it out?
any idea how much it would cost?

 

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well what do you have in the dx? SOHC? then im pretty sure a GSR distributor will not work, thats some frankinstie ****......just my $.02 cents......

 

might be a ECU issue. you say your car is a 96 which would be OBD2a and the motor you got is a OBD2b... otherwise switch engine harness and see what that does...

 

i have like 2 96 ecu's that im switching off but they wont start the car. im thinking of getting a 99ecu or something and i just picked up a 99-00 ex harness and ill see if it willl start.

 

**** didn't know that the ex harness isn't the same as a dx lol. had extra wires for the vtec and the harness is a bit different. anyone selling a obd2 dx engine harness?