98 civic ex no spark

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Jun 8, 2009 | 04:08 PM

pellet36

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From: coeurdalene, ID, us

98 civic ex no spark

ecm and coil both tested fine.... brand new cap rotor wires and plugs.... the car died on the freeway and hasn"t ran since.... can anyone tell me what else to check? any help would be appreciated...

Jun 8, 2009 | 05:00 PM

tuned2

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Re: 98 civic ex no spark

are you getting fuel? Spark? a coil can test out okay, but the ignitor could be shot. PGMFI relay could be bad. check those.

Jun 8, 2009 | 05:15 PM

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Re: 98 civic ex no spark

Also check your thermostat ground to make sure its clean and intact.

Jun 8, 2009 | 05:50 PM

96 EX

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Re: 98 civic ex no spark

You might want to check your ignitor inside the distributor. Mine was 13 years old and finally took a **** on me.

Jun 8, 2009 | 06:06 PM

mynameisChris

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Re: 98 civic ex no spark

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Originally Posted by 96 EX

You might want to check your ignitor inside the distributor. Mine was 13 years old and finally took a **** on me.

x2, just had the same problem.

Jun 8, 2009 | 06:09 PM

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Re: 98 civic ex no spark

My cousin has the same problem. Brand new distributor but some how its not getting spark. Did you check all wirings and everything. Let me know too my cousin's car has been sitting since the beginning of spring.