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Fuel + Spark = No Start?!?!

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Old Jun 26, 2010 | 08:32 AM
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1994 civic dx d15 motor

I swaped wire harnesses and the new one was the wrong harness, so I put the original harness back in and now the car wont start. It cranks over and getting fuel to the fuel rail and its getting spark to all 4 plugs. What did i do wrong??
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Old Jun 26, 2010 | 08:39 AM
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Recheck all your connections...
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Old Jun 26, 2010 | 08:55 AM
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check all the cennections every thing seems good.
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Old Jun 26, 2010 | 09:37 AM
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Even on the starter..?
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Old Jun 26, 2010 | 10:57 AM
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yea. i unpluged every thing and plug it back in, and it still just cranks over, but still wont fire
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Old Jun 26, 2010 | 01:19 PM
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Old Jun 26, 2010 | 03:48 PM
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Default Re: Fuel + Spark = No Start?!?!

Originally Posted by barnee
1994 civic dx d15 motor

I swaped wire harnesses and the new one was the wrong harness, so I put the original harness back in and now the car wont start. It cranks over and getting fuel to the fuel rail and its getting spark to all 4 plugs. What did i do wrong??
if it's only getting fuel to the rail that's your problem, verify that the injectors are functioning and you are getting fuel in the cylinders

those are the two of the three parts of the equation an engine needs to fire
fuel+spark+compression=ignition and obviously you didn't lose compression by changing a harness and you say you have spark, so fuel is your problem
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Nichelson_Performance
if it's only getting fuel to the rail that's your problem, verify that the injectors are functioning and you are getting fuel in the cylinders

those are the two of the three parts of the equation an engine needs to fire
fuel+spark+compression=ignition and obviously you didn't lose compression by changing a harness and you say you have spark, so fuel is your problem
He is correct. Unplug an injector connector. Check with a test light. You should have power on one wire with the key on. The other wire should pulse the ground as you spin the engine over.
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 09:04 PM
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have power to the injectors.. swaped with 3 ecus and still not starting
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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Is spark bright white at the plugs?

Are the plug wires installed in the wrong firing order on the cap?

Is the mechanical timing correct?

Will the engine start with starting fluid?
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 09:13 AM
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plug wires are in the right firing order.
spark is alittle small but still spark.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 10:28 AM
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The key question is whether there is actually good spark at the plugs. How are you testing it and what exactly do you see?
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 10:38 AM
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i pulled each plug out 1 at a time and cranked the motor over. the plugs are sparking might not be the biggest spark
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