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NEED HELP!!! CAR CRANKS BUT DOESN'T START

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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 11:56 PM
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ok so i got a 98 honda civic and i just finish swaping out the motor and hooked up all the plugs in the right places. well when i went to go start it up all it does is crank. the motor is getting fuel, spark, and the compression on the motor is good. so what can it be. someone please help me. thanks
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 12:39 AM
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make sure timing and firing order is at the right cylinder
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 06:52 PM
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well the firing order is right i checked it like three times and i installed the timing belt before installing the motor in the car. but i'm going to check the timing belt again just to make sure it on right. what else can it be?
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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Any CEL codes? Are the fuel injectors spraying fuel?
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 07:12 PM
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btw what engine is it?

make sure the connector at the distributor is plugged in completely, its the connector for the cam, crank, and tdc sensor, without any of these would trigger a no start
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 09:06 PM
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make sure all your grounds are good, my buddy forgot to hook up his trans ground and caused it not to start
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 09:13 PM
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Are you sure the MAP sensor and the TPS sensor haven't been mixed up?
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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by RonJ@HT
Any CEL codes? Are the fuel injectors spraying fuel?
no engine codes are popping up and yes the injectors are spraying.
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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Linked
btw what engine is it?

make sure the connector at the distributor is plugged in completely, its the connector for the cam, crank, and tdc sensor, without any of these would trigger a no start
its a obd2a model civic with a d16y8 motor so the plugs are hard to get mixed up
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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by awelty16
make sure all your grounds are good, my buddy forgot to hook up his trans ground and caused it not to start
all ground are hooked up
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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by itsnotfast
Are you sure the MAP sensor and the TPS sensor haven't been mixed up?
no the wires weren't mixed matched. i had marked them before removing them
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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 08:33 PM
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Is spark bright white at all four plugs?

Double check the plug wire firing order:

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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 11:03 PM
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My firing order was off. thanks for all the help.
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