I went to replace the O ring on the distributor,I did that cleaned all the grounds off,checked the spark plugs and cleaned out the IACV(idle air control valve) and now the car won't start.The motor is a 91 d16a6 I drove the car today symptom free and Now it won't start.The fuel pump is priming,the injectors are getting fuel,It is throwing no codes,And it is getting spark(took one spark plug out and cranked etc) Only thing I can think of is maybe the starter? There are also no Blown fuses; Please help this is driving me nuts Matt


Would a b18a1 obdo distributor work? I have a brand new one as a backup for my Gf's Integra

here's a video.

 

recheck all your grounds and connections

 

all connections have been check,one person locally suggest maybe a bent pin in one of the dizzy's plugs?

 

checked main relay that was fine as well,I would think it would be the distributor but there is no codes?

 

same thing happend to me i cleaned the iacv out and didnt work , happend to have another one laying around switched it and it worked. threw the old one out and done , that was what happend with me.

 

crazy it didn't start after you cleaned it out?lol

 

how did you clean it?

 

brake cleaner a stupid idea I know,suggestions;maybe spray some throttle body cleaner in there and hope to flush it out?

 

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated,I'm going to try out a known good distributor tomorrow and go from there,but I am open to any/all good suggestions,Matt

 

plug wires put back in proper firing order? probably not the cause, but im just trying to be productive.

 

yup Trying the a known good dizzy today

 

Would a b18a1 obdo distributor work? I have a brand new one as a backup for my Gf's Integra

 

My car won't start after swapping heads. Please let us know what it was if you figure it out. Thanks!!

 

it was the ignitor coil in the distributor.

 

There ya go. Common item. Gets hot inside the dizzy..

 

Damn, had mine tested at autozone already, and it's fine. Glad it worked out for you!

 

Thanks man,I got 2 of them just to be safe lol

 

lol, and I thought I loved my car. Those things are fifty bucks a piece! I need a better paying job

 

I bought one for $20 and got the other for Free.
Pays to trade/Give people stuff at a fair price

 

Nice! Auto zone wanted 50 bucks. I'm new to the honda scene, and don't know many people to trade / buy from. All in time though

 

check compression dude the head could be warped

 

head was recently rebuilt,it was the distributor but thanks for the concern,matt.

 

Sorry to thread jack but I'm getting the same problem with my car. I replaced the distributor with another OEM one because of maybe having a defective sensor in the old distributor and now the car won't start just like the video. I'm getting fuel, spark and the wires are in correct firing order. I'm pretty much stumped now. Would it be because its not at TDC? Any help would be appreciated.

 

You can only install the dizzy one way, it's keyed to avoid installation 180 degrees out.

Test the ignitor first.