So he was driving down the street and his civic's RPM's just started falling and bogging, and it turned off. Its an EK with a D16...any troubleshooting tips?

 

any more info?

 

run out of oil?
ground fall off?/battery cable come loose
gas in the tank?
check ecu fuse?
overheat?
main relay good? you wouldnt be able to tell on the side of the road though.
plug wires come loose?

 

He has Oil, half tank of gas....which one is the ECU fuse? Not an overheat (Or atleast I think, since there was no smoke)

 

should be in the box under the hood. its a 15amp
if thats blown it acts the same as if the main relay is out.

does he have power?

 

Car turns over but no start.

 

does it sound normal when hes trying to start it?
blow a head gasket?
suck up water in the intake?

 

CELs?

 

timing belt

 

alternator went bad?

 

x2! Check this.. Open up the oil cap and look towards the timing belt. See if you can see it wrapped around the cam pulley or not

 

There is no way you are going to see the t/b thru the oil cap.

Has your friend ever changed his spark plugs?

 

You need air, fuel and spark to start a car. Air is pretty self-explanatory. Check for fuel and spark.

 

hey its worth a try if your stuck somewhere wit no tools to remove the cover lol..

 

check the rotor button. also, dont try and look for the timing belt through the oil cap opening; you will just look silly.

 

thats why you look to see if the cam is spinning, if its not timing belt snapped. youd definitly not be able to see the timing belt from the oil cap thow lol

 

What he means is that there's absolutely ZERO way to see the timing belt through the oil filler hole. If you can see your timing belt through your oil filler hole, I, as well as the rest of H-T) want pics.

It's kind of like checking your air filter through your wheel's valve stem.

 

that wouldnt shut the car off like that, your battery light would come on first.

 

blowing that 15A fuse would shut it off immediately, it wouldnt bog down,

a snapped t/b would shut it off immediately

running out of gas would make it sputter

probably sucking in water but if he doesnt have an CAI

i'd say check your typical fuels and sparks

 

Thanks for rubbing it in.. Do you feel better now?

 

Not before. Now I do though. :D

 

Shoot starting fluid in the throttle body. If the engine fires then you have a fuel problem.
When you turn the ignition key to first position do you hear the fuel pump whirrr to charge the fuel rail? If not it could be the fuel pump. Also change the fuel filter.

 

Maybe your dizzy went bad that always seems to shut the car off and not turb on but just crank and crank till the battery dies .

 

could be main relay, i remember my friend's G1 integra kept bogging down when slowing down at a stop sign or redlight and it was a bitch to start it up.

 

if your using starting fluid on your car for any reason your better off calling a wreaking yard to scrap it out.

starting fluid is as good for your motor as reving it to 4K RPM and sticking a garden hose in the intake. come to think of it that might do less damage.

any way if you want to see if it a fuel problem use CARB cleaner it's cheaper and you wont risk cracking a piston.