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99 civic si died while driveing tonite and smells really bad when tryin to start

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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 08:53 PM
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Default 99 civic si died while driveing tonite and smells really bad when tryin to start

well my car died tonite while driveing 2 blocks from my house had to push it home ugh and now when i try to start it it smells really bad like rotten eggs a friend of my with a gsr said its cause the cat is clogged someone please help daily driver
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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do you have any more background information?
also what motor? mods? etc etc
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 02:18 AM
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like what kind of background info its an si everybody knows whats in the si b16 only mods are cat back exhaust and aem intake
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 06:20 AM
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Rotten egg smell, typically means bad cat.
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 06:29 AM
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Default Re: 99 civic si died while driveing tonite and smells really bad when tryin to start

thats what a couple of ppl told me it sounded like it wanted to start but as soon as i left off the key there was pressure comein back thru the engine makin a weird noise
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 06:31 AM
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i don't think a bad cat will not let a car start.

when you turn the key to the number 2 position, can you hear a click near the glove box?
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 06:34 AM
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yea thats the main relay i already checked that
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 06:43 AM
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Default Re: 99 civic si died while driveing tonite and smells really bad when tryin to start

How is the battery?

Do you have a multi meter?

What does it do when you try to start it?

Can you hear it cranking?
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 06:54 AM
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battery is only 2 weeks old when i try to start the car it just cranks and i smell gas llike i said last night after it happened it sounded like it wanted to start but when i left off the key i got back pressure thru the intake and my friend told me thats cause the cat is clogged
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 07:11 AM
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Do you have a spark tester? at least see if you are getting spark.
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 07:24 AM
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no i dont have a spark tester cani just pull a wire and check it like that and wich one or how do you reccomend
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 07:49 AM
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one easy way to check if you have spark is take out a wire slide a screw driver in it and place near a screw in the bay or on the vavle cover and check for spark
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 08:12 AM
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someone told me to pull a plug and put it in the wire and check it like that
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 12:35 PM
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Default Re: 99 civic si died while driveing tonite and smells really bad when tryin to start

ok ppl its all fixed cat was clogged so guess what i did yea you guessed it i gutted that thing yea i know its gonna throw a light but that doesnt matter im gettin my new chipped p28 witha jumper harness tomm im swithing to obd1 so it will never happen again
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