97 Honda Accord LX, just replaced the distributor internal seal and o-ring. I've been searching on here for hours and I've tried 99% of the recommended stuff:

- Car ran just fine prior to this, there was just a huge oil leak on the head at the distributor hole and coming out of the distributor cap...I also found oil in the spark plug holes and on the spark plugs
- I marked the distributor's location with a marker...but forgot to do TDC first, if that matters
- I originally had the distributor rotor flipped 180 degrees + one of the connectors not all the way in, so it wouldn't start (the green and yellow plug as seen here: https://honda-tech.com/forums/showpo...83&postcount=1 ). I corrected both of these and verified that the rotor points at the #1 plug wire on the distributor when at TDC
- I get spark (tested each wire w/ a screw driver + grounded bolt, and verified with the wire + plug in) and gas (I can smell it + fuel pump primes and I here the click when the CEL light goes off)
- I flooded the engine when I didn't have one of the connectors in and the distributor rotor flipped, I would assume. So I did the gas pedal all the way down while cranking to un-flood the motor. Now it cranks faster and stronger, but still nothing.
- I held the coil plug wire a little out of the coil and verified spark
- Without the oil cap on, I verified that the cam DOES still move (rules out snapped timing belt)
- I've checked all the fuses
- Checked over and over that the plug wires were in the correct order on the distributor.

The only thing left is checking the timimg, but can I check timing if the car won't crank? Do I just get someone to keep cranking the car?

I don't have the money to buy-n-check, so I was trying to narrow it down before just buying a new distributor and/or coil.

 

oh, and if someone could at least confirm the spark plug wire order on the distributor, just in case, I'd appreciate it (starting from 12 o'clock looking at the distributor cap)

 

check if you're getting any checking engine lights, and then check the ICM

 

With somebody cranking the car swing the dizzy back and forth this will take it over all timing ranges and if timing is the problem you will hear the engine try and fire. I would also check to make sure your spark plugs arent fuel fouled from flooding the motor.

Looking at the dizzy straight in front of you (looking at the face) from the top left corner going clockwise it goes 3421 or like this on the dizzy

34
12

 

turns out I had the wrong spark plug order (I found about 3 different orders, but nothing confirmed). Ironically, the distributor rotor was flipped 180 degrees because I based its position on the WRONG spark plug order. Instead of searching for an accord plug order, I finally did a search for F22B2 plug order and came up with this:



Now the distributor cap is grinding, so I bought a new cap and rotor and it's still doing the same thing...time for a new distributor I'm assuming. I guess the bearing in it is shot now?