2000 civic si jdm b16 died while driving wont start
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2000 civic si jdm b16 died while driving wont start
I have searched cant find a thing. I had just changed the radiator due to a leak. Drove around the block lost thottle responce and then gained it again and then lost it and my engine shut off. During this my spedometrer and rpm gauge were going haywire. Now car will not start and the ecu is making a loud humming noise when i try to start the engine. Any idea?
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Re: 2000 civic si jdm b16 died while driving wont start
I had a very similar problem, except my gauges were fine. Long story short, my water pump was where the coolant was leaking. Hot coolant was constantly spilling onto my timing chain. I found this after buying a new motor and tearing the old one apart.
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Check all of your grounds. Then check for fuel and spark. If you are missing both then check the main EFI relay. If you have fuel and no spark then check the dist. If you have spark and no fuel check your fuel pump.
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Went back outside after the original post and went over all the basics. Turns out the thermostat ground was lose but ever since then I have had extream electrical problems fuse blowing ect. Also the previous owner had the condenser fan relay and the a/c clutch relay jumped with a piece of wire
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so electrical problems may occur cause of an issue in the ecu due to the loose ground? In my original post I stated the ecu was making a loud humming noise when it was actually the efi main relay
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Re: 2000 civic si jdm b16 died while driving wont start
I have a jdm b16a in my 2000 civic hx i just did a full rebuild on the motor with crower rods, nippon turbo pistons 9:1:1 and have supertech springs and retainers i have a basemap on the car just to break the engine in and have put about 100 miles on the car and while i was driving today i was about to shift into second the car just bogged then comepletely died and wont turn back on its getting fuel air and spark and just cranks just crank i just replaced the distibutor less than 10 miles ago but the car was driving fine just happened out of no where i have no clue what it could be now if anyone could help i would really appreciate it.
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Re: 2000 civic si jdm b16 died while driving wont start
I found the problem my brand new dizzy that i installed right before taking the car out broke interanlly i borrowed a dizzy from a friend and it started right up. Lesson leanred dont buy cheap dizzys off ebay...
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