I've been lurking here for awhile getting answers from Google searches so I'd like to thank you all for being so informative. I've now got a rash of problems with my 2000 (1.5L) that I cannot seem to pinpoint and was hoping for some feed back. When I bought the car two years ago I had gotten the famous P0420 fault which I assumed wouldn't clear because the person I bought the car from had it replaced at an aftermarket place. So I bought the car from her assuming there were no other problems. The car has driven great for the most part, I average about 30MPG which is twice what I average in my F150. So lately the car has started to stall, when it restarts it smells heavily of gas (even backfired once). I did some searches here and based on the problems I was having I attributed the problems to somewhere related to the spark. I replaced the plugs, rotor, wires and cap and all seemed to be fine. Then it quit starting altogether, turns over just fine but will not start. I also got the following codes before I reset the OBDII after replacing the spark parts:

P0108
P1359
P0420
and P1457

Any advice would be most appreciated.

 

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/how-pull-cel-d4-srs-abs-codes-code-lists-1901557/ and scroll down a little to read more about the codes.
The 1359 is the crank position sensor which is probably causing it not to start.

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/%2A%2A%2A-basics-no-start-diagnosis-101-%2A%2A%2A-1992733/
To read about no start Diagnosis.

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showpo...49&postcount=4
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Thanks for the quick links, makes it lot easier than searching through all the forums.

 

Stock 00 Civic? What trim?

After resetting the ECU, did all 4 codes return after cranking the engine?

 

Yes stock Civic EX, none of the codes came back up after I cranked the engine. It actually ran fine for a day then would not restart.

 

Okay, no CEL codes

Listen for whether the fuel pump primes and whether there is bright white spark at all 4 spark plugs.

Also check the mechanical timing of the engine.

 

Thanks RonJ, I think you helped me figure it out. Tried to get spark and got nothing so the only thing left to replace (easily) was the coil. Swapped it out with a new one and it started right up. Drove it into work today with (knock on wood) no issues.