1991 civic turns over but won't run or even sputter. ; has spark, has fuel at the engine
Ideas anyone?

 

Check your timing and also do a (cylinder) compression test. You can rent a compression guage from a autozone or oreillys and get your full refund back when you return it

 

 

Thank you!
I've checked the compression earlier. It is weird, i had 2 cylinders at 60, one at 45 and one at 95. And, when i had checked the spark plugs i found a lot of oil on them.
Ideas?

 

Yea, it's bad, all of it. None of the compression readings are within minimum spec and if there's lots of oil then you've got a potentially huge problem.

Might wanna try a leak down test to isolate where you're losing compression from but given that all four cylinders are low you may have a bad head gasket or worse bad rings, ovalized cylinder walls, etc.

 

 

Thank you,
Ill retry the compression and leak down

 

i dont think oil on the spark plugs means much, if you mean inside the spark plug well of the cylinder head. just means the valve cover was not on tight or the gaskets were not properly sealing.

a fouled plug is another story.... but thats not what im reading from the OP.

i have a similar problem tho. my car suddenly died on me before, and i have spark and fuel pump primes. just thinking about it over the holiday i think the fuel injectors may be at fault, but havent had time to verify. im going to try spraying starter fluid and see if it catches. i recommend trying the same.

 

Thank you .
Ive also been wondering if it could be the injecter...
Ill try the starter fluid next.

 

If it is your rings there is a way to make it start,pull all plugs and squirt oil in each cylinder about 3or 4 in each hole ,enough to seal the rings ,now spin it over a few times ,now stick a fresh set of plugs in and be sure you have a super hot battery, jump it if you can ,now give it just a few shots of starting fluid while it's turning over,,roll it over at least 10 seconds hold the throttle at least 3/4 full,,for a cylinder to actually Fire it has to have 75lb, compression ,if it runs, it will problem not start again ,unless you repeat this process ,goodluck��

 

well i tried starter fluid last night. didnt seem to work.

at least not before my engine seized...

starter now wont turn the engine over and i bench tested the starter, works fine. it clicks and i do feel some torque, but no more turning over.

i have a feeling now my flywheel/clutch bolts came loose.

my problem is almost certainly NOT anyone elses problem. imbalanced clutch is something ive been overlooking for a long, long time and perhaps its caught up to me.

still not sure until its all fixed, but this rabbit hole gets deeper and deeper...

just thought i'd share.