hey peeps,
i need help please, i have a 97 accord lx 2.2 sohc, car has no spark watsoever, we changed the wires, coil, distributor, stil nothing. ecu is working fine. wat else could it be guys?
thanks,
mike

 

Did you check your fuses?

 

yes

 

Do you have batery voltage on the black/yellow wire on the igniter? (With the key on.) Was an igniter included with the distributor?

 

Are you positive the ecu is good? My buddy had the same problem and had to replace the ecu.

 

To check if your ECU is sending a signal to the ICM, just hook up a test light to the yellow/green wire going into the ICM. I had the same problem with my car, it turned out to be the ECU.

 

test the ignitor? Maybe it's that. On my accord, the magnetic reluctor actually cracked and was bad. (inside the distributor)


[Modified by D114, 5:26 AM 3/24/2003]

 

did u actually change the whole distrubuter it self?? if u did then it could be a relay .. the motor relay.. that could also cause the no spark.. tell us some of the sympthoms b4 the car died..
later

 

do you have a MSD..if so..maybe it fried the box and then fried the starter...sounds weird but that's what just happened to mine

 

car was missing at first , but running for 4 days, then the one day; no spark. we have no way of testing the ecu, but it could be that. what is the icm? and where is this located on the ecu?

 

hey peeps,i took it to tha honda dealer today, and got a diag done, they said its the starter.???

 

check and see if everthing is pluged in if so it probably the ignitor

 

Could be, if you checked the fuse and already replace the distrubtor and coil than the starter is the next thing.

 

y would it be the starter?

 

What did the shop say?

 

HONDA dealers said it was the starter, and he had spark.

 

sounds like bullshit to me if the starter turned the engine to see if it had spark before then there is no way that it could be the starter it had to be something else simple that was the problem and the dealer just wanted to make a little more money outta it so they told you that it was the starter

 

What did they say was wrong with the starter?

 

thats what he said, they'l full of ****... i actually do need a starter and i jus installed one on and it stil has no spark, but it cranks, jus doesnt turn over...
guys have any other suggestions? how do u test the coil / distributer?

 

are you getting fuel???? maybe a bad fuel pump?? check your spark again ... maybe you jumped timing or bad timing belt ,maybe a bad ignition switchput the crank at top dead center and pull the valve cover to see if the cam is TDC also that is a easy way to check if you jumped timing other then those thinkgs i have said i cant think of anythign else

 

threw a coil on dere, nothing, stil no spark. im smell the fuel though.

 

You havent said how the plugs are.

Have you tried changing those?

Had a an old civic one morning jsut wouldnt start. Replaced the plugs (looked horrible) and it started right up.

 

plugs brand new

 

it has got to be your main fuse or maybe a ecu fuse maybe a bad ecu or you have a bad timing belt i say it is the timing belt.....