One day while i was driving my car just shut off. It started up just fine after i let it sit for a minute or so. Then the next day I was cranking just fine but wouldn't fire up. Then it backfired and sent white smoke out of my intake filter. I decided it has to be either fuel or spark so the following items where replaced with brand new parts:

Spark Plugs
Spark Plug wires
Fuel filter
Distributor cap and rotor
Valve cover gasket (there was oil in spark plug wells)

After replacing all these parts it started fine and then stalled 10 minutes later. Then did the same backfire again. I gave up and took it to my local Honda dealer. They ran it for an hour and it never died on them so they said they can't find anything wrong with it. On the way home from the Honda dealer, it died in the middle of the busiest road in town and wouldn't start for 20 minutes. What the hell is wrong with this thing? I swear it is cursed.... Please help!!!

 

im no master mechnic, but ill quote my mechanic.

"wiring problems are the easiest to fix and the hardest to diagnose"

check wires, grounds etc....never know.

 

Definitely check grounds and fuel filter. Look for corrosion on anything that is electrical under the hood and especially around the grounds.

 

when it does run is it running smooth???? maybe it jumped timing ... check the timing belt

 

Yes it runs very smooth when it is running. That's what makes it so wierd.

 

Ignition relay possibly

 

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Those very rarely cause a stalling problem. My best guess would be an igniter. Does it only stall when the engine is hot?

 

This could be very possible. I had this same prob. of my Integra. Would stall out once it warmed up a bit.

 

When you try to start it does it sound like it's gonna start but doesnt? If so, possibly a bad distributor.