I changed the oil the other day on my integra, and when I went to start the car, it wouldn't start. It just cranks, and the check engine light comes on and stays on. I changed the ignitor, but it still doesn't start. I took my coil to a shop, and had it checked for resistance, which they say is still good. Also, there is no spark. Could there be anything else that I can check? The shop said that it could possibly be a sensor, but, is there any way of testing them?

 

main relay?have fuel?
whats the cel???thats what is there for...tell you whats wrong

 

I checked the cel, and it doesn't give any code. It just flicks on when you're trying to crank it, and stays on. I used a paperclip to bridge the blue clip under the glovebox, but it doesn't give any code. The battery is good, and the ignitor is obviously good, which leads to the coil next. Even though the guy at the shop said it was good, doesn't mean I can necessarily believe him. He also told me that its not common for coils to die on integra's, which is b.s. I'll change the plug wires and cap tomorrow after work. If that doesn't fix it, then it has to be the coil, because there's nothing else. The plugs are brand new NGK's, so I know those are still good. All signs point to that coil.

Unless, you know the five wires that connect to the ignitor? Well, 3 of the 5 read 11-12 volts each, whereas, the other two read under one volt. I've been trying to find out from somebody what the voltage is supposed to be on each of those, but, nobody seems to know.

 

the light stays on? even with the paperclip?are you getting fuel?
main relay could be too

 

That's really strange how it did that RIGHT after an oil change, if anything the motor should happily start up and say "ahhhh" along with a little stretch. Disconnect anything before doing the change? How do your plugs look? Look inside your dizzy?

 

plugs have white tips with black around them. I don't think the oil change had anything to do with it. It was probably just my luck that it happened at that time. How can I check the main relay?

 

you didnt disconnect your battery by any chance while doing the oil change?
thats about that only thing i can think of.

 

No

 

Main Relay test........Turn on ignition, cel should come on for appx. 2 seconds and then go off......If it does not, your Main Relay is bad.....or your Main Relay doesn't have proper power and ground...not likely....I can usually bang start a bad Main Relay by hitting the dash real hard, just left of the steering while cranking....3gdude

 

Check if you have fuel sounds like you fuel pump took a dump or the rely to your fuel pump is not going on, try checking if you are getting any fuel. This happened to a customers car, hope that help bro

 

Changed the cap and plug wires today, and still doesn't start. I have pressure on my fuel pressure gauge. But I don't know if that's telling me if I have fuel. I do know that I have no spark, so I have to start from there. Where is the main relay located? Is it easy to change?

 

very easy to change it right by your underdash fuse box its a gray box with a metal hanger on it.

 

Is this common to go on Integras?

 

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on mine went, ill say its pretty common on older hondas.Turn the ignition on and listen under the dash, if it clicks its good. try swapping ecu's, your check engine light is not supposed to stay on like that.
ignitor is new...check coil again

 

The car is at a shop right now. I had it towed there this morning, and they just called back saying that they're not receiving any signal from my distributor housing, so they're going to start there and replace it. I'm almost positive that this is the problem. It just doesn't seem right that two of those wires connecting to the ignitor only read under a volt.

 

Just spoke to the shop. They said it was the CIP circuit in the distributor that was shot? Still doesn't start though. They said I'm not getting any spark AND no fuel. They said everything's pointing to my AEM EMS. They're checking the ECU out right now to see if it's running okay. They also said that the motor is grounded okay.

This is real shitty. I'm just about to put this car up for sale, and now this **** happens to me. I can't afford another EMS right now, plus tuning it.