HEy i was driving my car tonight ... and the cluster lights went out and the just the oil light and the abs light when on .. and the power of the car started to die out as well. When i slow down the car dies out and i try to start it and the engine turns over but it wont start. Also a wierd noise is coming from the engine possibly the distributor when the key it turn for 4-5 seconds then stops... my stereo, clock, horn, and siren on my alarm havent been working not sure if this corresponds to the problem >>> Any one have the slitest idea? thanks

 

check to see if your getting spark. i had a similar experience and it turned out to be my ignitor and coil. good luck

 

i was thinking about that cuz today i took off my valve cover and i just checked the spark plugs and one wasnt on that tight but it still wont start

 

 

i meant check to see if there is spark in the ignition system.. spark plugs would be a start. but run a ohms test on your coil to see its running properly. i'd tell you the number of ohms but let a friend borrow my helms book.. i'm sure some guys on here will chime in .good luck

 

strange.. check fuses and see if ur battery is dead

 

any one else ?

 

I had this happen to me. My ignition went out on me. You could start the car and as soon as you let go of the key, the car would shut off. If you would turn the key back just a tad it would keep running. Does all of your instrument cluster lights come on when the key is turned to "on"?

 

sounds like yor battery died

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PhatAcuraIntegra &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I had this happen to me. My ignition went out on me. You could start the car and as soon as you let go of the key, the car would shut off. If you would turn the key back just a tad it would keep running. Does all of your instrument cluster lights come on when the key is turned to "on"?</TD></TR></TABLE> yes they come on

 

i just try to charge my battery but it still wont start .. the battery is not the problem.. When i trun the key the engine just makes a windy noise trying to start but it wont ... should i change the spark plugs ???

 

it could be your alternator, it happend to me.

 

what are some trouble shooting signs that an alternator would go bad ?

 

yesterday the car died out when i was driving ... i unpleasantly started it a couple more times to make it home and the car wouldnt idle.. it would just die out at low rpms

 

i jump started my car and it works but it seems really weak im not sure whats up...??? so its an alternator and possibly something else! I need to get to school monday !

 

You might want to try checking all of the grounds on your engine to see if any are loose. My cousin's GSR had similar problems and had us scratching our heads for a weekend. Turns out, the mechanic that installed his clutch forgot to tighten the ground near the starter and that was causing all the problems.

 

Like Slain said check for spark from your plug wires. If the engine is cranking then there's probably a chance that the engine isnt getting spark. I had a similar experience with my friends car and i was driving it. He had some crack juice in his car and i floored it bu then when i stopped the car just died out. We were stuck on the road trying to figure out why it wouldn't start. The engine was cranking but it wasn't getting any spark. Turned out we fried the icm in the distributor so crack that sucka open and see if its busted.