i have a b18b. w/ cia, header, exhaust, and msd ignition.

thursday on the highway my car just stopped running i had to call a tow truck

the motor turns over but it just doesn't start. i checked the fuel pump (i disconnected the fuel line goin to the fuel filter then turned it over and fuel came out)
i check the spark but i didn't get any spark (i took out a spark plug connected it to a spark plug wire and put it next to a ground, cranked the motor but no spark)
so i disconnected my whole msd (i thought it might have been the msd ignition) and i put the stock internal coil in and the stock distributer cap.. try to stark it but it still didn't work
i also checked the compression and i was getting 120psi on each cylynder

can some please help.. i really need to get this goin.. if i can't figure it out by mon its goin to a mechanic

do you think the motor might be blown???

i also tried starting it with jumper cables on it attached to my moms camrey.. and still nothing.

and checked the fuses that could possisbly be the problem.

please help


Modified by JayDMsleeper at 5:10 PM 1/31/2004


Modified by JayDMsleeper at 5:16 PM 1/31/2004

 

That happened to me a couple days ago, it was just the battery was dead. Maybe you just need new spark plugs or something. If your engine came up with 120 compression the engine is fine.

 

you think so??.. i also tried starting it with jumper cables on my moms camrey

 

can anyone please help.. i'm devestated about this... i need my car to commute to college and to work... i have no way of getting anywhere without my car.

please help..

 

well you said that you hooked the plug up to a spark plug wire and it got no spark so my guess is get that right then go from there, go buy some wires and see if it does the trick... thats my guess

 

it could be that you either have a battery with a bad cell (reason just jumping won't work, try to hook your leads to the cable and another battery, i.e. cut your battery out of the system), or it could be you have a bad ICM...
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=738752
^Look for my post and do the test for your ICM. It's possible that that's your problem, but it's easier to try the battery first, good luck getting it fixed

 

try checking the cap and rotor. check your grounds, and check to see if your timing belt is still attached.

 

If you have the factory coil and igniter back in the car,
Check the wiring on the coil and igniter,
Check the igniter.
Check the coil for hot spots and signs of arking under the metal cover thats on it.....Igniters and Coils go without notice...Blamo your stranded.

Good luck man

 

hey guys thanx for all the advice... but its been too cold to work on my car... i did those things a lil at a time... and still no luck.. i'm gonna hafta bring it to a mechanic... thanx alot tho

 

Hey what ever happened to your car? did you get a mechanic to come and take a look? Im having the same problem too...