anybody help me out, here's what happened i was backing up and foot slipped off clutch and car died and would not start, has happened before but usually starts up five minutes later, i've tried cap, rotor,coil,module,spark plugs, checked timing belt,reset computer, called acura dealer talked to mechanic he said could be ignition switch, which i don't think thats it, car will turn over but won't start,also checked battery. any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

anybody come across this before?

 

It's a long shot, but the engine would have shaken pretty good when you sidestepped the clutch. Maybe part of the wiring harness pulled loose? Couple plugs alongside the distributor? Along the back near the brake reservoir?

Check for spark then check for fuel.

 

i checked all connections on distributor and ecu, i'm not sure maybe something else in distributor other than coil and module? any suggestions of what else to check in distributor?

 

See if you're getting spark / fuel.

Check timing.

 

no spark i am getting fuel

 

This happened to my eg hatch at the time I did own it. It can most probably be your main relay, it's some huge plug inside your fuse box below your steering wheel. Maybe this might help good luck with the pull. Oh yea, the main relay plug may cost you about 30-75 bucks pending on where you go. Hope this helps...

 

i think it maybe a short, are your connections clean on your battery if corotted the jerk of the moter dieing can wiggle them lose, and the corrostion could fall in. it happend to me on my talon

 

where u in water?

 

Pull the distrubutor cap off and check to make sure you didn't knock something loose.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dznutz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no spark i am getting fuel</TD></TR></TABLE>Are the injectors firing or do you just mean the fuel pump primes for 2 seconds? (Do the plugs get wet with fuel?)

If the injectors are firing, that means the CYP & TDC sensors in the distributor are OK. So I guess that narrows it down to the ignitor, coil, cap & rotor. Including loose wires for those things.

 

yO!! i need some help on taking my back stock springs out... i just got some coil overs and droped to front but the back is hella hard to take off.. the allie key broke and the scew is getting striped.. what should i do?..

 

i checked my spark plug wires, and only one was working, i haven't replaced them yet, but i believe thats why no spark, will update situation later after replacement, i wonder if anybody else has come across this before?

 

I've had plug wires go bad before, it's not that rare. Maybe a little strange that 3 of 'em would go at once. Let us know how it goes.

 

I had this problem with my 92 Honda Accord. It would crank but woud not start. I had to change the distributer. Now its like new. It cost me about $350 W/ a discount. Good luck!!!!!! Let me know if thats not it