Sorry, i searched and nothing with my problem came up. 2000 Civic Si B16A2....Drove somewhere got out and when i came back the car wouldnt start. I have 40Psi of fuel going into rail and also verified fuel in rail. I checked for spark and found that it s getting spark here and there. I replaced with good coil and replaced with different ignitor......same thing.....tried new plugs.......No CEL or check engine light is on........im stumped. New cap and rotor as well. if anyone can help id appreciate it.

 

bump.....come on someone has to have had a similar prob?

 

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have you changed your ecu at all recently or are you stil running the Si coupe ecu ?

 

You need to go into a little more detail. What do you hear when you turn the key?

 

are your injectors ok? try shooting some lubricated starting fluid on your intake filter, that way you know if youve got spark you have air and fuel for a short minute, if it starts and dies quickly your lacking fuel...

 

I had a similar problem with my wife's accord....it was the main relay under the dash what a basterd to change, now I don't know if that is what's wrong with your's but it would be something to check....your's might be under the hood?

 

the car gets fuel...............fuel pump comes on, and the pressure guage reads 40 Psi. Plus i had the fuel rail damper off and fuel ran out. I said it gets intermittent spark.....and sometimes no spark at all........i swapped coil, and ignitor and still same problem. i doubt its main relay being thats for the fuel pump right? this is a spark issue. No Cels at all. Yes, this is the stock ECU that came with the Si.

 

Check your distributor. If possible, change out with another that is good and see if the car starts or if it's doing the same thing.

 

When you turn the ignition do you hear a clicking sound?

Does the motor sound like it WANTS to turn over?

 

motor cranks over fine..............everything works...........it just doesnt get a good spark to the plug. I already swapped for a known good Module/Ignitor and a another known good coil. The plug doesnt show a spark when out of cylinder, but one spark showed when i put a screw driver in boot and put near a good ground and that was it. Once again no engine codes what so ever.

 

You could have a bad ground....

 

possible, but this is a 2000 vehicle, not very old and always garage kept......dont see how a ground could go bad. Engine only has 57K on it.

 

I don't either, but stranger things have happened to mcuh newer cars.

 

When you pull a spark plug, do you smell fuel in the cylinder? Do you have a Helm manual and did you go through the test procedure on the distributor (with a voltmeter)?

 

bump.... i have a similar problem with my car havent driven it in 3months. at first i thought it was my wiring harness but im starting to lean towards the distributor now.

How do you check for a bad ground?

 

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got enough fuel in the gas tank ?

 

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hi katmans.

 

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First thing I would check.
After that, how good was it running when you last shut it off, (timing adjustment)?

 

yup....timing might have jumped

 

yes, i smell fuel when plug is out, and yes, the fuel is full in tank..........ran fine when shut off. If it did jump timing it should still put spark out. I used a Fluke meter to measure the resistance of the coil and the Ignitor.......?

 

Does that fluke meter measure firing kv (killivolts)?
and if so what was ur firing kv?

 

I didnt measure KV on the on the output, i only measured internal resistance. but its obvious if i dont see spark but once in a while out the plug.

 

Call Honda and see if your car falls under the "Ignition Switch" recall program.....3gdude

 

The rotor on the dizzy is good? Not too much wear?

Good point on the grounds. Check it at the battery and cylinder head.

 

you're injectors are probably not operating, check for proper cpu ground and that all your fuses are good. Do you have the OEM security system working properly?
Maybe someone tried to steal it and failed look for some cut wiring under the dash.
The best way is to get the diagnostic trouble codes out of it. The hit or miss approach is just wasting money and time.