I have a 92 civic lx that won't start. It all happened when the battery died, took it to a shop and it wasn't rechargable so I replaced it with a new one. While installing the battery the positive terminal ripped off while I was tightening it to the postive post of the battery. I was able to start the car a few times just to check if it really was the battery. For a temp fix until I could get a new terminal I got some aluminum foil and placed it between the terminal and post. Since that temp fix I can't start the car anymore. Got a new terminal and it still won't start. It has a pretty strong crank, new battery, has spark, has fuel but won't start. No error code. I swapped the ignitor and coil from a working cx distributor and it still won't start. Fuses are good cylinders aren't flooded, I'm lost. HELP.

 

I kinda have a feeling it's the ecu. But I don't think it's that too because the check engine light will come on for a few seconds when you turn the key to the on position (that's why I assume the ecu is fine but you know what they say about assumption). I do have a cx and a dx ecu, both m/t and the lx is a/t. Will it start blow up if I swap it to the lx? Just want to double check on this. Thanks.


[Modified by hmonglonertim, 9:02 PM 8/9/2002]

 

if you have fuel and spark then you may have jumped time. just a thought .

 

Do you mean it has fuel presure or that the gauge shows it has fuel.