Alright, my friend just called me and he accidently started his car with the spark plug wires unplugged. He said he tried again after plugging them back in but it just cranks over.

He doesn't have a ht username so I'm posting it for him. Does anyone have any ideas on what to do though? Thanks

 

He tried priming the fuel pump so I'm thinking maybe we should disconnect the battery since maybe the ECU noticed something was wrong.

 

does he have spark? if not check the rotor in the distributor it might be burnt

 

He doesn't know how to check for spark since he just bought a car for driving and not tinkering. I'm heading over there tonight when he gets back from a doctors appointment but plan on checking it. At least I have a few spare rotors just in case. Thanks for the idea, I appreciate it

 

also could have a damaged icm

 

That would suck. I only have 1 spare since I gave one to my other friend. I'm gonna bring my new obd-2 dizzy and try it out

 

i can send you some test info for testing the icm and coil in 1 easy test

drop me a email
dinotapia@sbcglobal.net

 

what year civic ? more info please

 

thanks, I appreciate it man! I'll send you my email right now

 

no problem also send car info

 

oh alright. I will re send again, my bad.

 

Thanks dtapia! Got the email. They're really informative and looks easy.

 

very easy all you need is a dvom

 

most likely a coil. but have seen some icm fail

 

come on people the guy probly put the spark plug wires on in the incorrect order

 

yeah the order is probably wrong

 

good call i didnt see the part he had the plug wires off i thought he had a single wire off my bad =(

 

good news everyone. I followed those instructions you sent me dtapia and the coil pack was bad. I replaced it and the car is now running smooth. Thanks for all your help everyone. My friend may not work on cars much, but he knows about the firing order and where all the wires go lol.

 

glad it worked out.