i got a 90 civic hatchback and the other day i drove it to work in the morning and then back home and it ran and started like it always has so then later that day i went to go out and it didnt start it just keeps turning over and over so i pulled the sparks out and they were all filled with oil so i got new ones and put them in and nothing happend just keeps turning over i also took the valve cover off and check those seals and there as good as new but when i pulled the sparks i didnt smell gas or anything on them does any one kno what the problem would be????

 

you need 3 things to have a motor run
Compression
Fuel
Spark

assuming you have compression do you hear your fuel pump click on and off? that is where i would start if you have fuel move onto spark. try sticking a screw driver in the plug wire then find a good ground and NO your hand isnt a good ground. if you have spark it could be timing if you dont have spark then go buy a dizzy i have one if you wanna buy it.

 

aight man thanks for the thoughts and help i appreciate it a LOT! idk if i have compresion tho i cant find a guage anywere and the honda specialist around me is on vacation so ill test the wires and also me and my cousn were thinking it could also be the injectors cuz that what the code were saying so time going to buy a throttle body today to see if that works

 

a throttle body is not going to fix that problem. do a compression test first and find out if you are getting fuel. the oil on plugs is not normal either. i would locate the source of that problem asap.

 

Wal-Mart sells compression testers for $20.

 

[QUOTE=tomsterme and my cousn were thinking it could also be the injectors cuz that what the code were saying so time going to buy a throttle body today to see if that works [/QUOTE]

I assume you're getting a code 16? ( It would have been nice to include that information for people like me who hate to click on posts with headers like "HELP", "Question", etc, It's just poor etiquet to assume your problem is more more important than anyone else's)

Anyway, if it's a code 16, resolder or replace the main relay. And don't waste your money on a new throttle body. It has nothing to do with injector codes.