My 92 civic wont start. Help please

Ecko151

New Member
Ok I'm new to this. But I always look on this site to trouble shoot my car. First let me explain what happen. i turn my car on in the morning to let it warm up. i go inside. when i come back out to go to work i had to drive over a pile of snow. my tire spins and i stall out. i go to crank it but it wouldn't turn over. I have a 92 Honda civic ex 1.5 by the way.. I been trouble shooting for quite some time now and came with some possibility s on what it can be. I tested the coil pack- good. I tested the thing inside the distributor (forgot what it's called) but its connected to the coil pack and has 5 wires hooked up to it. And it was good. I replaced the rotor, and rotor cap. Spark plugs and cables. All good. I check for fuel, got it. Check for spark. Have that as well. I seen on here people saying it could be my ECU or MAP. But everyone says that the check eng. light would come on and stay on. But it shuts off. I tested the MAP and got the right readings. I check for compression. Good. The next thing I'm checking is the crank sen. But won't be able to check that until Friday. (Because of work) well if the crank sen. I's good, what else could it be?... Like i said it cranks but wont turn over (start). I'm running out of ideas.. Please help..
 

RonJ

Banned
Is spark bright white at all 4 spark plugs?

Will the engine start with starting fluid?

Did you check the mechanical timing?

What were the cylinder compression numbers?
 


Ecko151

New Member
The spark is nice and bright, and even with the starting fluid it won't start.the compression my friend did it by the book wile I was at work and he said it was right on the target. This is getting really Frustrating because I been working in cars for a wile now but yet I can't seem to fuger this out..
 

Ecko151

New Member
Ron J, thank you very much for your help. I went and retryed a few things that my friend did and not me and now I have a new issue. Everything is good what I said before but one. Come to find out I have no spark. I'm working in it right now to see what it can be. But if any one has any pointers I'm all ears!!
 


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