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Old 11-Sep-2012, 10:22 PM
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i currently have a stock B20 in an EK, i drove my car to work one day and my gas was low, like empty, so after work i got in my car to go home and it wouldnt start. I went over to the gas station and got gas, and the car still wouldnt start, i changed the distributor, spark plugs, checked all the fuses and my car still wont start. The egnition turns and it sounds like it wants to start but it just wont catch. Does anyone have any advice on what i should do? its been a week and i miss my car!!
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Originally Posted by Jdm_wife
i currently have a stock B20 in an EK, i drove my car to work one day and my gas was low, like empty, so after work i got in my car to go home and it wouldnt start. I went over to the gas station and got gas, and the car still wouldnt start, i changed the distributor, spark plugs, checked all the fuses and my car still wont start. The egnition turns and it sounds like it wants to start but it just wont catch. Does anyone have any advice on what i should do? its been a week and i miss my car!!
Turn the key to the "running" position, but do not start it. Listen carefully to hear the *click* of the main relay and you should also hear a buzzing sound of the fuel pump running. It will only do this for 3-5 seconds, so listen carefully. If you hear the click but no pump, your fuel pump is probably toast. If you hear no click and no pump, it's most likely your main relay. That is a common issue with 90's era civics.

Good luck, let us know what you find.
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