daredevils

i have a civic 1997 si coupe, the car cranks over but won't start, i noticed that the plugs have no spark either...can anyone plz help....thanks a bunch!!!!

chops3266

this will sound stupid but try push starting the car and see i have the same problem with my civic and no one can figure out wats wrong with it i've tried ecu, dizzy,plugs wires, and i have fuel even but it only happens once in a while but if i push start it works fine

daredevils

a friend of mine told me to change the ignition module , i wonder if that's the problem for both of us...

jamie1985

probably your distributor

cutsheal5

It's the internal coil in the distributer just replace the distributer and you will be on your way that's the number one Honda along with fuel pump relays

cutsheal5

Chops3266 my best guess is you have low voltage to your fuel injection box

civicEJ1

iTrader: (2)

no spark change ur dizzy it should work...not sayin that a bad dizzy is the only reason that would cause no spark but id say is the most common

b16v-tech

try the starter relay by fuse panel hit hit mine does same thing some times an i hit it an it starts

cutsheal5

That's called the main relay and the reason it starts after you kick it is because it trips the fuel pump better change it soon before your lucky kick runs out

NorthernEG

Ive alomost run into the same prob and it ended up bein my dizzy, had to replace it twice, usually cause of the igniter in it. But the car wouldnt bumb start either so it is prolly your main relay. Funny story the last time my car wouldnt start i was about the change the dizzy cause no spark and it ended up being 5 wires at the coolant temp sensor on the thermo housing had "come apart", they almost looked cut.

cutsheal5

Yeah For most of you that dont know and or are new at this if you ever get in your car and try to start it and notice that its taken a little longer to fire up that normal your distributor will most likely crap out in the next couple trys

redwards

get a multimeter and test the dizzy before you buy anything. does the car drive normally after the push start?