94 honda civic cranks but won't start?
Gets fuel
has compression
has spark
fuel pump works
main relay good
just replaced distributor
engine is correctly timed.
Was driving vehicle took a right turn and the car shut down. Won't start back up. Thought it was the distributor so I replaced that and still no start. This civic does not have vtec. 16 valve engine
Cranks but won't start any ideas
Some fact here is wrong, if a car is timed plus has air, fuel, and spark it runs.
Go prove that you have fuel and spark again.
Your compression test is not accurate; you need to buy a tester. If the timing belt skipped a link or two, you could get the results you are explaining yet no start. Cam belts need replacing on the required interval. If you pull the plug wires and turn over the engine, you can hear the engine compression. If it spins freely, you have no compression. If it speeds up and slows down repeatedly, you have some cylinders with low or no compression.
This is why I'm so confused. Pulled fuel rail out and flipped over pointing injectors up. Cranked engine and saw fuel spraying out of all 4 injectors. Put those back then removed all spark plugs and placed then in plug wires and laid them on top of valve cover and cranked engine. All spark plugs have a visible spark. I canr prove it has compression as I have no compression tester nut I know what a car with no compression sounds like and this is not sounding like that. Try to cover plug hole with rubber stop and it hisses at me when I turn the engine.
Your quote:
Gets fuel: Does not mean that the pressure is good or not being contaminated or… Old fuel.
Has compression/ Hear hissing sound: Does not mean that the engine has enough compression pressure, timing could be off a couple of teeth or the valves could be bent.
Has spark: Does not mean having strong spark nor the firing order is right.
Fuel pump works: Same as "Has fuel" above: What's the fuel pressure? Check for fuel quality.
Main relay good: How do you know? Read this guide:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/mainrelayoperation/index.html
Just replaced distributor: Does not mean the Igniter/Ignition Control Module, The TDC sensor are good etc
http://easyautodiagnostics.com/honda/2.2L-2.3L/honda-ignition-system-tests-1
Engine is correctly timed: Timing could be off at the cam/crank sprockets. Do you actually look at the marks?
Basically: Give us the readings: In actual/physical numbers. Not by visual/guessing/looking at it. If the engine actually has Spark, Fuel and Air, it should run by then.
Take it to a shop
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