Engine just dies (+ good troubleshooting info)

lil flip · January 2006

I have a problem w/ my wagon. Like the title says...the engine just dies for no reason. There is lots of gas in the tank and no engine light comes on. The engine is not overheating or anything like that. I think there is no spark but im not sure. I've already changed the distributor. I've noticed that when i took off the distributor cab that there was quite a bit of oil in it. Is this normal? It ran fine for a while but then it died on me again. Im not really mechanically inclined. So any help would be appreaciated. Thanx.

marc-111 · January 2006

when you removed the distributor oil would really come out of it, it's normal

but when you put the new distributor did you put it on TDC? i had the same problem before then i put it on TDC and put the dizzy back and the car starts fine now

SiWagon · January 2006

I think he's talking under the cap not the dstrbtr.shaft.Was the oil from the 1st dstrbtr or the new dstrbtr?

akiraboy · January 2006

this could be a few problems but mainly if you are seeing oil in the cap I would check the distributor seal 1st, replace if necessary

mrwagovan · January 2006

that shit happened to me..i decided one day to change my cap and rotor and found out how hard it was to get that 1 stinkin' screw out from the rotor..then after i finally got it out and plugged the 2 connectors back in, one of them decides to fall out on me when i'm racing against some dude in a brand new Range Rover..i make it half way across the light and my car shudders and all the lights in my panel shut down.

check the connectors.

SiWagon · January 2006

The prob is trying to figure out what system is causing the prob.

davens · January 2006

So you're working with a known good distributor? That's actually a real good place to start on a no start issue. The igniter tends to go bad.

Next thing to check is the Main Relay. Here's a good run down:
http://honda.hybrids.jp/tech/parts/main_relay.shtml

Those are the two most common culprits and doing them first is really just a shortcut. If neither helps, you should do the standard no start diagnostic. Check for:
air - easiest...is the intake tract clear?
fuel - is the fuel pump priming? Is there fuel pressure at the fuel rail?
spark - pull a spark plug wire, test for spark
timing - check the cam timing to verify everything is sync'd.

Here's a good read on Honda no starts:
http://autorepair.about.com/cs/troubles ... 10301a.htm

Haydz · January 2006

Good troubleshooting info.

nastynate · February 2006

if you have an aftermarket tachometer it could be fucking up your coil. Otherwise i would look into that oil problem.

blaqman · February 2006

I would also advise puting blue locktite on the screw that holds the rotor inside the dizzy. Mine came off and my car died on the way to valentine day dinner. Was sooo gay! Had to catch a cab the rest of the way cuz it was dark out and i had no tools on me.

As far as checking the main relay just have someone turn your key 2 clicks forward while you listen under the rear seat for the fuel pump. You should hear it for about 4 seconds. If you hear t turn on...move on it is not your main relay.

wagovan man · March 2006

alrighty........ i have had a hell of a time trying to fix my damn wagon from when it would start and die and stuff like that. here are the things to check if your car is doing such thing

1- after car dies look at the ecu and see what code it is blinkin
2- check ignitor
3-coil
4-fuel pump
5-main relay
6-tps sensor
7-idle air control valve
8-fuel filter
9-any loose conections on the dizzy or inside the dizzy

thats all i check on my car and sure enough it was one of the probs, thought it might help some people out with there startin probs. add on if u know of anymore that might cause such a thing. mine was the idle air control valve and the tps sensor

Engine just dies (+ good troubleshooting info)

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