Civic wont turnover i need HELP!

Alrighty so a break down of my civic

91 Civic wagon
D15
5 speed
no engine mods
no CELs

Well i started having problems with it a month ago on a trip around town it bogged for a quick second then came back alive.. no biggie. a couple days later it did it again.. turned off for 5 seconds had some trouble starting but fired right back up.. did that alot over the next couple days.. always when the engine is hot... never a problem when its cold. So i was driving back on the freeway one night and BAM stopped... i pulled over on the side, waited a bit nothing just cranks.. so i did the usal pulled the spark plugs.. check the fuel filter.. and changed the main relay nothing! so i got it towed home were it sits now.. over the last 3 weeks i have tinkering with it trying to find a problem or solution..the first thing i did was check for spark.. nothing. so i took the dizzy apart, and noticed the rotor had some play so i put everything back together.. and tried starting it. it took 3 tries but finally started right up! so i took it for a drive 5min into the drive it started puttering and cutting out so i turned around and headed home.. i had to keep the RPM full throttle to keep it running and it died a mile away from my house so i pushed it home. This time i was pissed, so i took everything apart the dizzy.. the grounds. the valve cover off nothing everything looked alright... well put it back together and nothing the battery was dead.. so in the process of the last week i have bought new spark plugs.. new grounds... tired a new battery.. the ECU blinks once when first on so im guessing no codes?? the Fuel filter prime's and there is fuel pressure. i bought a new rotor for it and ignition coil. I installed it all and tried starting it.. it caught and fired but died within 2 secs... tried again and fired and died immediately.. so now im stumped.. im pissed and i really need my wagon to work cause i need to give my loaner car back.. PLZ if anyone has any info or help on this i would greatly appreciate it..

-John B.

Comments

  • JakerJaker familEE
    If it were my car, I'd try a new ignitor next.
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    I'd check for fuel pressure once it's running as well. Your whole scenario sounds like lil'ghost's car, (which I just dragged home to my place today) I'll let you know what I find...
  • ls_ef_juggalols_ef_juggalo New Wagonist
    i would say try the ignitor also i replaced my wagos not that long ago and it was doin about the same random die and no start also
  • unlimited02unlimited02 Senior Wagonist
    yep i would say ignitor and maybe main relay...
  • SocalwagonSocalwagon New Wagonist
    Alrighty you guys are AWESOME!!! i took the timing belt off and re-did the timing.. i dont know why i did but i felt like getting it out of the way. Anyway also bought a new ignitor while i was at it... did the 5min install.. went to fire it up and CHA-CHING worked like a charm. Took it for a drive and everything seemed to be working fine, well the auto-seatbelts still dont work but whatever... im super happy :)

    -Thanks for all the help
    -John B.
  • ls_ef_juggalols_ef_juggalo New Wagonist
    glad to help point you in the right direction
  • udubrx7udubrx7 Senior Wagonist
    Just to add some more info for anybody who finds this by searching in the future.... My car had a similar problem but it would run fine with a full tank of gas. As soon as it got below 3/4 of a tank it would start acting up. If the level of gas in your tank is correlated to your problems, drop the tank and check the sock filter on your fuel pump. The inside of my gas tank was covered in rust and the sock filter was caked with rust dust.
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