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Is it possible to have an igniter failed without a code 15 or any fault
codes?
My 1991 honda civic won't start and suspect an igniter, but there's no
fault codes

"Steph" <stephber72@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:1146007708.707389.92500@u72g2000cwu.googlegro ups.com:

> Is it possible to have an igniter failed without a code 15 or any fault
> codes?
> My 1991 honda civic won't start and suspect an igniter, but there's no
> fault codes
>
>



Got spark?

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Yes I got sparks, fuel pressure, compression on each cyl
(165 psi) everything is perfect but the car won't start

"Steph" <stephber72@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
news:Xns97B0CD1F3CB19tegger@207.14.113.17:
>
>> "Steph" <stephber72@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:1146007708.707389.92500@u72g2000cwu.googlegro ups.com:
>>
>>> Is it possible to have an igniter failed without a code 15 or any fault
>>> codes?
>>> My 1991 honda civic won't start and suspect an igniter, but there's no
>>> fault codes
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Got spark?
>>
>
>
>
> Yes I got sparks, fuel pressure, compression on each cyl
> (165 psi) everything is perfect but the car won't start
>
>


Check the ignition timing?

Has the timing belt been replaced recently?

Have you checked to make sure the camshaft is turning? (Remove oil filler
cap & look while cranking; do NOT remove dist cap!)

If you've got spark, *and* it's the *right color*, then your igniter is
fine. How did you check for spark?


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Steph wrote:
> Is it possible to have an igniter failed without a code 15 or any fault
> codes?

yes it is. but you say you're getting sparks, so how can it have
failed? how did you test?

> My 1991 honda civic won't start and suspect an igniter, but there's no
> fault codes

if the main relay on this vehicle hasn't been changed or re-soldered,
it's a /very/ likely candidate for failure. it's super-common on hondas
this vintage and doesn't always give a code.

also, check the simple stuff like spark plugs. i was given a free car
one time by someone that had spent a fortune replacing virtually
everything under the hood. a new set of plugs and it worked perfectly.

go to tegger.com and check the no-start faq's. he's got testing data on
there too.

jim beam <nospam@example.net> wrote in
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>
> also, check the simple stuff like spark plugs. i was given a free car
> one time by someone that had spent a fortune replacing virtually
> everything under the hood. a new set of plugs and it worked perfectly.



What he said!

Why didn't I think of that one? Crapped-up plugs won't fire properly.


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