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Yeah I didn't think to check the plugs, cos the last time i checked them not long ago, they were fine and clean cos i only replaced them a few months ago. Well, just goes to show, check EVERYTHING...

WooohooOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! finally got it going..

Definitely flooded it. The plugs were covered in fuel, I cleaned it all up and put them back in.. cranked it with pedal to the medal and after a...

28894 could this be why? They were pretty moist too

Oh!! do you mean before i start it? do i need to disconnect the wires to it first?

And the timing gun is required for adjusting the timing after i retard it is what i mean :)

I'll check for spark and check spark plugs tonight. Looks like i have to get a timing gun from some where if I am going to retard the timing.. Anyone living in melbourne's west want to help with this...

Yeah it cranks, but won't start. Fuel pump is good, I can hear it priming like normal. Injectors are ticking away so their working. I really don't know what else it could be now. I've checked...

ok I've just about had it with this car. I can't believe a small fix for oil seals could cause such grief. I swapped over the dizzy and was hoping it'd be it, but nooooo stupid thing didnt start.
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cheers, I've already got another dizzy which looks better condition than mine.. i'll swap it out tonight. Only problem is, i have not got a timing gun and the new (secondhand) dizzy doesnt have...

So, I also read on on another forum that the CEL staying on, means there are no fault codes to report. hmmmm Anyhow, I gave up and got a second hand dizzy on the weekend, will install it tonight and...

OK i think i will have a check tonight. Cant see how that could have happened lol. I unplugged the dizzy before i removed it. hmmmm

Yeah i will be going down to Jolly's you pull it this weekend and getting one of one of the civic they have.

Out of curiosity last night, I tried to do the ECU fault code testing. So, i go and...

No, if I did, i'd probably be in hospital.

Anyhow, I've since realised that I have got the part name all wrong... Its actually the Crank Angle Sensor that sits inside the dizzy on these bloody...

So... after some thinking, I tried to do some test again last night. Hooked up a test light to the positive battery terminal, probed the negative terminal on the coil and cranked it. I got nothing,...

I guess i can try it rotating it 180 degrees and slotting it back in. How much damage can this cause? lol

I marked the timing before i took it off and put it back in the exact same position. I thought it can be only put back one way though? it wouldn't go in if you turn it 180 degrees would it?

well, it wasn't me that deleted it... I managed to you tube it and tested the coil. That looks to be sparking fine, but given these distributors are a tad different inside than any of the civics they...

Any other idea guys? want to avoid spending more money if it isn't the issue i guess.

how can i test if its the coil?

:) let me re-phrase, I'm 100% sure the leads are plugged in correctly. I only tried to start it twice and got worried i'd do more damage if I had kept trying.

I marked out the position and when I...

Hi guys,

got a bit of a problem and really need some advice on getting my car going again.

Its a d16y4 engine and had oil leaking from the distributor. So... I decided to take it a part change...

hey mate, did what you suggested over the weekend, and the sound miraculously disappeared :p . Still beats me as to why the bolt doesnt fit snug into the bush.

Sorry Guys, been a bit busy, i'll have to remove the control arm this weekend to take some photos, and a video if i can.

I replaced the bushes and ball joint, and because it was making the noises, I purchased a whole new arm with new ball joint and bushes. Put it in and it was still the same.
I was wondering if the...

hmmm I changed the bushes, simple as that. Bushes were apparently the correct ones for the car, so yeah.. beats me..

Need some advice guys.

I've recently changed the bushes on my upper control arms and forgot to check that the bolts that hold the control arm in, fit snug inside the bushes.

Anyhow, I...