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Steph - 26 Apr 2006 00:28 GMT

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

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TeGGeR® - 26 Apr 2006 01:09 GMT

> 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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Steph - 26 Apr 2006 01:15 GMT

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

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TeGGeR® - 26 Apr 2006 02:13 GMT

> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in

news:Xns97B0CD1F3CB19tegger@207.14.113.17:

>>> Is it possible to have an igniter failed without a code 15 or any fault
>>> codes?
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> 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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jim beam - 26 Apr 2006 02:55 GMT

> 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.

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TeGGeR® - 26 Apr 2006 03:21 GMT

> 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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