wildcard007

I have a 2001 Honda Civic EX which had the D17A2 Engine with a rod knock. So me and a buddy grabbed a Engine from the local junkyard. It happened to be the D17A1 Block from a LX. After reading a bunch of the forums it appeared that as long as we kept the Head from my EX (VTec) and since my ECU is a EX (VTec) it would work. So we got a D17A1 Block with my D17A2 Head back in the car, everything is hooked back up. Were getting the engine to crank but not start. We checked fuel lines and fuel is pumping to it. When we try to start it after theres a bunch of clicking on the passenger side which i assume is probably the computer. We tried pulling the ECU fuse to reset the computer along with most fuses under the hood. Before the swap the car started fine just had a terrible knock. Any ideas?

mikey1

compression test?

spark test?

those would be my next two steps.....fuel wont do any good without a spark

Aetoc

iTrader: (1)

Yea check for spark to start...but clicking from the passenger side is likely from the main relay, meaning it's either fried, or there's a bad ground somewhere, or both. Check all of the grounds in the engine bay and make sure they are all good, then check the main relay next to the ecu behind the glove box and make sure it is good, if all the grounds seem fine.

wildcard007

I did a compression test which tested to 180 psi so i think thats pretty good

i got a Spark tester and tested the coils and got no spark which i mean we all kinda assumed that here that it was a spark issue but i tried some different coils still no spark

Grounds look good

wildcard007

Replaced the PCM relay still not starting anyone got any more ideas?