6th GenIn the years from 1996 to 2000 Honda released it's 6th Generation Civic. Chassis codes: EK9, EK4, EK3, EJ6, EJ8, EJ9, EM1
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Changed plugs, started great, quit after 5 mins, now won't start
I have a 2000 Civic Si, no major problems with it. Just changed my cap and rotor (honda parts), wires (NGK) and plugs (NGK Iridium power). I cleaned my battery a bit with some baking soda and water. I have been doing most of my own repairs for 20 years. The car started right up and ran smooth and while I was cleaning up and letting the ECU recalibrate (I had the neg battery wire off previously) the suddenly stopped running. I have not been able to start it since. It turns over real strong but acts like the thing has no spark or fuel.
I did leave off the internal safety shield that used to be in the cap since it made it hard to get at the rotor screw. I assume this just acted as a high voltage safety barrier for the mechanic but has no other function. I recall all the wiring looked real tight to the distributor body, so can't see any issue with leaving it off.
Re: Changed plugs, started great, quit after 5 mins, now won't start
re check all you did. take the dizzy cap off again check the rotor? did u drop the spark plugs in ? or did u place them in with the spark plug socket? pull those out the check.
Re: Changed plugs, started great, quit after 5 mins, now won't start
I was only able to get back to the car at the end of the day. I pulled the dist., the rotor looked fine. I took it off and put the shield back on. Had the neg terminal of the battery off in case the ECU needed to reset. Still does not start.
I put the plugs in with the socket, finger tight and then a half turn. I don't see anything wrong. I did notice that the spark coils only has a spring on it and was wondering if I dropped some other piece that would touch the terminal in the cap. After looking online it doesn't seem so.
I guess I'll buy an OBD-II reader and see if anything pops up.
Like I said, it ran for 5 mins real smooth so this is bizarre. I called my mechanic and he said the computer shouldn't shut things down if there is anything weird and the only thing he could think of is a broken rotor, which it is not.
The car has been running pretty well for years and I doubt something unrelated happened coincidentally.
