Help, 89 civic not starting

[2002civicLX2002]

so my coworker has an 89 civicLX witht he d15 engine. he has 278,000+ miles on it. for some reason its not starting. we have replaced the spark plugs, the distributer. another co worker said that there is spark out of the coil and at the plugs. any ideas on what might be wrong? thanks in advance.

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[JoeyOKC]

lack of fuel possibly. try taking the outlet line off of the fuel filter(to the engine) and cycling the key to on without cranking. you should see a signifigant amount of fuel come out.


does the engine sound like it's cranking normal?

[2002civicLX2002]

well, we had fuel we could smell and see it on the spark plugs, we also tested the injector and it was good, we saw plenty of fuel. and we also used a fuel injector tester. i pulled the timing belt cover off and the timing bet was cracked in worn, changed that and it started right up. so thank you for your help.

[SI16]

Originally Posted by 2002civicLX2002

so my coworker has an 89 civicLX witht he d15 engine. he has 278,000+ miles on it. for some reason its not starting. we have replaced the spark plugs, the distributer. another co worker said that there is spark out of the coil and at the plugs. any ideas on what might be wrong? thanks in advance.

I had this problem once and even though there was still spark from the coil; the coil wasnt suffecient enough. Once I replaced the coil it ran fine. Are you able to purchase a coil and try it and if it don't work bring it back?

[elusive_da]

check the main felay.... underdash by ur left ankel.... its a small grey box held up with a 12mm bolt.... it has 1 plug with i think 9 wires going to it.... does the check engine light stay on after about 5 sec.? or take ur dizzy off and take it to an auto parts store the should check it for free