ohiomom28

I have a 94 Civic that will not start. We went on vacation and came back to find it wouldn't start. It rained the entire time we were gone, so we dried it out, but still won't start. After 2 or 3 times of trying to start it, the battery dies. We charge it up and try again. The distributor cap was full of oil, so we cleaned that out, but it didn't help. Could it still be the battery. It cranks, just won't start. Help!! I need my car to get to work.

westcoaststyle

If the distributor was full of oil then the contacts could be too messed up and oily to transfer a spark. I'd raplace the cap and rotor and see where you are. You will need to replace the distributor o-ring in the future as that is likely how the oil got in there in the first place.

You need 3 things to start the car:
Fuel
Spark
Air/Compression

Check for which one you don't have and there's your problem.

I'd check the plugs too...

ohiomom28

Cool Thanks. I have my boyfriend checking around on prices for the cap, rotor and plugs.

Thanks! I hope it works.