I have been trying to start my integra for well over a week with no luck. I was stopped at a stoplight and the car suddenly died. It has only started once. Here are the things I have check / replaced already.

Replaced fuel filter and checked fuel pressure. It was at 32 psi after the fuel pump primes. Fuel injectors are working since there is fuel on the spark plugs when I take them out after trying to start it a few times. Replaced distributor cap / rotor / plug wires / plugs. The plugs are firing when I lay them on the valve cover and have my friend start the car. I also took out the main relay and resoldered it and tested it just in case. Removed the timing belt cover and belt looks fine too. Checked all the fuses too just in case. The LED on the ECU blinks once real quick once hte key is turned on. I also checked the resistnace on both the cyl / tdc sensor.

Any other suggestions. Just to make sure I didn't screw up the order on the distributor. The firing order is 1342 right?? The spark plug wire one goes to the plug on the distributor marked with "C" and goes clock wise from there.

The weird thing is that it started once and then never started again when I try to restart it.

thanks much in advance... I am going to give up this weekend if I can't figure it out and take it in. Can't live without the car for too long.

 

could it be your ignitor? or coil? just a thought.

 

if you can tell us what kinds of sounds it makes, if it tries to crank over, does it even make noise (I'm assuming it does if what you said above is true), there is also fuel in the pistons that isn't burning due to the leftover fuel on the plugs. If you can give out sounds from different parts (especially abnormal sounds) that would help a lot. SOunds as if when you stick the plugs into the engine block you ground them out maybe? because it sounds as if their not firing when you put them in... then again maybe your always checking them after fuel injection/before firing...

 

same thing happened to me, i got a rebuilt distributor and the car runs fine now...so yea, check the distributor.

 

I had the same problem on my teg. I pulled out of the garage after changing out my spark plugs and the car just died and would not start. I replaced the Ignition coil and that fixed my problem. Test to see if your spark plugs are getting any spark, if not then this might be your problem. Is the engine trying to turn over and just not starting? The ignition coil cost like $90 at Auto Zone.