Mechanical Problems & Technical Chat - 1990 1.5L Lxi civic - cranks but wont start

Alright, I'm helping out my buddy with his car. It cranks just fine but won't start. I pulled a spark plug, grounded it to the block and it sparks OK, maybe a little weak but very consistent. Checked rotor and it spins, so the timing belt is fine. I replaced the cap, rotor, plugs just to be safe. The coil and ICM were changed less than a year ago.

I cranked the engine about 30 seconds, then pulled a plug and it was not wet at all. No gas smell either. I don't think it's getting fuel. Autozone gave me a 'main relay' and it has 4 prongs and is located under hood, near the air box on the passengers side. I swapped that and it didn't fix the problem.

Does this car have an electric fuel pump? I can't hear one when I turn the key to 'on'. Also, does this have the infamous 'main relay'? I can't seem to find it. I'm confused since this car has the throttle body style injection (dual-point). Any help is much appreciated.

thanks,

Joe

hey man i have the same problem with my car same year but im not geting no spark and there is no power going to the fuel pump i reaplaced the main fuse that is located under your left hand side of the dash board right on the corner begind the ash compartment and the car still the same. well homie hope u find the main relay replay if u got it to work ok.

Check all the fuses, not just the main relay. There is a fuse for, or connected to the fuel pump.

I have the same problem with my 92 lxm my fuel pump work fine,I get good spark.Just will not work

Hi,
I have the same car with 4 speed transmission. It is still running, but I'm curious to know what you would find. The car I had in the past, not a Honda, had bad fuel pump relay. It worked intermittently. When I was troubleshooting this, I located the pump and hot wired it, and engine ran. Thought it might help.

maachan