i have a 98 civic ex and it doesnt seem to want to start anymore. When I try to start the car it makes the winding up sound, but does not seem to want to start. im not really sure how to explain it but its sorta like when u start up a car regularly, everything seems right and sounds right but it just wont start. can anybody help me find the solution?

>i just replaced my spark plug and cable, and checked my starter. but it still wouldnt start.

 

Did you reattach the spark plug wires in the proper order? Check whether any fuses are blown in the under-hood and -dash fuse boxes.

When you turn the key to ON without cranking the engine, do you hear the low humming sound of the fuel pump priming for a couple of seconds? If so, check for spark. Remove a plug wire and insert a good plug in the end of the wire. Have a buddy crank the engine while you ground the plug threads against a convenient metallic engine part. You should see a bright spark at the tip. Repeat for each plug wire. If you lack spark, you might have a bad coil or igniter unit in the distributor or a snapped timing belt.

If the fuel pump is priming and there is spark, check whether the timing belt slipped a few teeth.

 

dam. theres no spark so im guessing its the coil or igniter,i guess imma have to get new ones. thanks for the help.

 

You might want first to check whether the timing belt snapped. Pull the distributor cap off and have a buddy crank the engine. If the rotor doesn't spin, then the timing belt may have snapped.

 

oh, saweet, thanks for the help again.

 

sometimes if there is no sparks, then the coil could need to be replaced

 

hope u got ur car running again i had same problem just for taking out a plug while it was on then shut off and that was that good luck

 

change the distributor,that was happening with my civic,it would sometimes just turn off while driving,and wouldnt turn on,changed the distributor and fixed that.