Car will not start

BRAD WEBER

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1988 HONDA ACCORD
2.0L
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
66,000 MILES

I drove my car home from work one night and it made fine, but the next morning it wouldn't start. I'm pretty sure the battery isn't dead and I'm about to change the spark plugs and do a tune-up to see if that fixes it. If not I'm trying to figure out if the timing belt could broken or if it could be a fuel pump/filter issue.

Friday, June 21st, 2019 AT 8:01 PM

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SCGRANTURISMO

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Hello,

When you try to start your vehicle what does it do? Does the engine crank and try to start? Does it click? Does it click like a machine gun? Or does it do nothing when you try to start it? Please get back to us with the answer and we can go from there?

Thanks,
Alex
2CarPros

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 AT 11:16 AM

BRAD WEBER

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It cranks and tries to start, I just replaced the spark plugs, wires, ignition coil, distributor cap and button. It still won't start though.

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 AT 11:16 AM

SCGRANTURISMO

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Hello again,

This could be a problem with your vehicle's Crank Angle Sensor (CKP). It is located on the distributor end of the engine. I have included a diagram in the diagrams down below of the location of your vehicle's CKP. I have also included a couple of links below for you to go to.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-crankshaft-sensor
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/crankshaft-angle-sensor-replacement

Please go through these guides and get back to us with how everything turns out.

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Alex
2CarPros

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