cranks but will not fire up

2010 HONDA PILOT
100,000 MILES • 2.0L • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DIGNITYA9
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The car lost power on the highway and i pulled over and turned it off. when restarting the car, it starts but engine would not stay running. i parked the for a very long time, 3 years to be exact. after 3 years i changed the battery, coils and spark plugs. the car cranks but wont fire up after many attempts to start it.
Sep 21, 2019 at 11:11 PM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello,

Okay, first let's make sure that you didn't do any internal engine damage from when you first had the problem. Let's start out by doing a compression check. Here is a link below explaining how to do a compression check:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

Please go through this guide and report back with what you find out. We can go from there with a better understanding of where the internals of your vehicle's engine stands.

Thanks,
Alex
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Sep 22, 2019 at 7:57 AM
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