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Tiny
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Bought my daughter a 1999 honda prelude auto trans. Vtech, she left lights on and battery died, jumped battery was fine for few days, the battery was deas again &wouldnt hold a charge, bought a new battery, had to recode for radio to work, ran for a week then check engine light went on and ran rough, codes said misfire on 4 and 1. Did tune up ran for 2 days the just wouldnt start, Replaced iginition coils, added new distributor, but no spark for engine to turn over. Anyoneone have any ideas?
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 AT 7:59 AM

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Tiny
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No spark for engine to turn over. Is that indicating that the engine cranks over but doesn't start? And is there now spark to the plugs?
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 AT 8:26 AM
Tiny
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Yes, crank s but no spark to turn over. There is spark to the plugs
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 AT 8:33 AM
Tiny
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I take it no CEL came on. The spark is a strong blue spark? All cylinders are getting the spark? The cylinders are getting fuel?
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 AT 8:41 AM
Tiny
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Sorry just talked to my son who said its getting fuel but whole system getting no spark.(As u can tell Im a mom who knows NOTHING about cars. LOL)
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 AT 8:49 AM
Tiny
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OK Mom, does the car have a distributor? If so, is there spark from the coil? If there is a distributor it is probably located inside the distributor. Spark out of coil replace the distributor cap and rotor. No spark out of the coil check if 12 volts to the coil. If 12 volts but no output replace the coil.
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 AT 9:16 AM
Tiny
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We already replaced the distuributor and coil, whole system still not getting a spark. Car turns over but theres no spark to start it
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 AT 10:02 AM
Tiny
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There was no CEL? I am now pointing to a sensor. You have already replaced the camshaft position sensor when you did the distributor. Grab a Haynes manual for the car and it covers the crankshaft position sensor. That one is located down behind the timing cover on the bottom of the engine behind the harmonic balancer. That is the big pulley on the crankshaft.
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 AT 10:22 AM
Tiny
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Is it possible its the ECU? They hooked a a small clear bosch button thing that is suppose to light up when it gets power, and it doesnt light up. Could it all have started from the battery dying. Then all the msfire codes?
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Thursday, July 5th, 2007 AT 10:47 AM

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