1998 Acura CL Repair Question
Mileage: 120,000 miles.
Acura CL Timing belt Problem
Answer
Which engine do you have?
If the serpentine belt or timing belt had gone bad, the crank sensor could be affected causing a no spark condition.
It is an h22a1 and i dont know if the timing belt broke for sure or not. but the other serpentine belts didnt i could see that. it started after it died, but when i revved it to like 2500rpms, it died and wouldnt start after that
I don't think this is the original engine type for your vehicle and the layout could be different from the standard CL. This is a Prelude engine and components layout could be different from the CL 2.3L.
You would have to start with basics. No spraks can be due to a faulty crank sensor, distributor, ignition coil or a bad timing belt. Ensure the distributor rotor is turning when engine is being cranked.
I know that's not the original motor. It has been professionally swapped to an h22. But I was told that if I. Snapped thetiming belt or fried the distributor it can make my crank sensor go all weird and it will go into a no spark mode. Is this true? At all?
Yes, without the timing belt, the distributor would not be turning and you won't get any sparks.
Remove the distributpor cp and crank the engine to see if the rotor turns.