Cranks but wont fire iM getting fuel, its cranking good?

HIM7CKY

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1990 HONDA CIVIC
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
240,000 MILES

My 1990 civic lx will not start. Im getting fuel, its cranking good, and I have spark. All fuses are good. I put new plugs in last year. I have an oil leak that is getting into one of the plugs but I have pulled them and cleaned them all well and last year when I replaced the plugs there was oil in the same one but it has never caused a problem. This car has never had a problem before with starting. My intake is clear and so is the exhaust. I do not have a muffler though. It rusted off a few months ago and I have not had time to get a new one installed, so I am running straight piped. Please, if you can help I would greatly appreciate it. My girlfriend and I both work full time and are full time students in college and we share the car so it is something we need to fix asap.

Thursday, December 13th, 2007 AT 2:02 PM

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PEAR69

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If your getting fuel and spark the engine should start or at-least try to start. How do you know you have spark and fuel? Also have the ignition control module tested at autozone or a place like that. They will test this for free. This may be the problem.

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Thursday, December 13th, 2007 AT 8:43 PM

KEN L

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I have seen the engine have spark but the ignition rotor shorts out so it does not get to the speak plugs, I would get a new cap and ignition rotor, and please go over this video to see if it helps.

https://youtu.be/lXLJbuAZ4CE?si=Vx530bphPFxjIHhp

Please go over this guide and get back to us.

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Thursday, September 19th, 2024 AT 3:03 PM