car cranks wont start

[hondapowerb16a2]

My car wont start it just cranks. i checked the fuel and its getting presure at the hose by the filter and i checked for spark and it was really weak. I tried replacing the distributor coil and it didnt fix it, i tryed replacing the ignition control module and it didnt fix it. what else could it be? it ran fine then sat 1 year and is now doing this. i need to get it fixed asap. car is not throwing a check engine lite or anything either.

 

[whiterabbit06]

Try cleaning the plugs if that still doesn't work try new plug wires then new plugs.

 

[hondapowerb16a2]

plugs are good and wires are ok it is getting weak spark right off the distributor to the wire. i took one wire right off the distributor and put it up to the distributor to check the spark and its a slow thin spark with no snapping noise my other civic the spark is faster bigger and snaps loud this one is not like that.

 

[Kanned]

Hmmm. Try disconnecting the grounds and resurfacing them? I had a recent problem similar to yours with a truck not too long ago and that's what I did. I also added an extra ground for shits and giggles.... works great now.

 

[N/A b18c1]

It sat for 1 whole year..? re-check you coil agian....your probably not even getting spark if you getting fuel and cranks.....!

 

[hondapowerb16a2]

yeah i put in new gas and i am getting fuel and i check the spark and it was really weak so i replaced the coil and the ignition control module and it didnt change. the plugs are new and the wires are in good shape is there anything i am missing or is the whole distributor junk. is there anything else that would cause weak spark? i checked the spark right off the cap to the wire and it was weak there so wires/plugs havent even come in to play yet it is weak right off the distributor.

 

[killercannible]

Sat for a year huh, I would check compression on the cylinders. Sometimes when cars sit for a long time the oil dries up around the rings and you loose compression. Kinda like washing out the rings when flooding an engine. However i have only seen this happen on a volvo, the solution there was to add a cap of oil to each cylinder and try again.