93 Civic ESi not starting

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Fri 1 Jun 2007 21:40
93 Civic ESi not starting - dan_b
it was starting fine then it took a little longer to start then a little longer an now it won't start at all it is turning over and it is firing but it just won't start does anybody know what this problem would be i have checked all the ht leads and i have put a new rotor arm and a distributor cap on the car but stril won't start if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated cheers
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Sun 3 Jun 2007 00:09
93 civic esi not starting - Chuckie888
Have you checked the coil - is there any spark at the plugs?
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Wed 6 Jun 2007 21:15
93 civic esi not starting - dan_b
yes it is sparkig and fuel is gettin through
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Wed 6 Jun 2007 22:40
93 civic esi not starting - Civic8
Check your ignition timing,then valve timing, when is the cambelt due for change assuming it isnt chain?(not certain on yours).

If all is correct/ok do a compression check.....
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Steve
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Thu 7 Jun 2007 11:13
93 Civic ESi not starting - ludemon
I had a non-starting problem on my 1993 ESi about two years ago. In my case the problem was intermittent and only occurred was the engine was hot. It turned out to be a small electronic unit called Ignition Module located inside the distributor.
Also I had a problem similar to yours on a Prelude and this was caused by a faulty Main Relay. It was cured by dismantling the relay and re-soldering the joints that had stress fractured.
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Thu 7 Jun 2007 18:02
93 Civic ESi not starting - Chuckie888
IF you are sure it's sparking AND fuel is getting through then it's probably a timing issue if cambelt is intact. Ignition module and Main Relay are usually causes of hot start problems. Is the fuel pump priming - 2secs of whirring noise when ignition switched on? After any work on fuel system you must reset the ECU to relearn the idle parameters.

Here's a link for you to check out. en.allexperts.com/q/Honda-Repair-814/index_18.htm
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