My 1996 Honda Civic has no spark

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Asked by HondaJDM Oct 19, 2018 at 03:49 PM about the 1996 Honda Civic CX Hatchback

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The car cranks, it has a new distributor, spark
plug wires, spark plugs and still no spark. I
checkd the main relay and it’s clicking and
the fuel pump is also working. Checked the
cable from the ignition switch to the
distributor and it’s getting 12volts, all the
fuses are also good. If anyone had the same
problem and found a solution I’d appreciate it
if they could help me. By now I’m thinking is
the ECU but I’m open to suggestions.

4 Answers

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The igniter is not pulsing when I crank, the test light just shuts off.

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Also checked the resistance in the terminals of the coil and it’s within specs.

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Yesterday it started and it worked fine. But went to start it again today and same thing again no pulse from the igniter.

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On this test I found online it says to check for continuity between the blue wire and the ignition housing and I don’t have continuity. Could that be the cause?

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