Engine Will Not Start
Ensure steps for spark and fuel testing in BASIC TESTING article have been performed.
- Check ignition system. See BASIC TESTING article.
- Check fuel pressure. See BASIC TESTING article.
- Check fuel pump (PGM-FI) relay. See BASIC TESTING article.
- Check CKP/TDC/CYP sensor (if equipped). See DTC P0335, P0336, P1336, P1337, P1361, P1362, P1366, P1367, P1381 or P1382 in appropriate TESTS W/CODES article as listed below:
- For Integra, see TESTS W/CODES article.
- For 2.3CL, see TESTS W/CODES article.
- For 2.5CL, see TESTS W/CODES article.
- For 3.0CL, see TESTS W/CODES article.
- For 3.2TL, see TESTS W/CODES article.
- For 3.5RL, see TESTS W/CODES article.
- Check for contaminated fuel.
- Check A/T gear position signal. See VACUUM DIAGRAMS article.
- Test PCM power and ground circuits. See MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) in TESTS W/CODES articles below:
- For Integra, see TESTS W/CODES article.
- For 2.3CL, see TESTS W/CODES article.
- For 2.5CL, see TESTS W/CODES article.
- For 3.0CL, see TESTS W/CODES article.
- For 3.2TL, see TESTS W/CODES article.
- For 3.5RL, see TESTS W/CODES article.
- Other possible causes are engine compression, intake air system leakage, engine locked up, timing belt, starting system, overheating and battery. On 3.5RL, engine will not start if PCM has been replaced and immobilizer code has not been rewritten toit using a Honda PGM tester.