what i need to do to fix my car

1993 ACURA INTEGRA
300,000 MILES
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BINX5710
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I went to work one day and my car started skipping. I pull the plug wires off one at a time to see if that change anything, but it did not. Then it shut off and will not crank up. I replaced the fuel pump and fuel filter. Still nothing, so i done a compression test and it had 55psi on cylinders. Someone told me to replace the timing belt. So I replaced the timing belt and still nothing. Is there a specific way to put the timing belt on. Or do I need to replace the motor. Also I have spark and fuel it just don't want to run.
Nov 9, 2011 at 8:47 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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It only has 55psi of compression? Is that on each cylinder?
Nov 9, 2011 at 8:50 PM
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Yes on all four.
Nov 10, 2011 at 5:17 PM
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That compression is too low to run the engine.
Nov 10, 2011 at 5:35 PM
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i have not done the compression test after i put the timing belt on. I wondering if it bent a valve, when it shut off it made a pop noise then it wouldn't crank up.
Nov 10, 2011 at 10:56 PM
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Very possible. Recheck compression. It needs to be higher than 55psi for the engine to run.

Let me know what you find.
Nov 10, 2011 at 11:01 PM