Engine problem
1994 Honda Accord 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Manual 140k miles
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I have a 1994 Honda Accord LX (5spd) that i recently purchased from a friend of mine. Now, upon purchase, he explained to me that I would need a tune-up (plugs, wires) and that he thought the valve cover gasket had been leaking onto the plugs/wires. The car was sitting for about a week or two in cold NY temperatures and when I went to start it, it cranked but didnt start. It still will not start!
I checked the distributor cap and rotor and they look fine (although underneath the cap there is a black casing of some sort that hinders the removal of the bolt that holds the rotor in place.....????).
I am swayed to the plugs and such needing to be changed but It is cranking but just wont seem to start! What do you suggest is the problem?
Furthermore, I tried to go and check the plugs but when I pulled the wire from its engine housing, I saw no plug just the long extension of the rubber wire boot (looked a little gnarled) with oil on it and oil inside of the spark plug housing.
Do you think that this is truly the result of the valve cover gasket leak?
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1994 Honda Accord 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Manual 140k miles
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I have a 1994 Honda Accord LX (5spd) that i recently purchased from a friend of mine. Now, upon purchase, he explained to me that I would need a tune-up (plugs, wires) and that he thought the valve cover gasket had been leaking onto the plugs/wires. The car was sitting for about a week or two in cold NY temperatures and when I went to start it, it cranked but didnt start. It still will not start!
I checked the distributor cap and rotor and they look fine (although underneath the cap there is a black casing of some sort that hinders the removal of the bolt that holds the rotor in place.....????).
I am swayed to the plugs and such needing to be changed but It is cranking but just wont seem to start! What do you suggest is the problem?
Furthermore, I tried to go and check the plugs but when I pulled the wire from its engine housing, I saw no plug just the long extension of the rubber wire boot (looked a little gnarled) with oil on it and oil inside of the spark plug housing.
Do you think that this is truly the result of the valve cover gasket leak?
[img:fedadc4b6e]http://www.2carpros.com/forum/automotive_pictures/157845_my_honda_1.jpg[/img:fedadc4b6e]
Feb 13, 2008 at 6:55 AM