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Civic wont start and I need help!

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Old 11-10-2005 | 01:32 PM
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Default Civic wont start and I need help!

I think its a 92 civic. Heres what happened...

Its origionally my lil brothers car but I drove it for the longest time cause he has no license. Then I bought a truck and didnt drive the civic for say a month. I went to go use it one day and it wont turn over. It just cranks and cranks but no turn over. I took out the spark plugs and they were just covered in oil from top to bottom. This is all I know thats is wrong with it. My truck is about to go into the shop and I need a car for the rest of the week. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what could be causing it not to start?
 
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Old 11-10-2005 | 08:06 PM
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Default RE: Civic wont start and I need help!

when there's oil all over your spark plugs, they won't spark. Get some new ones and clean off your old ones. Try to start it with the new ones then if it doesn't start take them out, clean them, then try again.

It sounds to me like your car has a lot of miles on it and either the valve guide seals are worn or the piston rings are worn causing oil to leak into the cylinders. After awhile of sitting, this could prove to be a problem. Just try that and it should work for the rest of the week. You're not going to hurt anything if it's leaking oil. Just keep an eye on the levels.
 
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