Guys I went to start the car this morning so that I could go to an interview, and what happens the car starts idles at 2000, than it just dies but the radio/AC is still on. Cranks right back up 2,3x. now the car is on put it into reverse everythings normal, put it into first go to leave car shuts off. cranks right back up, since theirs a shop 40 feet from my house go there to see whats up, get out of the car leave it runinn' come back with my boy who works there car is off, but radio, and etc.. is on. he says it's in the distributor. get it back off loged on and here I am.. here's whats ben replace on the car...
D16a6 engine
- replace head
- main relay
- alternator
- starter
- fuel filter
- ignition coil
- distributor cap
- clutch

 

whens the last time u did plugs/wires? might not be the problem, but if ur spending so much $$ they are really cheap to replace.

 

you could be right my firend cause a while ago after we had done some minor work on the engine we went to start it, and nothing my firend stuck a screwdriver in each plug wire 1, no spark, 2 no spark, 3 no spark, but the second that we tired the 4th plug it started right up. But I had completely forgot about replacing the wires kudos to you myfriend..

 

glad to help, hopefully, ,let me know how it goes!

 

you know, when it's something easy like that, it's such a love/hate thing. you love that's it's easy to fix, you hate you didn't think of it earlier.

 

lol ya, and you hate that you spent so much $$$ for other crap first.. my logic is fix the cheapest possible solution first.. lol

 

why do you guys say that I wasted money on other crap first, everything that I listed needed to be replaced the car is almost 14yrs old and I love that engine. after I replace the wires I plan on gettin' my throttle body bored, and adding a better camshaft, and sprocket set. but anyways thanks to all that gave a hand thanks...

 

just thought u were tryin to fix that problem by buying all that. Im just jealous I guess. I wish I had the money to replace things that were just "old" good luck

 

if only one cyclinder isn't firing it'll still run...

 

it said 4 was the only one sparking.