2012 9th gen Honda Civic 1.8 "crank, no start!"

2012 9th gen Honda Civic 1.8 "crank, no start!"

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jm1489

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41 months

Tuesday 21st March 2023
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Hiya peeps!

Not getting much help from stealer and local garages plus Honda forums have been thin on the ground for advice.

I have a late 2012 1.8 v-itec which was running fine, no misfiring or difficulty starting etc.. Took it for a quick run around the lanes after cleaning off the O2 sensors as I was getting an EML once up to temp? Pulled up outside my house and the engine died, no nasty noises prior to dying. Called AA as being "start/stop" I couldn't move the car on starter and family were away.
AA chap carried out a diagnostics and found no codes, he confirmed that the timing chain was OK and not slipped. He came to the conclusion that there was no fuel getting through.

I have needlessly replaced the pump and sender so it fuels OK with good pressure. Checked coil packs and plugs, they are healthy.

Two things I need to check and need help to find as they are not in the same location as 8th Gen. !) PGM-FI main relay 2) Inertia fuel cut off reset button.

I will test for injector pulse once I have worked out how to do it!

There is a bumpy bit at the beginning of my lane and the car did bottom out so I am wondering if I tripped the fuel cut off, though I would have thought that would also shut fuel pump off? The PGM-FI main relays seem to be a weak spot in previous gen Civic so I would like to test that.... if it has one or I can find it?

I would be very grateful for any help as the car is just being a paperweight at the moment.