ok so im pretty sure you all heard the spark plug coming loose story ...........well it happened to me....i lost power and it started to smoke a little inside the cabin....so i pulled over right away and shut the car off....i had no idea what happened......so i started the car again and it made a tapping noise...so i shut it off..anyways i pulled out the spark plugs and #1 piston spark plug was bent and the coil was melted and fried....i cleaned up the valve cover and piston chamber pretty good, got a new coil and new plugged, checked compression and started the car.....it sounded nice and drove good (like before) took it around the block and came back.....so the next day i took the car to san diego for a drive.....i drove about 20 min on the freeway and all of a sudden car just shuts off, i have power but motor would not turn.......so i pull over and try to start it and it wont start...check the battery and thats fine...towed it home...pulled the spark pulled out, i am getting spark...and i smell fuel on the spark plug so i know im getting fuel....so im lost.....my dad said it might be my ecu that could of got damaged and that could of been the smoke wierd smelling thing that happened in the beginning......he tried to put the scan tool to read a code but the scan tool was not making a connection...(thats why my dad said it could be my ecu) so im lost......any help would be great.....

 

 

Check the fuse for the ECU under the dash #23 or 21... It is a 7.5amp fuse.

If that is not blown you could have potentially lost the ECU if you are unable to make a connection using a scanner to it.

 

ok, but last time i checked i didnt see a ECU fuse under the dash...i checked the ignition coil fuse that had blown the first time......i will check that and get back...

is there a way to test the ecu? i dont know where that smoke was coming from under the dash...smelt kinda funny.

 

It is there I promise you, I just wired my eManage into the car and looked it up. It is not listed on the fuse list near the box, why I don't know. It is in the right column and the last 7.5amp before a 15amp for the Radio. Also there is no fuse to the left of it.

 

thank you for your help! will let you know what happens when i get home

 

so all the fuses that are listed are in the same spot............. non of them say ecu ..

i have a 2006 dbw with vsa ....so i my fuses could look different. there is a fuse that says ENGINE START thats 7.5amp buts that it....my minds blank...

 

 

my check engine light did flash five times is anyone knws wht that means......

 

I looked it up it is called "Starter Signal" and may be listed on the chart. Honda manual states it is for the ECM.

Not sure what 5 flashes means but mine doesn't flash when I start it