98 Civic LX Troubles

apbow
Sun, 03 Aug 2025 22:19:59 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

Recently I did my own replacement of the head gasket on my civic and after the repair It had started properly and was able to be driven, but I had misplaced a VC Bolt and wanted to get it shipped before driving it out. 9 Days later, my car battery was dead and after checking my connections, found oil inside one of the connectors under the distributor. After using some contact cleaner and charging my battery my car was trying to start but the engine wouldnt fully start. I replaced the battery and one of the clamps broke before I got to test it. The issue is that the way the engine is trying to start up doesnt sound like what happens with a loose clamp and I want to know if there are any signs that I need to look for before I spend a ton of money on parts. I’m thinking the starter might be bad? I don’t even know if the starter would be effected by a short thats not connected to it. Please help.

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