1994 Civic DX coupe w/auto trans: engine quits after driving five minutes, with no warning, engine lights or anything. Let it sit for a few minutes, it starts up and drives like nothing happened. New fuel filter, distributor cap & rotor, new spark plugs installed. Aftermarket cruise control installed by former owner.

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That a disaster oil light on that mean no oil pressure when you still drive with the light on the engine can seize up on you first check your oil civic use lots of oil you would not be the first one that hapen saw that dozen of time sorry about good luck pierre

if the car was ok before that hapen posible you have a bad torque converter

well you could stop at an autozone or advance and one of their folks can attach an analyzer to it and give you the error codes. that help is worth exactly what you pay for it but it is better than simply looking at a warning light and trying to guess what it means. or looking at a warning light and asking someone else to guess what it means.

1994 Honda Civic del Sol (coupe)

S FWD 1.5L I4
S FWD 1.6L I4
VTEC FWD 1.6L I4

Good luck.

sounds like it is your distributer.

Fuel pump could be issue. Check for spark from plugs and see if you can here you fuel pump prime when you put the ignititon from off to run but not start. Should hum for a few seconds and quit.

well if it's a fuse location problem get to a auto parts store and purchase a auto repair manual or look in your vehlcles service manual it should be in the glove box

Try pounding on the gas tank with a rubber mallet or similar tool. (careful not to dent the tank) Try starting it. If it runs, replace the fuel pump (it's nfg). I've diagnosed numerous fuel pumps this way. Remember the pump needs to be replaced, if you drive it, you don't know when it'll fail for good. Hope this helps. Please post the results.

Follow the top radiator hose from the radiator to where it connects to the engine block. Your thermostat should be directly under the hose there.