ENGINE STARTING PROBLEM AND OVER HEATING PROBLEM. INTEGRA 1993?

Question

Okay i have a 1993 integra DA.

Additional info on car-The Engine has a blow head. i am getting that fixed soon. (only 3 cylinders out of 4 is working) Everything is stock except i put in a AEM cold air intake which shouldn't affect start up i think. I put in JDM titanitum housing lights and H.I.D which also should affect start up either. everything else is pure stock. all fuses are working. I have some 13 inch sub woofers installed too. which also shouldn't be threatening my cars performance..

Okay ill explain a few scenarios.

For engine.
When i try to turn my engine on. i would hear the sound of the crank but it just wouldnt start. it would crank and crank but not start. Sometimes it would start no problem but others it would take 4-6 times turning the key. sometimes i even have to step on the gas while its cranking to turn on my engine. i thought it might be from low gas. but one time i went to the gas station and i added gas and it was on Full and when i first started it it started up fine THEN turned off a second after starting up. then i was stuck their trying to turn my key about 6-8 times. it was pretty embarrassing for the people who were waiting to get gas behind me. Also idk if its important but when i open my gas tank, massive air pressure is released. im not sure if that may be a problem or not. ALSO my car shakes A LOT when my engines on.

Do i need new spark plugs? fuel pump? fuel sensor? ignition? starter? gas cap? alternator? Should i start buying the most expensive gas now? like the most expensive one that says "premium"

For Overheating

Aditional info- Fans work, thermostat works, all fuses are working.

not sure whats wrong. but i cant drive my car more then two hours or else it'll over heat. I also have to add water and antifreze into the radiator every day. somehow all the liquid burns out so quickly everytime i drive. Also when i drive and i step on the gas really hard. i find that my Reservoir cap was forced open by pressure. i know this because i can see the liquid flying out from the Reservoir from my hood when i step on the gas too hard.

also, it might help to tell you guys that my car has been sitting in the garage for over 6 months. and haven't gotten any new spark plugs or oil change and hasnt been flushed for quite sometime. i wanna say over a year or maybe more. i am not sure.

Please help... before i have to spend money and take it to autozone. and i don't trust them with my baby :/

Answer 1

I can really only guess at the engine problem, it may be that blown head. It might have a gap letting air escape creating low compression and a weird fuel-air mixture. None of your electronics should affect your start. If your starter is turning over its the engine that is the problem. Try to push start, if it starts fine then it may be the starter is worn. Don't take my word though, I'm not sure what's exactly happening, I'm not there, so check with a local technician for help. Good luck

Answer 2

If there is a problem with the head and it is consuming coolant, it is the head or more likely head gasket.



It's overheating because the coolant is leaking into the cylinder and after 2 hours of driving, there isn't enough coolant to keep the engine cool. Fix the head.

Answer 3

LOL. Acura is Honda. anyhow its in straightforward terms a worry-loose problem with integras only like how the water leaks into the motor vehicle on the passenger section under the sprint board. mine does it too. quite often whilst its chilly outdoors. all of us i communicate with has a similar problem.

Answer 4

It overheats because of the bad head gasket.