wow, am i the only FD owner on this forum? I cant believe this thread hasent been solved yet.
Fist things first... compression check. take out the leading spark plug out of your front rotor housing, and attach a compression checker (this can be purchased at any local auto store). When you read the gauge, it should read three different numbers for each face of the rotor. A healthy compression is about 80-90 PSI.
Next, pull your EGI Relay (looks like a big fuse in your engine bay) and have somebody crank over the engine, and read what the gauge says. Like I said, there should be three different numbers, and they should all read about 80-90 PSI. This will happen fast, so you must make sure you have an open compression checker and make sure you try to turn the car over for atleast 10 seconds.
If it reads (for instance) 85-80-85, then all of the APEX seals/Side Seals/Corner Seals are good in that housing, and you may move onto the rear housing.
Your car is not starting, so i doubt that you have a broken APEX seal. Usually if your car has a broken APEX seal it will still run. My guess would be a problem with ignition or injection.
Check your spark plugs, and make sure there are no carbon deposits on them. While they are out, turn the car over and smell inside (or near) the housing to see if you smell fuel. If you have both of those things (spark and ignition) then it could be an ECU problem. Sometimes (very rarely) a wire can come loose going to your ECU. If you have an aftermarket ECU, you can easily check if it is getting power. This is a minor problem that the FC's had.
If its any other type of problem, like ECU or timing, I would take it to a shop, because I cannot troubleshoot that for you without looking at the car.
Do the compression check, then get back to me and let me know your results.
