drake24

Hi,

I have a 2002 Civic EX automatic with 98K miles. All stock parts. Last year when it got really cold (live in Colorado) it would not start. This happened about twice. It cranks but won't turn over. This year it started happening more frequently and even when the weather is nice. Some days it starts, others it just cranks. The battery is less than a year old. All spark plugs have been replaced within last month. Just replaced Fuel Relay as well but problem remains. Input and suggestions are appreciated! THANKS!

Mike

husyk

Try starting it with a jump start kit or jumper cables, if starts right up without issue it may be the alternator. Possibility started is on its way out.

rednwhiterocket

I would check the distributer weakest part of honda moter

rednwhiterocket

sorry dude didn,t read whole post start moter let idel then take off neg battery cable if car dies alt shot good luck man

drake24

will try that. thanks for the suggestions. Will report back.

It Wasn't Me

These cars don't have distributors.

It Wasn't Me

Symptom:

Engine will not start. (MIL works, no DTC's set)

- Test the battery.
- Test the starter.
- Check the fuel pressure.
- Troubleshoot the fuel pump circuit.





Being that it's an intermittent problem, that makes finding the problem that much more difficult. Sounds like it's either an intermittent loose connection, or a fuel feeding issue.


Good luck with it.

drake24

civic not starting last few days despite weather in 70s. (same issue, crank no start). Tried Jumping it too to see if it would help....did the same thing. Crank but no turnover. Any other ideas?

It Wasn't Me

Did you check any of the things I listed in post #7?

What about the three essentials for an engine to run?

Air
Fuel
Spark

Which one is missing?


You're going to have to figure that out. This isn't something we can do for you over the internet.

back2boostin

When you are trying to start the car look to c if the key light is on off or flashing on the dash, try a differant key, If its turning over and not starting its not your battery, all that does is crank to motor and feed electric to the system.....just to stsrt it after that the alt kicks in... DO NOT REMOVE THE BATT CABLE WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING, IT CAN CAUSE A SPIKE AND BLOW YOUR ALT... when you can get it started go to an auto zone or something like that if you have 1 they will check it for free....
Again as was stated.. theres a lot to try to trouble shoot and again good luck

drake24

So, took it into the repair shop and they figured out the problem.
About 7 months ago I lost the keys. I had new keys made. I then found the old key. The intermittent starting issue was tied to the keys. When I used the old one, it wouldn't start, the new one, it did. That was the issue.

It Wasn't Me

Ah-ha! You probably should have mentioned that in your original post. Or mentioned that the "little green key light" in your cluster was flashing each time your car refused to start. That's the immobilizer indicator. It would have saved you some funds and guesswork.


Oh well. At least you got it figured out!

drake24

I had completely forgotten about it. And there were so many lights that came on I didn't notice the green one. oh well, at least its fixed....I take back the bad things I said about the Honda.

oneosufan

I know that this is an old post but I am having the same issue and have read a lot of posts about this. Lets start with what I have done up to this point.

I have changed the following

Complete distributor
Spark plugs and wires
Fuel Filter
Main Relay

Car is a 2003 Honda Civic EX with 200k miles

After replacing the above list of parts the car ran fine for about a week and started every time. Now it is intermittent. It will crank but no start and only has this issue after the car has ran for a short distance (less than 10 miles) and sits for less than 30 minutes before trying to start it back up.

tamboo

could be a bad engine coolant temp sensor.

Starting Problems

oneosufan

Changed out the fuel pressure regulator and the air intake sensor last night. Had no issues today so hope that was the fix. I believe it was the regulator but we will see. Thanks for responding.

tonyramirez

I have some issues with my honda 2002 civic,I just recently replaced the motor and it started up fine but when I turned it off and put a new battery on and added antifreeze it wouldn't start back up.i just put new spark plugs new battery but it still won't start.the green key light flashes 5 times after I turn it take the key out..but I was told that means the immobilizer is working..need help guys