invasian_boy

i drove my car to work this morning and on the freeway it just died on me..after trying to attemp to start it it wouldnt start so i got a tow truck to tow it home once it got home i started it and it worked...its been doing that these past couple days...a friend told me that it might be the started but from what i know the started wouldnt cause the car to die once it was started? does anyone have idea why its doing that would be helpful thanks...

DJYoshaBYD

EVERYONE always blames the starter and has NO clue what a start actually does

ALL the starter does is turn the motor to start the car.. NOTHING else.. so you are right it is NOT the starter at all.. your friend doenst know what it does, apparently.. lol.. no offense.. i just see this all the time, where the car will be cranking (starter is working), and they keep messing with the starter, instead of checking for spark..

When was the last time you changed your cap and rotor? Spark plugs?

It may be the main fuel relay, but that usually stops the car from actually starting...

I would say your ignition coil or ignitor are going out..

There is a way to test them with a volt meter, but i dont remember... check the FAQ on how to test your dizzy.. im sure you will see that...

ALWAYS check/troubleshoot spark first on dying/no start issues.. its just the easier thing to check, and on a damn honda, that usually tends to be the issue... lol

Integra93ls

check your battery terminals... it might be loose or may need to be changed... if it were your alternator it wouldnt start and you would kill your battery pretty quick and if it were your spark plugs you would be choking at high rpms... good luck.

invasian_boy

thanks yeah i was leaning that way too...u think it could be the ignition switch too??

WannaRun??

bump. good luck

DJYoshaBYD

no.. the ignition switch would NOT cause it to die while driving.. the only thing that a bad ignition switch would do would be not causing the starter to spin the motor.. that is ALL it will do when that switch is bad..

but yeah.. start with the dizzy.. id put my money on that

invasian_boy

yeah thanks alot for the info ill keep you guys posted what turns out....

DJYoshaBYD

for sure..

Da9austinRacing

mine does the same except not running sometimes it wont turn on or i turn it off then 5 min later turn back on and it dies off why?

teggi

check dat yewr fuel pressure batterycharge
most likely would be a loose wire somewhere

DJYoshaBYD

probably your main fuel relay.. check that...

cvc1393

that happened to me and it was my dizzy so you should try that

invasian_boy

it turned out to be part of the distributor. The Ignition coil module., i replaced that with the new one and it hasnt died on me, its been 3 weeks now..thanks for the help hopefully this might help other users...

eastbayrep

co-sign on the dizzy, or possibly the alternator.

i had a 1991 accord that died exact same way. lost all power. it was the alternator. also had a 93 infiniti g-20 with the same problem.

n17r0us

Sounds like its your MFR (Main Fuel Relay) its located behind the change drawer left of the steering column. Very common problem on the DA's.

When the car isnt starting turn the key to the on position and listen for the fuel pump priming followed by two clicks, if you dont hear those then its MFR.

ARdb8

bingo! i come across this atleast 5-10 a month on average. most people would shotgun it and replace the distributor... just replace the failed component (ignition control mod). do you have a multimeter?

Dyelyah

I have a 90 integra. My car will start then die while driving. Then won't start at all. Or I'll drive it around the block wait ten minutes go to start it and it won't start. I replaced the distributor and a few weeks later this started to happen. I've checked the fuel pump and it clicks on and someone even told me it could be the fuel filter. I replaced it today and it didn't help at all. Any ideas?