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Old Dec 5, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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Anyone have a map of the fuse box in a 97 Honda Accord LX?

Power door locks went out for no apparent reason, windows also roll up super slow, and ideas?
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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 08:36 AM
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Under hood fuse #38, 20 amp, It has power even with the key out so its hot all the time, it powers the power door lock control unit directly, then the unit powers everything else.

No secure entry, no V6, no wagon, correct.
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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 12:17 PM
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I have no map underneath the plastic cover to the fuse box, nor can I find any on the internet. Just checked inside the box for #38 and found nothing.

Can anyone help me out a little more as to which fuse in specific?
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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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Google for your model picture, I did and only one came up so I do not know if that was yours, it also did not have a map so I didnt say anything to you, but I will say this, sorry, you are going to need to pull each small fuse and test it, it should be a 20 amp fuse, what color is a 20 amp, you should only have a couple I would think. Also with no key in the ignition, there should be power to the fuse 24 / 7. Some fuses should not have power to them all the time. Let us know what you find.
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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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when my window rolls up super slowly, I clean then lube the glass run channel with Shinetsu grease. worst case, regulator crapping out.
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 01:01 AM
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Worse case, motor getting weak, it costs more than the regulator. Hot wire the motor and see if it runs quicker, if so then you have a corroded connector somewhere in the system.

aasaa666, I see your avatar, are you saying the motor comes with, it does not in Japan.
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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Well, I checked all the fuses in the box and they were fine. But there are some empty slots in the box. Clueless w/o a map of some sort. >__<
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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You can see the fuse boxes illustrations in the owner's manual. Under the following link, click owner's manual and look up your model.

https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/logon.asp
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 01:43 AM
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As a general rule, if there are actually two sets of metal female contacts in the missing fuse area, then put a 10 amp fuse in and see if that helps your problems.

You should be able to see with a good flashlight if one or both of the metal contacts are missing in your fusebox slot.

Sometimes folks like to borrow a fuse to fix the radio for example but forget to put a fuse back in that borrowed slot.
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 06:59 AM
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Well, are all the slots in the fuse box supposed to be filled up? Because there are quite a few empty ones.
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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Again, you need a map to be sure, but first verify if they ALL have two female metal contacts down inside please, then refer to my last post for tests only.
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