93 honda civic starting problem
 

I got a 93 coupe.....

sometimes I have problems starting it like when I go to start the car it wants to start but then it stop

then you hear a winding sound then a click

someone said its the starter but I got a new starter and someone said it might be the alternator or could be a wiring problem.

but this just started happening during the winter tho

I got a new battery all new terminals plugs starter alternator but didnt put it in yet

cmon honda-tech help me out

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

Start with the easy stuff:

plugs --> wires --> dizzy cap --> --main relay --> fuel pressure --> fuel filter --> fuel pump

$50 at a local shop and they'll tell you for sure, might be worth it in the end to have someone with more experience figure it out, plus you know how to diagnose such a problem in the future.

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

The clicking leads me to believe its something in the starter as well, but if you replaced it, I would say no then. Have you checked all of your grounds? Also do you have a battery light at all?

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

When you do get it started, does the speedo jump when you flip the turn signal or brake?

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

Start by checking the main relay per http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/start...html#mainrelay

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

A bad main relay will let the car turn over just fine...it just won't be getting fuel or "spark."

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

The OP said the car "wants to start," which until he clarifies further I take to mean it is turning over. He should check the main relay first. It is a common cause of a starting problem.

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

1.the speedo doesnt jump.

2.I took it to a shop and they were being stupid since my car didnt wanna start they couldnt check it

3.where is the main relay at?

4.I check all my grounds I wanna change the one that goes from the head to the rad. support cause it lookes kinda messed up a little

5.I have to change my fuel filter but I used fuel injector cleaner but someone told me to go to a shop and do the 3step cleaner

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

But it wouldn't "click" as stated by the OP.

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

Go to the web site I linked above and note it says three different clicks should occur. The main relay has several soldered joints that can fail and so can cause a no-start condition while giving some-to-no clicks.

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

Ok, but "then you hear a winding sound then a click" definitely does not point to this issue being a main relay problem. Unfortunately it is hard to understand what the OP is really saying beause of the way it is written, so you may be correct. OP - Please post what the actual issue was when you figure it out.

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

Come on. For all we know the winding sound is the starter. The problem may very well be the main relay; it may be something else.

Like I wrote in my first post, check the main relay first. It is a likely candidate but also easy to eliminate so the readers of this thread can move on.

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

Perhaps you should check the ignition switch? I have had issues with those in the past, they are on the left side of your steering column, opposite of where your key/tumbler is.

IDK if anyone answered you, but the main relay is just behind your fusebox inside the car.

check engine light?

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

ima check the main relay when I go home to see if I hear the clicks

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

ooow ooow ooow! dead battery? lolololol

Re: 93 honda civic starting problem
 

starter, i had same problem. and ecu fuse was blown 7A under the hood by the battery