fordboy15

I have a 93 and when I cut the car to the on position the fuel pump does not prime up it may take a couple seconds to taking an hour. I have read some threads saying it could be the ecu, one said the ignition switch and another guy told me it could be the fuel pressure regulator. Can someone please help me figure this out thanks

HondaPartsHero

Does the check engine light illuminate for two secs and cut off when you go to turn it on, if it just stays illuminated you may have a bad main relay
http://techauto.awardspace.com/mainrelay.html

fordboy15

I know when I turn the key to on position cel light comes on and stays on and once the fuel pump does prime up then the cel finally goes out

Former User

Start by resoldering the main relay, cleaning and tightening the G101 ground wire on the thermostat housing, and replacing fuses 24 and 31.

If those give you no joy, then swap in a known good ECU.

fordboy15

How do I post pics

fordboy15

Okay I have changed the distributor and unplugged and plug the ecu back in but now won't start and the fuel pump primes up right away now

fordboy15

Yesterday I got the car to start up right away, checked it this morning everything was still good but then at 10 it wouldn't start for my gf I got home messed with the battery, ecu, and checked for spark and ever since that the car is starting fine again. Any ideas?

ThunderToe

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I'd check the main relay first. My 95 was doing almost the same thing a while ago. It would start up fine, I'd get to where I was going and kill it, get back in try to crank it, nothing. Fuel pump wasn't priming. I would wait 10 minutes or so and it would prime and start right up. Changed the main relay and all was good. When it isn't priming, feel of the relay. See if you can feel it engage or hear it click when you turn the key on.

Former User

Same diagnosis. When the problem returns, or before, try the things I mentioned.

fordboy15

Okay so far I have replaced the main relay and cleaned the thermostat housing. I have checked fuses 24 and 31 they are fine but I am still having a delay in the fuel priming up when I cycle the key to the on position. Is their a possibility it's the ecu or fuel pump itself?

Former User

fordboy15

I've changed the fuel pump and I've swapped the ecu for known good ecu and still no luck any others ideas what it could be?

fordboy15

Okay so all of a sudden I don't have spark and I put a brand new distributor in here about a month ago. It has a new main relay, new fuel filter, used ecu and it still won't start can someone please help me

Ricorib

before of you change your ECU the car had spark? The distributor you changed after the ecu?

i know that's look like a stupid thing, but you tried using your ecu oem after change your distributor? Another thing, you can testing your coil. The new is oem or aftermarket?

Yours spark plugs are ok? Your spark plug wire are ok too?

fordboy15

Plugs are new and wires look good. And when I changed the distributor last month I had spark and now today I realize I have no spark. I put the the ecu I got in last night hoping it would make the fuel prime right up but I didn't. And I'm lost on other things to try once I get another distributor

Ricorib

When you plug the new ECU, your pump priming up?

I think the problem doesn't is with your ECU, the problem with the spark, i think the problem be the coil. The Cel light don't indicates none problem?

I had problem with my distributor two months ago and my cel light indicate that problem was in a sensor. The coil i think the ecu don't indicate, because of that, i think the problem it may be she.

fordboy15

I have been able to getting the Fuel pump to prime up for two days now and I heard a lot about jumping the fuel pump itself?

fordboy15

I mean haven't been able too

Ricorib

do you checked the pump plug under the rear seat? Underneath have one aluminium cover fixed with 4 screw. Remove the cover e check the plug, maybe it is dirt and the contacts are interrupted.

Sorry, i are trying to helping but my english don't helping me. I have a little difficulty to understanding what you talk, don't know use slang.

But, i want help or learn more about this problem for know as solved. I can talk about it with my friend mechanical specialized in honda for search one more opinion about that.

Former User

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