drummr6

Well.. in the past couple weeks, my 93 civic dx has been straining to turn over (usually when its extremely cold out--its not too bad if its fairly warm) and it also makes a constant noise for like 5 min while its warming it up. I dont know how to describe the sound except that it sounds kind of like a remote controlled toy car. This morning, i went outside and tried to start it and it was even worse with the turning over, and wouldnt start. After school, i tried again, and now it wont even turn over. I can hear clicks, which i'm guessing is the main relay and ECU...

Ive been searching and readin around, sounds like its the starter or my battery. I hooked a charger up and the battery is fully charged. Maybe the cables are bad? Also, my speedometer doesnt work anymore--actually i should say it works, but it is very random. The pin will jump to random speeds (sometimes when im not even moving) and come right back down, and once in a while the speedometer will work perfectly. Ive read that a bad alternator can cause this too.

any ideas?

EDIT: All lights in the cluster are working

EDIT: ok well.. something i just noticed: recently (over the last couple weeks) every time i touch my car--like to open or close the door for instance--I get a shock, and a pretty strong one at that... i thought it was just static electricity but now im thinkin its a short somewhere

what do u guys think?

drummr6

Last night, my dad jumped the car and it started right up... after i turned my car off and let it sit, I tried to start it again and it wont turn over once again. Still getting shocked by everything i touch as well.. lol

Sleepy_Red_hatch

no idea how to help you, but check your grounds, just incase

hondachris1994

starters bad or check the ground on the starter as for the shocking Im clueless on that

93civic_sedan

my girlfriends EK sedan does the same shock thing to me...I am actually gonna check all the grounds soon but other than that its soo aggravting.

usdmEHboy

lol the same thing happens to me everytime i get out of my car..

Sketch_hs

try replacing the starter

saNx

My speedometer does the same thing. I haven't bothered to check it out because it doesnt occur often, but at times. I tell people I can go to 0-80 in 1 second when I am not even moving . But for the shocking, I get lots of shocking when I open my door or open a metal house door after driving. Pisses me off so I sometimes hit the metal door before going in.

V_No_Evil

I can't help you out with the car not starting...as for getting shocked everytime you get out the car, I had the same problem. I have found that putting my hand on the body of my car before letting my feet touch the ground when getting out has stopped me from getting shocked. Just keep contact with the car as you get up and out. When you touch the door to close it, no more shock! This doesn't do much when you're going to get in the car, but I had this problem mostly when getting out the car anyways. I hope this helps you and everyone else.

kaoss_11

I had the same shocking issue. I checked and it was my starter ground. Make sure you have it connected good and it will fix the issue.

SVOboy

Hope you get this fixed, , maple shade.

I'd start by check grounds also.

drummr6

can someone send me a picture of the starter ground or tell me where it needs to go? I found a ground thats just hangin there lol and its near the starter sooo...

I took a few pictures.. gonna try n post em now

drummr6

pinoyboiwonder

ive been gettin shocks in my car when its REALLY cold out.. and i read up about it.. and they said that when weather is colder there are more reactions goign on when you get those tiny shocks.. iono.. ever since the weather calm'd down here in washington i havent been gettin shocked..

EK k kay

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That's wierd. I live in WA too and I only experience the shocking when it's really warm out.

drummr6

anyone???

mntdewred

I'm having the same problem: car is hard to start when its cold, shocked when i get out of the car, plus my radio has some serious feedback sometimes, and my car alarm is acting buggy.

With all this happening, I believe there is a bad ground somewhere. I just have yet to find it.

drummr6

awesome, ill go try that in a lil bit... problem of starting has been solved though, it turns out the negative battery cable wasnt contacting the post well enough. I added a shim and now its workin fine, still gettin shocked though. lol

db8gsr_teg

my car shock people too, but i never been shock by my car. All my cousin say they alway get shock but even if i sit in shotgun i dont get shock but they do. Thats just weird. If you guys figure out the problem, lmk

Chong

My car shocks bitches too I have never been shocked by my car.

EckoTech

I shock bitches, and so does my car. lol shoooocker

drummr6

umm.. well still havent found that spot for the ground. the only thing thats under that part of the air filter you circled is like a mount for the brake cable or some kind of cable. I dont see anywhere to ground that loose cable still. could someone take a picture of the cable in your car please? thanks guys

SpoolinEK9

just take the ground attach it to the spot on the starter then attack the other end to eather the frame of the car or to your tranny somewhere.