J_ron

my car was working fine yesterday ii recently did a wire tuck it came ou good no problems this afternoon i try to start it nada just click i changed the battery checked fuses ive been looking around for people with the same proble they said i can check the main relay but i dont know how to tell if its messed up they say u can also fix it but i dont know how my lights dim when i turn the ignition but light up again anyone know ?

twedter02

hey Im having the same problem with my coupe same exact thing tucked bay and everything tried changing the battery ,checked all fuses, hand turned the crank so i know engine turns and isn't seized light do the same thing dim when turn ignition but come back bright when ignition is on im not sure what it is either

KleanEj1

have your starter checked at kragen i had the same problem in my civic

HondacivDX

check for grounds and make sure you got good connections. also make sure you starter didnt go bad i ran into both many of times.

twedter02

i've tried two different starters one i know that cranks and the other it worked the day earlier lol

twedter02

like my starter soliniod engages but it won't spin ??? it spins with little resistance by hand

HondacivDX

then you got a bad ground somewhere i just ran into the same problem swapping my buddies b-series into his ef we had the ground wire to the battery in a bad spot and had power to the starter and little resistance but wouldnt engage...

twedter02

hey do have a multi meter????? because im getting a short to ground somewhere throught my connection from my battery to my starter

v8killaz

tuirn ur headlights on while u crank if they go off then u have a bad ground or bad power connection thats barely holding on
or ur battery is dead

J_ron

if i use the voltameter whats it suppose to read?

twedter02

but with hids wont it be different?

twedter02

if you touch red cable to postive cable to starter and black cable to ground with key on you should read battery voltage

CruiserDan

try jumping the terminals on the starter. if the solenoid is bad it wont transfer power to the starter coil . So the solenoid would click on as the arming coil is powered but the starter motor wont turn to start the motor because there is no power to it.

If you jump the terminals it applies current direct to the starter motor bypassing the solenoid. If the engine cranks while you jump the terminals , you can start the car if you put the ignition switch to the on position, and then jump the terminals.

I had some intermittent starter problems in my 97 cl and i had a remote starter button clamped on the starter before i could get to the parts store. So then that way the car was drivable. A test at the auto parts store can also confirm this.

Sounds like you need a starter

delsolo95

ive had this problem on my crx. the ground wire which someone had modified cam loose. it did the same thing just click..lt wouldnt crank..anywho i just connect it back and boom! it started hope this helps..

v8killaz

this happened to me driving and hen i had to repAIR IT IN THE MIDDLE OF nowhere in 10 degree weather

RC_Barney

check the ground that goes from passenger frame to tranny

J_ron

thanks everyone got it workin

ken9

What was the problem you got it fix? It was a loose or bad ground?

Mangotreemechanic

Is it draining your battery? Check for a short.

If the battery is strong, check for an error in your wiring.

supra-n-civic

no. if they dim they are losing power simple as that. you have a bad ground. check everythign and clean stuff with sand paper were they bolt together also check battery terminals for contact and clenliness. if there is no sigsn of this put the battery on a charger and check the hot lines to and fron the battery and starter for no rub through.