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

DELshow

spark plugs? i had issues starting my car changed spark plugs now it's fine

MakinAComeBack

well lets see here.... try to jump start the car or atleast make sure the battery is charged, if you still only hear a click its most likely your starter. as for the speedometer, check your connection to the speed sensor

drummr6

just got new plugs like a week ago

will check speed sensor-- could the alternator be a viable cause of this tho? or is that just some stupid crap i found on the internet... like most stuff found on the internet lol

MakinAComeBack

anything is possible when dealing with electrical maybe the alternator could cause it i just haven't ever heard of it

drummr6

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?

imadigitalgod

is it dry out? i dont think that it will be a short. the bare metal of a car will have less resistance as you have so it would bypass whatever has more resistance. also, if its just a shock its static electricity, if it was a short, u would have to be holding onto the end of the wire thats bare and touch a ground.