wont start
so i bought a 93 civic coupe a couple days ago.....its stock d16 sohc vtec...i picked up the car from my buddys started no problem was drivin an i realized the tach dropped than came back up....so i turned the car off it started after that so went for anthoer spin...now car wont start any ideas? it starts but dies inlike no time..:thumbdown: thanks alot
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bumpppp! no one any ideas?
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main relay? thats what im thinking
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Explain more.
maybe bad battery connection or relay. |
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fuel pump?
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No start possible causes
1. Spark 2. Fuel 3. Inlet restrictions 4. Exhaust Restrictions 5. Voltage 6. Engine Mechanical |
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Originally Posted by Jonathannx2
(Post 41092107)
Explain more.
maybe bad battery connection or relay. |
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coil? they're tricky lil bastards sometimes
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They don't have coil packs, they use a distributor.
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Originally Posted by itsnotfast
(Post 41093763)
I agree with the bad connections but I believe if a main relay goes bad the car wont start at all.
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Dont want to thread jack but im having a similar issue. when I was heading to work my guage would move up and down and when I went to a complete stop the car just died. no power what so ever. I tried turing the car and it would turn on but it would die right away. I waited about five minutes and started the car again. This time it stayed on. I drove back to my house and left it there. I called the previouse owner and he told me that he had problem with the igniton switch. Im wondering if I have to replace the whole thing with a brand new set of keys or just the wire. First I thought it was the alternator but im pretty sure its the ignition switch. Any thoghts?
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happened to me and all it was was the ground wasnt loose
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Check your transmission ground, thermostat ground, and motor ground.
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Exact thing happened to me, was just a loose ground.
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Originally Posted by itsnotfast
(Post 41094237)
They don't have coil packs, they use a distributor.
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I had the exact same problem and spent over $500 to have another distributor put in. That was a waste of money. It won't do it all of the time but sometimes the old girl just doesn't want to start. Sometimes after waiting ten minutes to 1/2 hour I'll try again and she'll start. I started using premium gas and it only happened to me once, briefly, since the switch to high test.
My guess is that one of the sensors is screwy, but only some of the time so it's near impossible to diagnose without a scanner at the house; which I don't have. P.S. I don't think it's a ground wire because everything works except fire. |
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like when i start the car it sounds like its gunna fire up but it just dies =( i think something with the charge system cant be right...like an altenator or bad battery connection or maybe loose ground....it cant be fuel pump i hear it prime...car has full wire tuck if that matters with fuse box in glove box...
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Originally Posted by slow joe
(Post 41099977)
like when i start the car it sounds like its gunna fire up but it just dies =( i think something with the charge system cant be right...like an altenator or bad battery connection or maybe loose ground....it cant be fuel pump i hear it prime...car has full wire tuck if that matters with fuse box in glove box...
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update???
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check your alternator connections it will do that if your alternator is not connected well or is going out.
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Originally Posted by slow joe
(Post 41085214)
so i bought a 93 civic coupe a couple days ago.....its stock d16 sohc vtec...i picked up the car from my buddys started no problem was drivin an i realized the tach dropped than came back up....so i turned the car off it started after that so went for anthoer spin...now car wont start any ideas? it starts but dies inlike no time..:thumbdown: thanks alot
Originally Posted by skaternak
(Post 41092062)
main relay? thats what im thinking
Originally Posted by cajuncharger
(Post 41098792)
I had the exact same problem and spent over $500 to have another distributor put in. That was a waste of money. It won't do it all of the time but sometimes the old girl just doesn't want to start. Sometimes after waiting ten minutes to 1/2 hour I'll try again and she'll start. I started using premium gas and it only happened to me once, briefly, since the switch to high test.
My guess is that one of the sensors is screwy, but only some of the time so it's near impossible to diagnose without a scanner at the house; which I don't have. P.S. I don't think it's a ground wire because everything works except fire. This sounds like a classic bad main relay. |
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Where is the main relay located and is there a way to test it?
Thanks, Bob |
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The main relay sits underneath the dash on the driver side.
It looks like this: https://img359.imageshack.us/img359/2499/30e97po.jpg Here is how you can test it: http://autorepair.about.com/cs/troub.../aa010301c.htm |
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Great info, thanks a bunch.
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