I have a 94 honda accord the car was driving fine yesterday and now it does not want to turn over. It sound like it want to but doesn't. I checked the wires and battery and they are fine.

 

does it make any sound at all?? if battery is ok and cables are tight and not corroded ,it could be the starter ...

 

it could be your main relay, i have a 1991 accord and it did this too, it wanted to turn over but it would never want to. good luck

 

So your saying the motor spins but will not start? Could be a number of things. Get it nice and quiet in your car and turn the key to on (2 clicks) and listen for a click when your check engine light goes off. If there is no click you may have a bad main relay. If there is a click it may be a coil or ignitor.
If it doesn't enven spin be sure you have enough power and good connections. If that's ok you MIGHT have a bad starter.

 

i wish that people would be more definite in defining WON'T TURN OVER ... does it mean cranks but won't start or doesn't crank at all.. because diagnostic is totally different then...

 

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to the OP:
do what MooGoCow3 said and let us know what you come up with.

on a side note, my girls 95 Jimmy just did something similar a week or two ago. Was running fine and then the next day would crank but wouldn't start. That day and the next were raining so I didn't do anything. Then the next day it wasn't raining and the car started up without a problem. So I figured it had to of gotten moister in the ignition system some how, maybe a cracked cap or something. So we replaced the cap, rotor, wires and plugs ( it was due for a tune-up anyway) and now no problems.

 

SORRY. THE CAR SOUND AND FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO START BUT IT DOESN'T STARTS FOR A SECOND TH SHUT OFF.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MooGoCow3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So your saying the motor spins but will not start? Could be a number of things. Get it nice and quiet in your car and turn the key to on (2 clicks) and listen for a click when your check engine light goes off. If there is no click you may have a bad main relay. If there is a click it may be a coil or ignitor.
If it doesn't enven spin be sure you have enough power and good connections. If that's ok you MIGHT have a bad starter.</TD></TR></TABLE>

(Maybe it came up invisiable on his computer screen the first time)

 

turn off your caps lock. Makes it seem like your yelling. and if you are yelling, you need to calm down a bit.

also, you didn't really answer deserthonda's question. All you did was restate what you said in your first post but in caps.

When you turn the key, does the motor crank and just not fire up.

or...

When you turn the key, does the motor do nothing? No cranking or anything?

 

I am not yelling when i turn the key the motor cranks.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chubbz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I am not yelling when i turn the key the motor cranks. </TD></TR></TABLE>

if it cranks then it has nothing to do with battery or starter... now you need to diagnose if it is lack of fuel or lack of spark....remove tube that goes to throttle body .....have a friend crank car over, spray some carb cleaner in there if car starts it is lack of fuel........main relay, fuel pump, ( out of gas. yes i have seen that on a few occasions ) ....... if still no start. pull a spark plug wire, hook up a screwdriver to it and ground it have someone crank and see if u get spark ..if no spark,,, could be coil, rotor . cap, ignitor..ignition switch ... try these quick tests and let us know ..

 

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ok, thank you. Try what desert said and let us know what you come up with.

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deserthonda, what happened to your avatar? Did you get in trouble for it or something?

 

Thanks will try it out.

 

The car is starting up now and it takes a few tries. Before it turns on sound like something is poping then is starts. I have to put my foot on the gas so it could start. It has a strong smell of gas once it starts. Could it be the fuel filter?

 

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deserthonda, what happened to your avatar? Did you get in trouble for it or something?</TD></TR></TABLE>

nope ,, no trouble at all,,, some people were not properly concentrating on the matter at hands ( cars ). .but SHE WILL BE BACK....

 

What did you do, other than pressing the gas, to get the car to start? Or did it pretty much just decide to start up now?

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ah, lol. Ok, Just wondering. I saw your percent was down and wondered if that was why.