Ok i wanna say like once every week, the car would act up and not start sometimes.. When that happens you dont hear the gas priming..it just cranks... So i give it a while, if not reset the ecu.. but what can it be? Main relay going bad?? Btw Is an 92 Cive w/ jdmh22 swap.. TIA

 

nobody??

 

TTT

 

If its sitting outside or in heat then it migth be the main relay and i would pull that and check the contact points they tend to go...

 

probably main relay

 

yea i hardly drive it and it usually happens when i dont drive it for like 3 days...

 

I would check the main relay not sure on the location for civics but on the g3 teg its under the drivers left knee on the kick panel behidn the coin tray...

 

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Have you checked your battery? If the car is sitting around without benig started, the battery starts to lose voltage, especially on an old battery.

 

The Main relay is located almost directly above the hood release lever inside the car.

The Relay will have an 8 wire connector on the bottom side of it and is bolted the car with one 10mm bolt that is a pain to take off unless you have a gearwrench.

Good luck with it

 

I came in here to say Main Fuel Relay.

 

I know everyone is saying main fuel pump relay and indeed it is, but an explaination. 92-95 civics are notorious for this problem, especially as they get past their 10th birthday. The relay they were shipped with was built with pair of old open contact relays that after aging tend to stick open after sitting on a hot day. It can be so bad that there are times the car will start and run fine, you park at a gas station to fill up and the car wont start when you are done. I would advise against pulling a relay from a junkyard if yours is malfunctioning because unless the previous owner purchased a new one (probably not) you are getting a relay that is plagued with the same problems. I know that the price is a bit steep; $75 from Honda; but invest in a new one, Honda makes their main relays now with a pair of newer sealed contact relays that entirely eliminates this problem.

 

thanx for the compliments... oh and i dont let my car sit that long just like the weekend.. i drive it like 4 days out of the week, just to work n back