hey guy this morning i started my car it was running about two mins to warm up some, i was about to leave to go to work i flipped my light switch from marker ligths being on to the headligth and marker light position, when doing so the temp guage instantly shot up to the top and the engine rpms dropped and shut off, then imediatly after the oil and brake lights come on, i tryed to trun the key to start it back up and nothing happens, no clicking noise no attemp to even turn over, i was wondering if anybody has had a similar problem?. would i be correct in thinking it could be my ignition in the column? if so how can i check to be sure?

 

bad alternator and your battery is dead

 

my altornator is brand new wet in new with the motor about a month ago, alos the battery is still holding its charged due to the ligths in dash still ligth up

 

CHECK YOUR MAIN FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD IF A FUSE IS BURNT OUT BECAUSE OF A WRONG CONNECTION IN YOUR MAIN FUSE BOX YOUR CAR WONT START UP FOR NOTHING. CHECK THE RED 50 WATT FUSES.

 

turn key hear one click main relay right.. turn key and 2 or 3 lights come on but nothing.. ignition switch feels weird...also before attempting to start the temp gauage is on hot when i turn the key it starts to come down....no lights nothing


Modified by 90crxdxb16 at 9:29 AM 10/22/2006

 

all fuses checked out good, battery volts checked out at 12.3v, does anybod have a wiring diagram of the igniont switch or the undrside of stering column, so i coiuld attempt a hot wire or to find were its gone worng?

 

when turning the key i noticed its not real tight seems to have some amount of slack or looseness to it. some one help please, need car running.. thanks alot

 

its your main relay, if it was your ignition you should still be able to turn it with the key in and start the car but you would have to hold the key in place to keep it started.

 

ok well where is my main relay located at? also i do got power going to the ignition, if i have the car door open and the battery connected the oil n battery ligths are very dime but are illuminated, once door is closed ligths go out, also i can not turn on headligths or anything..how do i test my main relay and is there something that cause it to go bad or does it just happen randomly?

 

ok i found the relay that was located above the hood latch am i correct in thinking this is the rigth one? now another question i have is can i test it? and also would my car for some reson require a different relay since i have swapped to the b16a(might be dumb quetsion since i have been driving the car and worked fine but just wondering?)

 

NO it does not require another main relay the way you check if you relay is working or not. is by turning your ignition key you know like trying to start the car. but at the same time you should be able to here a click at the bottom of the hood latch where your relay is at. so you should be able to here a click sound out of the main relay. if theres no sound or click it meens your not getting current to your harness. also you say that your oil light and battery light are dime out. then its deffently an electrical problem i had the same problem as well with my crx gsr. my oil light and battery light where dimed. my problem was the starter wired the one you get the positive from or the one that goes from you starter to the battery. was not getting enough current from my fuse box. but i solved the problem by getting current from the battery all the way to the back. anyway my starter would not shout out and spin and also my oil light and battery light where low the rest where fine. i have a question does your starter shout out and spin????

 

no when i turn my ignition i here the clicking but nothing happens no horn no lights, only those too lights come on and are faint, iput a volt meter on two terminals on the back of the ignition switch and i came up with a reading of 7.03v but i turn the key and nothing happens all fusesappear to be in wrking order

 

did u put in new grounds when u swap the motor in..or maybe one came loose...sounds like something that happen to my car, it turn out being the ground

 

i put back the original ground coming off of the motor to the radiator support and i have the negative cable off the battery grounded between the starter and block the same way it was on my old motor, i drove the car for about1 1/2 months with the b16 in and had no problems at all, till now, im not good with electrical so for me this is a headache and im serchin for answers?

 

i do hear the clicking but still nothing i tryed soldering like this website recomends-http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/mainrelayoperation/index.html#blueline , with the relay plugged in for giggles i tryed to see if my marker lights would come on but wen i turn the switch for them i hear or wat appears to be a click noise coming from within the door?

 

so you test how much power was coming from your battery and it was 7.04 volts man you have a battery with out liquid any more check if its inflated from the sides your battery check it. it might be or it might be that you are getting crappy ground to your battery check your not gettin the ground from a place that has paint or something.

 

the 7.04 volts was coming form the ignition when i put the meter directly too the battery it reads 12.23v

 

then your problem is in the fuse box bro under the hood your wire might be not connected right or thighten up right triple check that.

 

ok im goign to tripple check all my fuses once again, i think i hear a noise from inside the door? but that dont make ssense?

 

teh fuses are all good i disconnected the clicking in the door(was the seat belt sensor or somthing with the seat belt, and i moved on to finding there was a sha few sparks jumping off the headlight and marker light switch(eays to see whenin the dark), but i got the dome ligtht to come on brigth at first but then qucikly goes dim to a low dime flshing.. so its most likely somthing on that circuit? does anybody have problems with these switches?

 

hey i have a question man do your start should out and spin yes or no? and also when you turn your ignition key to turn on the car do the oil light and battery light go out completly like you cant see them and once you let go of the switch they come back yes or no? check for that and also check for how many volts you have going to your starter there should be 11.73 or something like that. also check how many volts is your fuse box getting under the hood. with your volt tester put it to a fuse on the fuse box and the ground get it from a bolt for your ground. it should say 12.2 or 11.32 is fine check it. if you dont have one of these volt testers go get one in ace hardware store they are really a problem solver it tells you have many volts your getting to everything.

 

what do you mean by out and spin? no my oil and battery ligths come on and stay on no matter what position ignition is in..i ahve a digital multimeter that i have been using for testing.. ok i will try to do those test's as soon as i get home form school. anyhting else i should consider?

 

you know those it turn flywheel or theres just a click sound?

 

hey test how many volts your starter is getting?

 

starter is getting 12.45 v, and no nohting happens it does not turn over n the selenoid does not click..??