Crx 1990 Si
Won't start. It makes a clicking noise when i turn the key. ("click..click..click ..click")
Battery is good...... i pushed started it and it started.. then i took it for a spin
for a good 20 mins... then i put i back in the garage i turned of the engine and try to re-start it i get the same problem "It makes a clicking noise when i turn the key. ("click..click..click ..click") but i won't start."

Please help thank you very much.

[Modified by crxboi, 3:24 PM 5/19/2002]


[Modified by crxboi, 3:25 PM 5/19/2002]

 

My only guess is a bad starter motor..

 

Thanks..(4thGSI)
Will an '88 si starter fit into my '90 si?

[Modified by crxboi, 3:35 PM 5/19/2002]


[Modified by crxboi, 3:36 PM 5/19/2002]

 

How do you know the battery is good? Just because you push started the car doesnt mean the battery is good. It sounds like the battery has a shorted cell. Because the car was able to run after you push started it means you were getting power from somewhere. In this situation it sounds as if the alternator was providing the power to run the vehicle. Though since the battery has a shorted cell, the alternator can not charge it and so then you still have a bad battery. If you drive like this, you will fry your alternator very fast. Take a multimeter and test the voltage of your battery. Your battery is junk.

 

Why don't you try to jump start it first? If the car start then it's the battery. I don't think it's the starter though.

 

check battery it's okay.

 

keep the multimeter on the battery while you try to crank it over. Let us know what the voltage drops to. Also, what is the voltage of the battery when just sitting?

 

sitting at 13.5 when off..
when i try to start its about 12.5

but its not cranking.. all i hear is just a clicking sound..

thanks..

 

Very weird. Usually would be battery in this case. Maybe your starter is locked up. Any d-series starter should work. If you need one, I have one you could buy. Try tapping the starter a few times with a hammer. Dont mash on it, just tap it lightly then try to start it. Maybe have someone tap on it while trying to start it also. See how that goes and post back up.

 

Getting nothing..
Thanks for the offer on the starter, but i have one from my old '88 si..
I'll change it and see if that is the problem

 

You might want to check out the dist. and all that krap too having to do with ignition timing....My friends GSR would do this...and it ended up being his cap...but his wouldnt start from a role?? which leads me to assume your negative ground was feeding off enough power to start when the car is actually rolling but the battery is still good.

Yes otherwise Id say it was the starter....basically you could have a krappy battery though might just want to replace it totally and see if it REALLY does make a diff. otherwise...your killing the life of your alternator making it generate and store the power to start the car...instead of just generating it.

 

Have a friend tap on the starter with a heavy metal object while you hold the key in the crank position. tap frimly not so hard that you bend the housing but put some force behind it. If the starter is bad (but not totally shot) the car should crank over for you.

 

hey!! make sure the connections on the starter are good!!! the little clip comes off mine sometimes and does that same thing!! so make sure you check those!!
good luck.

 

changed the starter... now i'm not even getting the clicking sound..
weird.. think i'm just gonna push start it then drive it over to honda..
unless, there are anymore suggestions?

 

Clean the posts on the battery, and clean the insides of the clamps on the posts...

It there's a dirty connectino, the solenoid on the starter won't see enough juice to kick over an you get clicky clicky, etc even though the battery is strong.

Another trick. Clean the battery terminals and the wires to the battery with baking soda water. It'll eat off most the built up funk.

Trust me, you don't wanna pay Honda $200 to laugh you out the door with no problems, except a bad connection.

 

I'm about 100% positive its the starter. Has the same problem in one of my other vehicles [the "click, click, click] and it was the starter. So go ahead and replace it because it sounds like you battery is just fine. Good luck
Brian

 

bad starter or bad ground also check the wire going to the starter to check and see if it need replacing

 

Its the starter, same thing happened to me about 3 weeks ago, i went to the local autoparts store and asked what it could be, and they said it was the starter, so i bought one, and put it in, and worked fine........., also i cleaned the battery and everything before i bought the starter..........

 

If the battery and starter are indeed good, I would try testing / replacing the main relay. It should be screwed in under the dash all the way on the left side of the car. You also could try taking a wire and running it from the positive side of the battery to the terminals on the starter to make sure that the starter motor will turn, and that the soleniod is working properly.

 

IT'S THE STARTER.

Have happend to me many times in different cars (toyota, honda, nissan) all the time, the same thing - click, click, click

I think places like autozone and pepboys check starters to see if they still work.

 

thanks for all the response

you guys..(and girls) are 'da BOMB!!!