I have a 1990 honda hatch. The car will do this sometimes but not all the time. It will turn over but not start and the ecm flashes 16 times.....looked it up and it says fuel injector.. Like i said does like once or twice a week always ends up starting up after i mess with it for awhile. let me know wat u think?

 

ttt......

 

I was having that problem with my 1991 hatch, I repaired the main relay and the problem has been gone since January

 

It's your main relay. Hondas always show code 16 when the main relay goes because the main relay controls the fuel pump and the ECM. When the main relay sends no power to the fuel pump and you try to start the car, the ECM realizes that no fuel is getting to the injectors and therefore assumes that there is a fault with one of the injectors such as a clog, hence your code 16. JD.

 

so how do i repair main relay?

 

go to the closest junk yard and take it off a hatch. or if u got $ order a new 1 through your dealer. located under your dash, left of the steering wheel

 

http://techauto.tripod.com/mainrelay.htm
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/mainrelay.html
http://honda.hybrids.jp/tech/p...shtml
http://autorepair.about.com/cs...a.htm
http://www.marklamond.co.uk/te...y.htm

 

having the same problem but my fuel pump still primes just wont start half the time ? still main relay even if it is still priming?

 

had this same problem on all my 8 hatches.

try main relay like above stated or your distributor.

seems everytime dizzy goes it thru the same code.
try it out.

 

hey there riceracer07, i have the exact same problem wth mines.. but i have a crx though.. did you find out if it was the main relay that went bad?

 

 

on a hot day the main relay will intermittently stop working. your best bet is trying one that is good or buy a new on hondapartsunlimited.com. theyre cheaper than going to your local dealer

 

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