i was coming home from work when all of a sudden car turned off on me ....i got a tank of gas and just replace the spark plugs and wires........also hear the two clicks which is the main relay and fuel pump......after trying and trying it kicked back on like nothing happened.......this morning i went to autozone for oil,o2 sensor,and a fuel cleaner....now when i came back and let it sit to warm up more a bit it turned off again.....untill once again it turned back on but only this time when ever i push on the brakes the idle goes down,i also turned on the lights....and the hazards....but when i turned on the heater the car turns off.......im also getting a code 20......could this be a faulty battery.........the car does turn over no problems

 

also when push the clutch in the temp gauge goes all the way high till when i let it go then it goes down

 

bump to the top

 

can it be the battery????

alternator?????

ELD since its throwing a code 20????

 

i wanna know too. when i pull my wipers when the car is opp the temp gauge goes all the way up

 

ok got it working turn out to be bad distributer but now when i let the clutch out in nutural the car turns off unless i keep it in n e ideas

 

alrite [freak] honda's seriouslly [freak] em tired of this **** already ..............keys not even in the igintion and mother[freak]er dash lights come on and ****

 

Dude... first of all calm down and learn to spell. Next, make sure there is a good ground (clean metal to metal contact, no broken off wires, ect) at your thermostat, valve cover to header panel, under the steering column, by each headlight, and transmission to body. Then go ahead and check all the fuses under the hood and under the dash. Hopefully this should solve your problem man.

 

u hear two clicks and its the fuel pump and main relay? unless you worded your sentence weird, you are wrong wrong wrong.

the double click = main relay
check engine light and that 1/2 to 1 second hum = fuel pump

are u getting the hum or not?

this actually just happened to me a month ago, but i was prepared. i bought the fuel pump and main relay early cuz i was waiting for them to go out lol

 

ground wire?

 

sorry guys for the way i was actin.....its just this is my only car to get to work and without this problem gettin fix i got no other way to commute to work.....my bad for the typo i was just so mad i was shaking lol....................i hear the clicks see this wasnt happening until we swap out the alternator .....yes i hear the clicks ...its does turn on but idle goes up and down and as soon as you let off the clutch all power is loss and car turns off......even when you do have the key in the ignition when u just push on the brakes all the dash lights come on and you hear the fuel pump/relay click .....im also throwing a code 20 ELD can this be whats causing this electrical problem????

 

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so you just replaced the alternator? If so I would focus on it.

and the other electrical problems sounds like some plugs may have been mixed up on the dash fuse panel or maybe the brake light bulbs are shorting out, or they could be the wrong type of bulb (single VS dual filiment) causing it to short out and send power back to the cluster.


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I take it that you are trying to sell it now, just realize it will be tough to sell in that condition, so you might as well try to fix it, unless your giving it away.

and you should edit that description to reflect that the motor is not running it needs work.


Modified by grog at 10:58 AM 8/3/2008

 

OOOOHHHHH[freak] YEAAA GOT IT FIXED .........TURNED OUT THO BE THE GROUND ON THE ALTERNATOR .....UP AND UP BUT STIL SELLIN THIS PIECE OF ****....NO MORE HONDA FOR ME HERE I COME NISSAN

 

you have to remember its a 18+ year old car. They are all going to have problems unless you take the time to completely rebuild them. I drive mine daily but its not my main mode of transportation so if it breaks down its not a big deal. You should keep it and buy something eles to drive while fixing the honda. These cars are pretty easy to figure out as long as you have done some research.

 

Dude Nissans are a lot worse than Hondas! I have had plenty of both and Nissans break a lot more often and cost more money to fix! Good luck.

 

Just to comment on the general condition of used cars, it seems like when cars develope problems the owners just give up on them and put it up for sale. They never end up getting fixed. thats why buying another used car is just as sketchy, its always a gamble.

96civic, it looks like you might have bought somebody's old project car (primered, body kit) so I can sympithize with you being sick of it.
and for being pretty honest in you description of the car unlike alot of people.

 

Yea i was ganna say when your alternator [freak]es up. the dash lights dont turn off even with the keys out.

 

THANX GUYS FOR EVERYTHING AND UNDERSTANDING........

im not going to lie the car has done me well .....i just fixed the whole problem what it was now and final was the clutch cable wire need to hit the ground on the bracket that holds the clutch cable in place....fixed the messed up idle and now it purrrsssss .......still i wanna sell for the simple fact that me and my girl are starting a family and since the crx got no airbags/no a/c / no back seats and she doesnt know 5 speed...its alot more than that i need an automatic so then she can take me to work .......thank you all joints for every1

 

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im not going to lie the car has done me well .....i just fixed the whole problem what it was now and final was the clutch cable wire need to hit the ground on the bracket that holds the clutch cable in place....fixed the messed up idle and now it purrrsssss
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sell her, keep the rex

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PLEASE be sure your kid is taught better grammar than yours

 

any car can be a pos. selling your car because a ground wire is a radical decision. good luck though

 

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my seed,my child ,my way to raise em


actually im gonna teach em worse

 

not for sale anymore ....keepin it im getting 40mpg and now thats it was something small that needed to get fix ......going to rip that whole body crap off and going all stock all around