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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 11:13 AM
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why isn't my check engine light coming on? the fuse box clicks when i push the pedal in. the fuel pump doesnt come on either.
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 11:23 AM
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what do you mean the engine doesnt come on? like when you turn the ignition to on first thing? the clicking you hear when you push the pedal in is the switch on the pedal assembly. my guess for the fuel pump would be a bad main fuel relay.
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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yeah the engine doesnt come on at all. where is the main fuel relay?
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 03:20 PM
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the headlights will come on but no fuel pump, no engine codes or light anything related to the engine wont come on i got a p28 and p06 ecu still nothing wont come on. all the fuses are ok. but one relay in the engine bay fuse box wont work. if i take that relay to the other realy connector it works. its the connector that doesnt work could it be that?
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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Have you checked the bulb?

Most of the time that is it.
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 08:00 PM
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idk what your talking about. where would that be?
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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in the cluster you have to pull out the cluster and replace the bulb. 4bucks from honda. If your fuel pump isnt coming on the you have other problems.

your main relay is under the driver kick panel.

on that other relay that isnt working ck the connections. if im understanding you correctly.
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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so the car doesnt start or do anything, amirite?
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by thesmogman
have you checked the bulb?

Most of the time that is it.
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Old Dec 19, 2008 | 06:48 AM
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Nope the car doesn't start but the dash comes on but not the engine light. Out of nowhere the radiator fan came on lol thats about it from the engine bay. Can it be the battery? It dies very quick. Its been snowing for the past 4 days here and its finally clearing up. idk if anything froze. i tried a po6 ecu still didnt work.
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Old Dec 19, 2008 | 06:50 AM
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can the bulb really keep the fuel pump from coming on?
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Old Dec 19, 2008 | 07:09 AM
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it could be your battery or a bad starter. The same thing happened to my friends hatch last week. It was that the cables on the battery were loose so that the battery wasnt charging. We fixed the cables push started the car and it was all good.
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Old Dec 19, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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theres no click noises coming from the relay under the dash. i tried another relay and still no click. is there a fuse for the relay? what is going on?
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Old Dec 19, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by the_dxB16
theres no click noises coming from the relay under the dash. i tried another relay and still no click. is there a fuse for the relay? what is going on?
yes there is a fuse, I dont remember which one it is. Unless the relay itself went bad lol...
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Old Dec 19, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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alright ill search it up. and get back.
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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 06:34 AM
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O.P go fix the parts we said, then get back to us. right now we are constantly playing the guessing game.
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 11:41 AM
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well i think it was the stupid ground on the tranny. but now its on sorry peeps.
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 11:47 AM
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Pretty good reminder to go around and clean up all your grounds...
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 12:00 PM
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the tranny grounds wire is too short to be bolted on the tranny its just squished between the mount and tranny. can i use a thick amp wire that is long?
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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Yes, you can use a thick wire, like stereo power wire, to make another gruond.

So you don't have your tranny grounded on, and trying to start your car? That could be your whole problem. Get that thing SOLIDLY grounded with a proper bolt. Clean up all the contact surfaces too.
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