what up peoples aite this is whats up i have my ef and i swaped in an ls but it worked fine and all of a sudden it would die on me i though it was a fuel problem but i had everything from spark to fuel it was cool. i searched and some said to replace the main relay i did and now it still does that dumb crazy clicking and wont let me start my car others told me to check all my grounds and make sure everything is running cool i need help guys any help would be greatly appreciate it thanks guys.

 

i got a 00 si & i just dropped in a poor mans type R in & it does the same thing!!! i just changed the rotor & cap on the distributor. it starts in the morning when it's cold but when i drive it, it dies & wont wanna start? im really confused & dont know where to start

 

yup could be the main relay, mine did the clicking and even died on me once while driving too. Got a relay from advance for $40 bucks, changed it, It was all good, didnt have that problem again...and make sure you have good ground from the engine to the chassis too

 

My friend had the same problem. turned out to be a grounding issue with the Ground Terminal on the battery. check that and all other grounds. good luck!

 

BINGO! Check your thermostat grounds, engine/batt ground wires, and if all else fails splice a new ground in for the main relay.

 

check grounds. take the relay apart and look for cracks in the solder joints. if cracked solder them back together.

 

aite this is whats up i just checked all my grounds and powers and i seemed to be good i took like 5 main relays and some off DAs and i tryed them out one got it to start but then it would die right away the others would not let the car crank over and they started to click like crazy so my question is since my car was a std model dx wich came dpfi do i have to have a main relay maybe off an si to run the ls i have in the car cus all the main relays that i took were from other dpfi

 

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Your problem is, As stated above...a bad ground. You say you "checked" this. How? Wiggle some wires...? get a multimeter and fix the ground.

 

check the ground with a multimeter from the the relay to the negative battery post (u might need a long lead) and it should not have more than .03 v of resistance.... if u think its a ground problem... when a relay click it is being energized so thats what the clicking is... u can also use a jumper to check if its the relay

 

just replace the grounds. costs like 20 bucks and will save you problems in the future. there 20 yrs old, there bound to be corroded

 

aite ill check them out but does it matter since i had the main relay of a dpfi on a std model do i need one of an si

 

no if it fits it fits.. and instead of getting a shitty used one go get a new one from ur local auto parts store they are about $50...

 

aite guys i checked my grounds and i got a good relay and i put it on and it started up but after like 6 sec. it died out and did the same thing and started clicking like crazy

 

what else can be the problem

 

just screwred around with that today on my friends ef9 rhd...the main relay would tick..then tried starting it ...then the relay would buzzz...cleaned some of the ground replaced a few..(got em from honda bout 30$) worth every penny im all worried. the battery was weak as well so changed that to...everything runs perfect now..like new!

 

woooooooohooooooooooo peeps i did what dumped ek said and i cleaned all my grounds and relaplaced grounds and the car started right up im going to test drive it in a bit to check if everything is okay thanks for the help guys

 

all u had to do is check for resistance like i told you and u would have figuered it out to begin with

 

i know my dumbass was going crazy but thanks for the help bro im about to test drive the RANFLA lol

 

hahaha

 

glad you got everything figured out