so i have been having problems with my car starting lately. i go to turn the car over and nothing happens, i try i again and agian, and nothing happens. then ill try again and presto it starts. so that was happening for a few day and now today it went to start, turned over a few time and just died i replaced the starter for nothing now and im getting more mad by the minute

car is a 93 civic hatch with a 95 b18b in it

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Check all your grounds, and clean them all. there are 3 of them, Clean the battery terminals and all that good stuff. Check all your fuses.

Does it roll over... but not start? or just nothing...?

 

now it does nothing and i cleaned all the grounds, checked fuses, replaced all the power and ground cables also

 

Does the fuel pump prime? Does the CEL remain on steady when the key is in ON(II)?

 

fuel pump primes and the cel goes off

 

Did the rubber stopper at the top of the clutch pedal fall out?

 

Does the fuel pump run while the key is held in ON(III)?

Can you push start the engine?

 

the fuel pump primes then it stops

 

Are you saying the fuel pump does NOT run when the key is held in ON(III)/START?

Can you push start the engine?

Did the rubber stopper at the top of the clutch pedal fall out?

 

the rubber piece looks to be there and i can try and push start it

 

 

yes the fuel pump runs

 

If the fuel pump runs continuously when the key is held in ON(III)/START, then the ignition switch and starter switch on the clutch pedal is fine. It also predicts that the engine will push start. Check that.

Do you have a multimeter or test light?

 

no test light

 

Buy or borrow a multimeter because you need one to pinpoint the problem. Harbor Freight Tools has one for about $4.

Does the car push start?

 

ok push started it and let it run for like 2 min then shut it off and tried to start it......and presto it starts a million times better

 

This is likely only a temporary fix. Is your battery low on charge?

 

they tested it and said it was at 85% like a week ago

 

Have both you battery and alternator tested.

 

ok but i bought a new alternator about 6 months

 

well it started up like 10 more times and sounds a lot better when it starts