I have a 97 honda del sol with the y7. When I try to start my car there is a clicking sound that comes from the dash and just the check engine light flashes very fast. If you wait a little bit and try to start it, it will start up. But while I am driving the same problem will happen and the car will die.

any ideas?

 

Clean and tighten the G101 (thermostat housing), G3 transmission, and G1 battery ground connections.

Do the same for the battery connectors and posts.

Also test the ignition switch.

 

already did all of this........ any other ideas?

 

I know this sounds bad but my friend hit the dash fairly hard and it went away for a little bit

 

+1 on the ground wire check. USUALLY its somthing really easy like that.. And with swaped cars.. Like mine... Some people like to run really sketchy ground wires. So check it, if not your starter is most likey bad. Try tapping the starter with a screw driver handle as hard as u can while cranking. Had a buddy with a grand am we did this on for months.. Lol cant ride without a friend though.

 

Correction.. He said it did it when it was running. Forgot that part, Prolly a lose wire. Ground/ignition. Or battery terminal is lose.

 

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if the check engine light flashs i think it might be the starter. Try to boost it with another car. Then try again. It might also be your alternator thats gone so the battery is fully uncharged. So alternator strap, alternator or starter. Or dead battery.

 

then why would i here a loud repeating clicking sound from the dash?

 

How's the charge on the battery? Do you know it's good by testing, or just assuming? Double check all grounds. Also did you test any relays?

 

yes tested CLICKING IS IN THE DASH trying not to take dash oout and yes relays are good

 

Relays click, there are relays in the dash. How have you tested the relays, main relay especially?

Just to throw it out there, a relay is an electromagnetic switch. There is a coil that creates a magentic pull that attracts a metallic lever type switch to make contact to an electrical connection against the resistance of a spring. When the electromagnet turns off the spring pushes the switch back to the other side, when the magnet turns on it pulls the switch to the magnet side. Each transition clicks as the metal switch hits either sides contacts, click click click click. If the current to the coil of the relay is intermittant it will click back and forth repeatedly.

Hope that makes sense to you.

 

yes i know relays.... they are good i swapped them all out with my other car still have problems

 

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