Greetings,

As the title of the post says, I have a 1997 Honda Accord SE that will not start. Yesterday it started just fine, this morning it doesn't.

Doing some diagnostics:

Battery is 3 weeks old, and fully charged, water level is normal. When starting, I do NOT hear the starter turn or click.
When turning the key to the accessory position, (the one just before start), I hear the fuel pump engage for two seconds, when I rotate the key to start, I hear several relays under the dash click, but nothing else. I checked the Shift Interlock Circuit by holding the key in the start position while moving the gear selector from Park to Reverse and then to Neutral to 1st and I heard a relay click so that circuit is working. I've checked all fuses and all are good.

Two possible things; the starter and or solenoid is bad, or the security system is keeping the starter from energizing.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance for any replies....as this is my only means of transportation, and if I can't get to work monday, that'll be bad.

 

Do you have a volt meter? If so, pull the small wire from the starter solenoid (BLK/WHT) and while holding the key in the start position, check the voltage on that wire....what does it show?

 

I found a really good diagnostic video tutorial here on Youtube, followed along on my car, and have figured out that my starter is bad. Guess I should have checked that video first.

Following along with this video, I learned how to replace the starter...

Thank you all for the help.