i have a 1990 civic si with a jdm 1st gen b16a in it....it's been working fine for the past 2 months but yesterday, when i was coming back home, my car just didn't turn on. at first, the alternator, oil, seatbelt, etc. lights came on but as soon as i cranked my motor to start up, the lights went dead. after that, i couldn't turn on any of my electrical things (lights, radio, clock). i checked some of my fuses, and none were broken. i jumped started my car and drove it home ok. then i woke up this morning to drive to school, and same thing happened. as soon as i crank my car, the alternator/oil/seatbelt lights flash on and then die immediately. does anyone know what this is? i hope i don't have a short in my car somewhere, i wouldn't even know how to find it...

 

Well, I'm guessing its your battery. This just happened with my car. I had recently gotten a new battery, but the terminal was all corroded, so it was not getting juice when the car was on, plus i didnt run it every day, so it didnt have any power. So i think you should check your connections, maybe invest in a battery charger or change your terminals, or maybe im totally wrong!

 

Dead battery. Buy a new one. Yours isn't holding a charge, so a recharge won't do it for you.

 

It could be a bad battery or a bad connection at the battery terminals- I see this quite often. Check your terminals at the battery and at the fuse box and ground.

 

If it was a bad connection the car wouldn't start at all. Jumpstart=dead battery.

 

not true- a bad connection at the battery- you put the jumper cables over the battery clamps and the car starts- wow. I see it all the time- Loose cable clamps.


[Modified by fixhondas, 1:44 AM 10/18/2001]

 

I thought he ment jump start= Push start. Sorry you are right.


[Modified by Dr Pooface, 1:56 AM 10/18/2001]


[Modified by Dr Pooface, 1:56 AM 10/18/2001]

 

Batteries do die, you know.

 

Overuse ie high accessory loads?
Repeated draining?
Low water levels?
Lack of use?
im stumped for #5

How'd I do?

[Modified by Dr Pooface, 5:55 AM 10/18/2001]


[Modified by Dr Pooface, 6:01 AM 10/18/2001]

 

#5 leaving your dome light on all night.
hehe

does sound like a dead battery tho.