Well i drove my 93 integra in the garage for winter reasons and now that its time to bring it out the car is unresponsive. Literally the only thing on the car that works is the hazard light button!!!and thats it things i have done to attempt to fix

1.new main relay
2. new battery
3. reset ecu
4. tried jumping it
5. unplugged brainbox to the alarm/ and back again
6. checked all fues

With the old battery i tried to jump and then the alarm went off so because of not having my keys nearby i pulled the (-) batt. cable.
MY CAR IS DEAD....the end


Modified by dc4drewH at 9:08 PM 2/28/2007

 

5 min bump

 

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Can you get a hold of another ECU to test it?

 

(1) Does the alarm have a built in kill switch? (2) Did you check to see ifyour ground cable isn't corroded to hell? (to check to see if the ground cable isn't the problem, with a jumper cable, jump the negative terminal of the battery to the engine mount bolt sticking upwards on the d-side. Leave positive side of jumper cable unhooked) (3) check the ground that is on the thermostat housing, and make sure that it is bolted down all the way.

 

i will try and get back 2 you. any other opinions

 

does the starter crank at all? is it just cranking but not turning over? I'm sure youve already done the basics of checking for air/fuel/spark.

Also what was posted above, you have any kill switches at all that are preventing it from starting that you either forgot about or just are improperly working?

what happened after you tried jump starting it? Did it even crank?

 

nope, no cranking! does nothing hen i turn key, only thing that works is thee hazards

 

how long as it been since you put the new battery in? First thing i would do is check battery voltage to make sure you even have enough "pressure" to operate the starter motor. Not sure exactly how much your going to need, but make sure your AT LEAST above 12 volts. To be on the safe side, charge the battery till your at a good 12.45 - 12.6 volts just to get it out of the way and you know its not the problem of an undercharged battery.

My first guess is that you had the car sitting for quite some time, which killed off the battery with your usual parasetic drains. But if you said you replace the battery recently then you might even have an abnormal drain in the system.

after you confirmed the battery is fully charged, check your connections, terminals, cables and such. if all looks good, your going to need to pull up a schematic of your starting system circuit. If you want i can get you a schematic on monday if you havent gotten it by then.

Theres either an open somewhere in the circuit, something causing excessive resistance or simply you have a bad component (clutch/neutral safety switch, igntion switch, starter solenoid etc). But before you even check the components, pull the starter fuse and make sure thats good.

Don't over look the basics, start with the easiest things and work your way down until you find the problem.

Good luck

 

thanks for the info a schematic would be very helpful! I am going to start by checking all the connections again. The only relay i have tested is the main relay. Its just weird, nothing works not even the dome light! only hazards...thats why im starting to lean towards the problem being alarm related.
thanks again

 

get rid of the alarm system completely and see what happens after that

 

its probably something very simple......bad ignition switch? clutch switch? not enough juice in battery? bad starter?

 

if nothing works besides the hazards, hes got something disconnected. Even if the battery was that undercharged, he would get some lights they would just be very dim.

and yes most of the time it is something simple, just we always overlook the simple stuff

 

ill try checking the ign. and clutch switch. how should i go about that?

 

if you unplug the ignition switch from the fuse box and unscrew it from the back of the key module (2 small screws holding it in) you can open it up by carefully prying the tabs so that they unhook. you can take a peek inside to see if it's all burned up and/or corroded which will prevent any power from getting anywhere. But that shouldn't stop your interior dome light from coming on. I'd bet theres a corroded ground wire or power wire. Corrosion sux *** when it comes down to wiring.

 

thanks, checking all wires again asap