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Oct 17, 2006, 02:43 PM
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| | | Car Wont start.
So i have a 1995 HONDA CIVIC. its been great for me since i bought it in march 2006. but now my car wont start. it has randomly not started 3 times in the past few weeks. the first time i didnt do anything. then a few days later it randomly started up again. i went and got my oil changed, and got gas, and a new battery. it drove fine until thursday. it wouldnt start. it just sat in my school parking lot overnight. the next day it randomly started. my car has been fine until yesterday. it didnt start. my friend (who works at as a mechanic) helped me change my spark plugs, and my air filter. when we changed the spark plugs we noticed that one of the gaskets was flooded with oil. after fixing that, my car still wouldnt start. its still in the parking lot at school, and i need to get it home.
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Oct 17, 2006, 05:58 PM
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| I tried to help you but you didn't respond, when I took the time to list basic diagnostic steps to identify your problem. Possible causes are bad igniter, coil, main relay, or ECM (computer). |
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Oct 17, 2006, 07:01 PM
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#3
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| sorry. im new to this and i just figured out how to respond.
but thanks for taking your time to listen and help me.
what do u recomend i do? i dont have a lot of money, and payday isnt until next month for me. | |
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Oct 17, 2006, 07:09 PM
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#4
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| OK.
1. When you turn the ignition switch to ON (not START), does the Check Engine Light (CEL) come on and then go off after 2 seconds?
2. During this 2 second period, do you hear the fuel pump in the gas tank run?
3. When the CEL goes out, do you hear (or feel) the main relay "click"?
I need you to specifically answer each question, individually. Your answers tell me a lot and affects the direction we go from here. | |
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Oct 17, 2006, 07:12 PM
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#5
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| ya. the light does that. but theres no click. | |
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Oct 17, 2006, 07:19 PM
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#6
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| Are you sure there is no click?
Do you hear the fuel pump run? | |
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Oct 17, 2006, 07:40 PM
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#7
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| Based on your answer that the main relay does not click, when the CEL goes out, you need to replace the main relay. | |
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Oct 17, 2006, 07:43 PM
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#8
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| replace the fuel pump?
is that cheap? | |
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Oct 17, 2006, 07:44 PM
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#9
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| Not fuel pump, but main relay.
Did you hear the fuel pump run? | |
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Oct 17, 2006, 07:46 PM
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#10
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| i dont know. i dont know what that would sound like. | |
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