My car won't start... how do you read the codes? I've found conflicting info. My brother
Thinks it was 1 pause 1 pause 3, but that dosen't seem right for the problem. The car
Is turning over but won't start... no spark.

Help, please... thanks.

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https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/cars-t...das-18139.html

Let me say if you are, in fact, throwing a DTC 3 (MAP Sensor) that your car positively won't start. The MAP Sensor controls spark and fuel. Make sure you are really experiencing a DTC 3 first, because this component is very expensive.

Answer these 3 basic diagnostic questions for me:

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. When the CEL goes out, do you hear (or feel) the main relay "click"?

3. During the 2 second interval that the CEL is on, do you hear the fuel pump in the gas tank run?

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Originally Posted by txgreasemonkey

Read:

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/cars-t...das-18139.html

Answer these 3 basic diagnostic questions for me:

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. When the CEL goes out, do you hear (or feel) the main relay "click"?

3. During the 2 second interval that the CEL is on, do you hear the fuel pump in the gas tank run?

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Those are great questions and jive w/ all the research I've done today.. . but answer is
"dunno". I'm going to find out when I go home tonight. Thanks.

Those questions are how you begin to properly diagnose a Honda that won't start. Answer those questions in a 1-2-3 format for me tonight and we can go from there.

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Originally Posted by b holmes

My car won't start...how do you read the codes? I've found conflicting info. My brother
thinks it was 1 pause 1 pause 3, but that dosen't seem right for the problem. The car
is turning over but won't start...no spark.

Help, please...thanks.

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Glad to hear that. It almost fired up this morning but the starter is sounding worse. Im
Leaving it be and having a mechanic look at it hopefully tomorrow. Thanks so much!