Not starting, possible main relay?
scubawrstlr
02-03-2005, 09:59 PM
Well this whole winter so far I have had to jump my car at least 2 times a week. Finally I got a new battery, and I was good for about a week, but then the car would be dead in the mornings again.
A couple days ago I went to jump the car, and it shrugged to life, then it died. So I tried again, and all it did was crank. But it wasn't starting. I got it to start, then it dies. Finally it started.
Third part, I get in the car after school today, and its dead again. I did jump it this morning, I figured its because the altenator didn't have time to give the battery a deep charge. However, I hear this wierd noise comming from the stering wheel. Like, well i'm not sure what it is. Kind of a muffled electircal clicking, I don't know. But it happens when I turn the key. Is this just the ignition switch or something? And do you guys think my main relay is gone? Finding out why my batter it always dead would be nice too. Thanks in advance.
A couple days ago I went to jump the car, and it shrugged to life, then it died. So I tried again, and all it did was crank. But it wasn't starting. I got it to start, then it dies. Finally it started.
Third part, I get in the car after school today, and its dead again. I did jump it this morning, I figured its because the altenator didn't have time to give the battery a deep charge. However, I hear this wierd noise comming from the stering wheel. Like, well i'm not sure what it is. Kind of a muffled electircal clicking, I don't know. But it happens when I turn the key. Is this just the ignition switch or something? And do you guys think my main relay is gone? Finding out why my batter it always dead would be nice too. Thanks in advance.
adrenalin26
02-04-2005, 02:43 AM
Hey there, it's probably your master relay. I had the same problem and so did my friend. I searched the net for an answer and always came up with master relay. I took mine out, resoldered it and it hasn't done it again. That was over 6 months ago. The Master Relay is right under the dash on the drivers side (on my '90 anyway). You just take it out, open the cover, resolder all the connections at the top of it and it's good as new. Apparently the solder they used in Malaysia or whatever was sub-par and when it gets old the solder disconnects after it gets hot. When it cools (usually 5-15 minutes) it will work again.
Go to this link! You will thank me. It is an extremly easy repair and works great. I was sceptical but it worked when Honda dealers, mechanics and everyone else couldn't figure it out.
http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/ele.../main-relay.htm
They go into a lot of detail but I just took mine out, resoldered it and put it back in.
Hope this helps,
Tony
http://www markl.f9.co.uk/howto/electrical/main-relay/main-relay.htm
as for your battery., are the connections good? I had that problem and it all looked good but when I tested the voltage on the battery posts it was 14.5 and when I tested it on the wires just of the post it was 9 so the alternator wasn't charging the battery. Just clean with water and baking soda or wire brush.
Go to this link! You will thank me. It is an extremly easy repair and works great. I was sceptical but it worked when Honda dealers, mechanics and everyone else couldn't figure it out.
http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/ele.../main-relay.htm
They go into a lot of detail but I just took mine out, resoldered it and put it back in.
Hope this helps,
Tony
http://www markl.f9.co.uk/howto/electrical/main-relay/main-relay.htm
as for your battery., are the connections good? I had that problem and it all looked good but when I tested the voltage on the battery posts it was 14.5 and when I tested it on the wires just of the post it was 9 so the alternator wasn't charging the battery. Just clean with water and baking soda or wire brush.
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