Intermittent No-start
MCLAY 90DX
04-21-2003, 08:38 AM
Wow, talk about frustrating. Saturday I left home, car started fine. Drove for 10 minutes to the bank, shut the car off, came back out and tried to start up again, no deal. Lots of juice to the starter but no go. Tried winding and winding but no start. Waited 5 minutes, tried again and voila, it started. I repeated this when I stopped at Subway. Same deal. Tried to duplicate it the next day, and it started fine. Where should I start diagnosing this intermittent problem? It has a D15 in it now (D16 is currently being built).
Any suggestions????
Any suggestions????
ci5ic
04-21-2003, 08:44 AM
I'd bet that it's your main relay. I'd check that before anything else. A very common problem with our cars.
Melt
04-21-2003, 09:17 AM
my moms accord does the same shit ... hasnt bothered us enough to get it fixed.
turbcivic
04-21-2003, 10:24 AM
And survey says....Main relay! Easy fix, just under the driver's side dash. When the relay gets warm, the connections expand breaking them hence the reason why the car won't start. When the car cools enough so that the connection contact so that they touch again, the car starts.
1PhatCX
04-21-2003, 11:27 AM
weird shit
same thing happens 2 my dads Lebaron once and awhile, i'll tell him 2 check that on his car
also mines done that a couple times too, started it, let it warm up and backed down the driveway, shut it off 2 run back into the house 2 grab the camera come back and it wouldnt start!
maybe i should check mine although it doesnt happen 2 often
same thing happens 2 my dads Lebaron once and awhile, i'll tell him 2 check that on his car
also mines done that a couple times too, started it, let it warm up and backed down the driveway, shut it off 2 run back into the house 2 grab the camera come back and it wouldnt start!
maybe i should check mine although it doesnt happen 2 often
fiercecivic
04-21-2003, 03:12 PM
sweet ill have to go to the jy and grab a new one or fix the old one, whatever.:D
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