Car Won't Start

[project93]

hello.
I have a 93 lx. just to get that out of the way. lately if i go for a short drive(long enough for the car to get warm) and i shut it off for a short time. (5 min.) it wont restart. it just sputters but wont kick over. it will sometimes work if i give i some gas while im cranking it over but not always. if anyone has some ideas let me know. im sick of looking like a jackass... thank you in advance

[Hondaman1984]

Distributor?

[breeziebabyyy]

Distributor?

x2

[Losiracer2]

most likely the main relay.....lemme ask you this, when you turn the key to the ACC position, do you hear a click?

If you don't then your fuel pump isn't engaging and thats controlled by the main relay.

there's a DIY repair in the DIY section where you can just resolder the points on it and it'll work again.

here's the link http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=53888

[ExplodingCake]

Either fuel pump or main relay or faulty injectors.

[project93]

ill check the distributor but i think you might be right with the fuel pump. i checked the fuel pump thing and i didnt hear anything. thanks for your help.

[CB7JDM]

try the main fuse its under the dash above the fuse panel by the cruise control box. try it ...................
most deff. it the main relay

[LX_Accordian]

how do i check the actual fuel pump and fuel injectors?

[Losiracer2]

how do i check the actual fuel pump and fuel injectors?

well w/ injectors you can take a long Screwdriver and put the metal end up against each injector and hear if they're making a clicking sound. Thats how you know they're firing.

For the fuel pump, idk, I would just listen for the click when you turn the key to the ACC position.

[C91BLX7]

For the fuel pump, idk, I would just listen for the click when you turn the key to the ACC position.

Actually the click is the relay, the fuel pump makes a faint "whuuuuuuurr" sound.

[LX_Accordian]

i feel really embarassed asking...

but umm...
where are the fuel injectors located?
and what do they look like?

[i-07]

ok i had the same problem last summer. it was my distributor. was your rpms sparatic when you drive sometimes? it may just be the cap and rotor need to be cleaned or replaced. that is what i had to to my 92lx and my friends 90dx. so take the cap and rotor of and see if the prong are dirty. then clean them. but you should replace them.

if you have eny problem ask me.

[LX_Accordian]

hmm,

about a month ago, stopped hearing the "clicks/humming" of the fuel pump when the key is in the ACC position. so today i checked the main relay again, nothing was wrong with it. i'm guessing its the fuel pump, but i have no idea where its located and/or the procedures to replace it.

pls. help
-thanks

[Losiracer2]

i feel really embarassed asking...

but umm...
where are the fuel injectors located?
and what do they look like?

they're just above the intake runners, those 4 metal things pointing down towards the cyl. head at like a 45* angle. There's a metal fuel rail across the top of them.

[LX_Accordian]

thx alot, how bout the fuel pump?