so i bought a 92 Accord lx off of Craigslist the other day and the guy i bought it from told me i should sign up on here... had a weak starter, has an h23 IM and TB and the tps doesn't have a coolant line hooked up to it so it idle surges.. last night the Check Engine light popped on and the car started idling normal, i was a bit excited, trade a small yellow light for the car to idle right lol, but today my car won't start! I don't think it's getting spark, the guy told me that he'd recently replaced the distributor... in the morning i'm going to replace the Coil, Starter, and Main Relay... can anyone suggest anything else i should check or replace???
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If your check engine light is on, check this thread out man. http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...t=Diagnose+CEL
Yes sir, you're in the right place. Plenty of help on this forum. This forum's the reason I kept my Cb, and replaced the engine, instead of getting rid of it when the old engine blew.
Most common reasons for a no start, has to do with something in the distributor. 85% of the threads I read about the car not starting, was the Igniter, which is inside the distributor.
When my starter went bad, it just clicked when I turned the key. Not sure if that happens with all starters, but check everything else before you get into a starter. They aren't too cheap.Last edited by Gotz Cb7; 02-22-2009, 11:31 PM.98' Mustang 3V Swap
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Here's also a link to someone who had a similiar problem.
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...t=Driving+Died98' Mustang 3V Swap
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X2 as above.
If you are going to replace the coil, you should do the ignitor at the same time.
Have you confirmed there is no spark?
And welcome to the site
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thanks... i'm gonna throw a starter on there tomorrow cuz i know that's bad... i'm gonna try an ignition coil as well... we'll start small lol. then if still no spark i'll throw a distributor on there!!! but he said that he had already thrown a distributor on before i bought it... we even tried to kick start it and it'll act like it starts but won't go and eventually will just stop... it's priming the fuel pump and the starter clicks... so i really have no clue what it could be.Comment
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Also check the ground on the thermostat housing is clean and secure.
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starters and coils arent small. those cost a few bux each.
maybe you should run your codes and make sure you have a good, strong charging system before you go throwing parts at your car. what makes you think the starter is bad? if it was a starter problem then your WOULD have started on your push start.
auto repair is about knowing what is wrong with the car and repairing it specifically. not just tossing parts everywhere and eventually fixing the problem.
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i got the ignition coil, distributor, and starter for 40 bucks at a local junk yard, so that's why i said start small, cheap and easy to do lol... then if that stuff fixes it i can buy new parts later.... but the guy i bought it from told me it needed a starter, it was weak. so i put the new one on and it cranks just beautiful... i checked all my plug wires and made sure my distributor clips had a good connection, then it fired right up... wound up not even needin the new distributor and coil, guess i got some spares lol... CEL is still on and car idle normal, which is weird since no coolant goes through the tps lol. but at least it's runnin now!!! guess it was a bad connection.Comment
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When the CEL comes on, the ecu often goes into "limp mode," where it uses pre programmed settings for ignition timing and fuel mixture and disregards inputs from sensors.Originally posted by kyboyy View Post
Did you pull the code yet? You won't get the performance that you should with the CEL on.
Also, you should check your battery. If it was weak it might lead to starting problems (I did see that you aren't having trouble now, just saying)1992 Prelude S w/swapped H22AComment
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