hey, i have a 1990 honda accord and the check engine light is on, and in the mornings the car is really hard to start, and if it sits for a while it wont start either but after it starts its fine.I changed the IACV and nothing happened it still does the same thing. The 10 day inspection ran out on it so i havent been driving it after sitting for 3 or 4 days i tried to start it and nothing at all happened no lights or anything. I put a battery charger on it for 5 or 6 hours and it started right up. what could the problem be.
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i'm no expert but if you charged the battery and it starts, then the battery could be your problem.
JUST to test to see if the alternator is also not going, once you get the car running, disconnect the NEG from the battery [i think is NEG, someone else please confirm] and it the car stays on, you are golden on the Alternator.
But like i said, if you have to charge the battery and the car starts, try replacing the battery first and see how that goes for you.
Is the check engine light or a amber light by the mileage?? if its the amber light, my 93 acc has a switch you push in right next to the light and it resets the color back to green or off which looks greenMember's Page:: Coming Soon
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so if i turn the car on and disconnect the negative and the car stays on then the alternator is or is not the problem?Comment
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maybe you should have some one jump start you instead?
if you don't mind resetting all your radio stations and have a buddy to drive you to the auto parts store like Autozone or Advance Auto, they will test that battery for you, it's free too.
if you can get the car going, they can test your battery and alternator at the store too.
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thats what's happening to me to me too i changed the battery but it still wouldn't
start. so the problem is the alternador you should change it
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alright so i left the battery charger on it over night and today i tried starting it, it was hard starting at first but then it finally started, i let it run for about 5 mintues then turned it off and waited a few mintues and tried starting it again and it started right up. Then i let it run and unhooked the negative battery cable and the car was still running, so i guess its not the alternator. Im so confused of what the problem could be.Comment
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wow, no one ever really searches the forums...okay, i actually didn't get this info from the forums, but from some other site, but it is on here as well..somewhere...ah, anyway, this is a common problem for cb7's and it has to do with your main relay being too hot or too cold, or just plain F*ck*d up. if you can get the car to crank, but not start, its the main relay (almost 100% sure). the main relay is located under the dash on the driver's side. there's something blocking it...ah, you know what, i got all the info on this site.
http://techauto.te.funpic.org/mainrelaydefine.php
its got pics and everything. your's might not even be bad. just pull it from where it is and move it somewhere else where it isn't suffering from claustrophobia. if it still doesn't make the scary CEL go away, you probably need a new one.
and don't ask me why having a jumper connected to it makes it work, thats all explained in the forums and again, i am too lazy to look it up, but i've had this exact same problem and after popping in a new relay and just leaving it hang there (ya, i guess is hould secure it somewhere...), i've never had the starting problem since.
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yes dude def. your main relay. i too had that problem when i first bought my accord. i changed it and my baby has been starting fine for the past month.
p.s. very good info jayrq2o1
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