Help me figure out this problem - no start '90 accord LX.

Discussion in 'Accord' started by Gary H, Oct 6, 2003.

  1. Gary H

    Gary H Guest

    Hi there,

    TO THE POINT: I have a 90 Honda Accord LX 4 Door auto (4 cyl). My car does not
    start (sounds easy so far right?). Car has 180k miles.

    Brief Details: I have verified I'm getting spark and fuel. I also verified
    my timing belt is intact (cam shaft moves). New caps and rotor. New plugs
    (just in case old ones fouled). Two new alternators.

    The details (long):
    In the last few weeks, the car has died on multiple occasions around town
    and on a long road trip. The car would just lose power. Pull off the road and
    am not able to start it. In all cases it was a drained battery. Charge
    it up or jump start it and we're good to go. Same thing happens recently
    around town, however, the car will start when jumpe started. Car is towed home
    and we charge battery fully. The car cranks vigoriously, but will not start!
    This is now the second alternator so I no longer think this is the cause (at
    least not directly). As mentioned above, I've eliminated a few possibilities
    and figure it might be (in order of likelyhood) - ECU (computer), main relay,
    or injectors.

    I just changed the main relay almost two years ago (1 yr 7 months) due to
    a problem with the car not starting. The main relay seems to be quite a
    problem with these accord. Is it possible the new main relay is going again?

    I don't think it's the injectors because we can smell the gas on the plus.
    If one injector is bad, the car should start but run rough. Only if we have
    four bad injectors I can see the car not starting, but I highly doubt this.

    ECU? Haven't elminiated this.

    What do you guys think? Bad main relay? Bad ECU? Bad Injectors? Any thing
    else I might have missed (besides timing since I'll check that next wk)?

    Thanks,
    Gary
     
    Gary H, Oct 6, 2003
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