My 93 Civic Si won’t start now...>.<

Discussion in 'Civic' started by Kalzon83, Dec 13, 2005.

  1. Kalzon83

    Kalzon83 Guest

    i tried to warm my car up this morning, the engine started smoothly
    then i get back into my house, after half an hour, when i go back to
    my car, i found that my car was stalled, and i tried to restart it, it
    just didn’t go on.
    i can hear the ignition motor sounds, but the engine wont start......

    what can i do now???
    can someone help me????
    plz :cry: :cry:
     
    Kalzon83, Dec 13, 2005
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  2. Kalzon83

    _--_--_ Guest

    U let your car warm up for 1/2 hour?
    I think it's bad to do that...
    http://www.autoforumz.com/eform.php?p=717221
     
    _--_--_, Dec 13, 2005
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  3. Check out http://tegger.com/hondafaq/faq.html#startrun - so far the symptoms
    match the usual for main relay failure
    http://tegger.com/hondafaq/startproblems.html#mainrelay (pay particular
    attention to what he has to say about counting the clicks). If it is the
    main relay, the engine will probably start the next time you try (passenger
    compartment cold). You can also try whacking the top of the dash in front of
    the driver with your hand. It might get you going, and will make you feel
    better if not ;-)

    Mike
     
    Michael Pardee, Dec 13, 2005
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  4. Kalzon83

    James Guest

    thats what you get for being an idiot....you should never let your car idol
    for more then 5 minutes or so...
    must be nice to be able to burn gas like that. With all your extra cash,
    why not just buy a better car?
     
    James, Dec 13, 2005
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  5. Kalzon83

    Elle Guest

    let your car idol > for more then 5 minutes or so...
    Come on. While purging the cooling system of air, letting it
    idle for more than 30 minutes (until the fan comes on twice)
    is common. It's to no detriment, normally. (Or are you just
    a troll?)

    The original poster should take a close look at the site
    Mike Pardee linked, then ask questions here as needed.
     
    Elle, Dec 13, 2005
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  6. Kalzon83

    James Guest

    check your car manual. It says right in mine to not let it idol for more
    then 5 minutes....Obviously there are some exceptions to this, but its not
    something that you should be doing on a daily basis to "warm the car up"
     
    James, Dec 13, 2005
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  7. Kalzon83

    Elle Guest

    I find no such warning in my 91 Civic's manual.

    If it were a big deal, it would be prominent.
    "warm the car up"

    I would think the guy was doing this because it's freezing
    cold sub-zero yada where he is, and ice is built up to 1/4
    inch or so on the windshield. I know I've spent 20+ minutes
    chipping off ice and running the defroster--and so the
    car--in the past.

    No big deal, James. Just posting what I've seen.
     
    Elle, Dec 14, 2005
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  8. Kalzon83

    hondaman Guest

    it dirties the oil quicker to let it idle that long. plus its unneeded wear
    on the engine. it should only take 5 minutes to warm up enough to drive it
    even if it's in the single digits.



    -jeff
     
    hondaman, Dec 14, 2005
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  9. Kalzon83

    Elle Guest

    Driving blind because of ice on the windows, and so into an
    accident, is unneeded wear on one's wallet. But you chose to
    ignore this in my previous post, so <shrug> we disagree. Or
    maybe you've never lived in a part of the country where
    icing is a serious problem. Cripes, I was skiing last year
    while eight inches of snow fell in the parking lot. It was
    getting dark and the drive down the mountain was
    treacherous. You better believe I let my Civic idle, with
    the defroster on, while I hurriedly knocked off the snow.
    Still took around 20 minutes or more.

    It's also not unneeded wear on the engine when purging air
    from the cooling system.
    Warming up the engine, yes. Indeed, I have read that no
    (idling) warm up is necessary /for the engine/ with today's
    Hondas.
     
    Elle, Dec 14, 2005
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  10. Kalzon83

    hondaman Guest

    I bet you have a nice Honda Civic Elle. I have an '88 LX that I like alot.
    Civics are built very well. I know from your posts that you take very good
    care of yours.



    -jeff
     
    hondaman, Dec 20, 2005
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