thanks for your help guys i appriciate it xx

its a 1994 honda civic lsi,


the fault code was code 16 they said it was due to the injectors, so i
replaced the lot, it came up again ( 16 ) they said it was the ecu had
that replaced... did the same,

the fuel relay was bypassed in case it cut out the fuel for any reason
i think, its done 109,000 miles
the distributer cap and rotor were also replaced,

as for the once in a blue moon thing....
i go on holiday for 2 weeks come back and it starts fine... after a
week or so of smooth starting i go up the shop get something get in
the car and chug chug chug doesnt start, it sounds ok on turning over
it just wont kick in, i leave it for a coupl of minutes then it
starts,
its then fine for a week or so,

when a mechanic has it in the garage he starts it every half hour for
two days.... doesnt do it, after a few days of yet again smooth
starting i drive to work 7 miles away, leave it for 8 hours then i try
again wont start.. FOR AN HOUR rac comes out to rescue me, he arrives
and oh... it starts as soon as he gets there!

i couldnt put an exact time period say it does it every 12 days
because its that unpredictable
thankyou for all your suggestions i will print them out and shove them
under hondas nose keep them coming it all helps!

cheers for restoring my faith in guys :wink:


"kitty666r" wrote
> [color=indigo:8b563e5bc9][/color:8b563e5bc9]
> hey,
> my civic has a " once in a blue moon " starting problem,
> it doesnt matter what the weather is like,
> it turns over fine but doesnt start,
> the ecu light comes on=had it replaced it still does it,
> its got;
>
> new plugs
> new leads
> new dizzy
> new fuel filter
> new fuel injectors
> the fuel relay has been bypassed so that cancels that out
>
> took it to honda thay said the ecu codes were coming up as the
> injector failing, got a new one,
> then took it back
> they said it was the ecu, had it changed.. now they dont want
> to know,
> it tends not to start when i need it the most,
> specially in a petrol station! when everyones waiting!
>
> ive had so many mechanics look at it and theyve told me to
> sell it, i dont want to cause ive got it how i like it ( boyed
> up )
>
> honda say its got to be something to do with the wiring loom
> whitch is going to cost £60 an hour for 2 days work.... TO GET
> IT OUT!,
> then a further 2 days to put it back in, i dont know whether
> they are taking the piss or not?
> it would be nice to speak to someone who isnt going to fob me
> off for once and who honestly wants to help my sorry ass!
>
> let me know
> cheers
> :P kitty xxxx