Honda Car Forum

Hi,

My daughter has our 1993 Honda Accord at college. She is suppose to come
home tomorrow for Thanksgiving but just called to tell us the car won't
start.

She drove a few hours the other day without any problems. Today was the
first time she tried to start the car since then. She says that the car
started on the first attempt and then died. After that, the car would not
start at all, but it apparently turns over okay.

Any ideas? I need advise fast!

Thanks,
Bill

Main relay working? Turn key to first position, and dash lights should
come on and the fuel pump will make a whirring noise for two or three
seconds. No noise, no fuel. Need main relay resoldered. bob

WORSS wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> My daughter has our 1993 Honda Accord at college. She is suppose to come
> home tomorrow for Thanksgiving but just called to tell us the car won't
> start.
>
> She drove a few hours the other day without any problems. Today was the
> first time she tried to start the car since then. She says that the car
> started on the first attempt and then died. After that, the car would not
> start at all, but it apparently turns over okay.
>
> Any ideas? I need advise fast!
>
> Thanks,
> Bill

"N.E.Ohio Bob" <rgstroud@neo.rr.com> wrote in
news:3FC29CD8.9E11CF9C@neo.rr.com:

> Main relay working? Turn key to first position, and dash lights
> should
> come on and the fuel pump will make a whirring noise for two or three
> seconds. No noise, no fuel. Need main relay resoldered. bob
>
> WORSS wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> My daughter has our 1993 Honda Accord at college. She is suppose to
>> come home tomorrow for Thanksgiving but just called to tell us the
>> car won't start.
>>
>> She drove a few hours the other day without any problems. Today was
>> the first time she tried to start the car since then. She says that
>> the car started on the first attempt and then died. After that, the
>> car would not start at all, but it apparently turns over okay.
>>
>> Any ideas? I need advise fast!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill
>

http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/elec...main-relay.htm

How to resolder the main relay,has nice pix,too.

--
Jim Yanik,NRA member
jyanik-at-kua.net

Could also be the coils, igniter or anything distributor. Check for
spark for certainty. Like most female college student, they like to
carry large, heavy key chains. This wears the ignition switch
prematurely from each turns and bumps on the road.
Ric

> > Main relay working? Turn key to first position, and dash lights
> > should
> > come on and the fuel pump will make a whirring noise for two or three
> > seconds. No noise, no fuel. Need main relay resoldered. bob
> >
> > WORSS wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> My daughter has our 1993 Honda Accord at college. She is suppose to
> >> come home tomorrow for Thanksgiving but just called to tell us the
> >> car won't start.
> >>
> >> She drove a few hours the other day without any problems. Today was
> >> the first time she tried to start the car since then. She says that
> >> the car started on the first attempt and then died. After that, the
> >> car would not start at all, but it apparently turns over okay.
> >>
> >> Any ideas? I need advise fast!
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Bill
> >
>
> http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/elec...main-relay.htm
>
> How to resolder the main relay,has nice pix,too.

In article <euvwb.144430$ZC4.16727@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, "WORSS"
<wrector@nospam.nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My daughter has our 1993 Honda Accord at college. She is suppose to come
> home tomorrow for Thanksgiving but just called to tell us the car won't
> start.
>
> She drove a few hours the other day without any problems. Today was the
> first time she tried to start the car since then. She says that the car
> started on the first attempt and then died. After that, the car would not
> start at all, but it apparently turns over okay.
>
> Any ideas? I need advise fast!
>
> Thanks,
> Bill

Bill,
Tell her to see if the car will start after it is jump started. There are
probably people at the college that have jumper cables. Tell her to drive
straight home without stopping. If she needs to get gas--tell her to keep
the motor running. If it does not start with a jump, tell her to have the
vehicle towed to the closest Honda dealership and let them fix it. I doubt
if she has the mechanical experience or tools needed to fix whatever might
be the cause of the problem.

> Bill,
> Tell her to see if the car will start after it is jump started. There are
> probably people at the college that have jumper cables. Tell her to drive
> straight home without stopping. If she needs to get gas--tell her to keep
> the motor running. If it does not start with a jump, tell her to have the
> vehicle towed to the closest Honda dealership and let them fix it. I doubt
> if she has the mechanical experience or tools needed to fix whatever might
> be the cause of the problem.

Oh? Do you know his daughter?

Thank you very much for all the advise! My daughter is on her way home for
Thansgiving!

She had the car towed to a gas station/garage last night. I had her stop at
the garage this morning to see if the car would start (it would not) and
had her drive to the nearest Honda dealership to pick up the main relay (the
garage did not have time to get it). Upon returning to the garage with the
relay, they told her the car was fixed! According to my daughter, they said
the spark plugs were fouled. This seems odd to me as I recall replacing
them about one year ago...come to think of it, because the car was having
the same type of issue!

So....is it really possible for the plugs to be fouled after only a year?
The plugs were NGK....so a good brand, right?

Thanks,
Bill




"WORSS" <wrector@nospam.nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
news:euvwb.144430$ZC4.16727@twister.nyroc.rr.com.. .
> Hi,
>
> My daughter has our 1993 Honda Accord at college. She is suppose to come
> home tomorrow for Thanksgiving but just called to tell us the car won't
> start.
>
> She drove a few hours the other day without any problems. Today was the
> first time she tried to start the car since then. She says that the car
> started on the first attempt and then died. After that, the car would not
> start at all, but it apparently turns over okay.
>
> Any ideas? I need advise fast!
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
>

How many miles are on the car? Is it time for a cap, rotor and wires?
The plugs weren't getting spark. That's why they 'fouled'. probably
going to have the problen again. Look for a Honda tech that knows how to
REPAIR the relay, not replace it. bob

WORSS wrote:
>
> Thank you very much for all the advise! My daughter is on her way home for
> Thansgiving!
>
> She had the car towed to a gas station/garage last night. I had her stop at
> the garage this morning to see if the car would start (it would not) and
> had her drive to the nearest Honda dealership to pick up the main relay (the
> garage did not have time to get it). Upon returning to the garage with the
> relay, they told her the car was fixed! According to my daughter, they said
> the spark plugs were fouled. This seems odd to me as I recall replacing
> them about one year ago...come to think of it, because the car was having
> the same type of issue!
>
> So....is it really possible for the plugs to be fouled after only a year?
> The plugs were NGK....so a good brand, right?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
> "WORSS" <wrector@nospam.nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:euvwb.144430$ZC4.16727@twister.nyroc.rr.com.. .
> > Hi,
> >
> > My daughter has our 1993 Honda Accord at college. She is suppose to come
> > home tomorrow for Thanksgiving but just called to tell us the car won't
> > start.
> >
> > She drove a few hours the other day without any problems. Today was the
> > first time she tried to start the car since then. She says that the car
> > started on the first attempt and then died. After that, the car would not
> > start at all, but it apparently turns over okay.
> >
> > Any ideas? I need advise fast!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bill
> >
> >

The car has 142,000 miles on it. I replaced the wires when I replaced the
plugs but the technician told me I should not have. Said the Honda ones
don't fail and are the best. I had him look at the distributor, etc. at
the same time and all was well. I'll actually be seeing him tomorrow. As
for the relay, I think I'll just have it put in since I now have it.

Thanks,
Bill


"N.E.Ohio Bob" <rgstroud@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:3FC3EDE3.E22801FD@neo.rr.com...
>
> How many miles are on the car? Is it time for a cap, rotor and wires?
> The plugs weren't getting spark. That's why they 'fouled'. probably
> going to have the problen again. Look for a Honda tech that knows how to
> REPAIR the relay, not replace it. bob
>
> WORSS wrote:
> >
> > Thank you very much for all the advise! My daughter is on her way home
for
> > Thansgiving!
> >
> > She had the car towed to a gas station/garage last night. I had her
stop at
> > the garage this morning to see if the car would start (it would not)
and
> > had her drive to the nearest Honda dealership to pick up the main relay
(the
> > garage did not have time to get it). Upon returning to the garage with
the
> > relay, they told her the car was fixed! According to my daughter, they
said
> > the spark plugs were fouled. This seems odd to me as I recall replacing
> > them about one year ago...come to think of it, because the car was
having
> > the same type of issue!
> >
> > So....is it really possible for the plugs to be fouled after only a
year?
> > The plugs were NGK....so a good brand, right?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bill
> >
> > "WORSS" <wrector@nospam.nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:euvwb.144430$ZC4.16727@twister.nyroc.rr.com.. .
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > My daughter has our 1993 Honda Accord at college. She is suppose to
come
> > > home tomorrow for Thanksgiving but just called to tell us the car
won't
> > > start.
> > >
> > > She drove a few hours the other day without any problems. Today was
the
> > > first time she tried to start the car since then. She says that the
car
> > > started on the first attempt and then died. After that, the car would
not
> > > start at all, but it apparently turns over okay.
> > >
> > > Any ideas? I need advise fast!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Bill
> > >
> > >

In article <TOSwb.99718$1N3.26021@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, "WORSS"
<wrector@nospam.nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> The car has 142,000 miles on it. I replaced the wires when I replaced the
> plugs but the technician told me I should not have. Said the Honda ones
> don't fail and are the best. I had him look at the distributor, etc. at
> the same time and all was well. I'll actually be seeing him tomorrow. As
> for the relay, I think I'll just have it put in since I now have it.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill

Bill,
I'm glad your daughter got home for Thanksgiving. There are several
possible causes for bad plugs. I agree with the intelligent poster that
told you that the Honda needs to be checked by a Honda mechanic. You would
be amazed at what mechanics can find once they hook it up to one of those
expensive computerized testing instruments.