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Well the car turns on right now so everything seems to be working just
like it has in the past. But I'm sure that it will die again soon.
That leads me to believe that it is the extreme weather changes that
are affecting the car since I usually have the car in my garage. I
went through Tegger's site (great resource by the way) and read about
main relays. I took mine out and visually inspected it for broken
solder joints. Everything looks good. I don't have a volt meter so
can't do the electronic tests. The mystery continues...

I think I'll just order a new main relay and go from there.... Thank
you so much to everyone for all the good tips. Keep them coming if
anyone has more ideas.

On Feb 8, 4:28 pm, "Elle" <honda.lion...@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote:
> A new main relay should cost a bit less than that. Try the
> online OEM Honda parts sites I list at:http://home.earthlink.net/~honda.lioness/id9.html
>
> Also, if you know how to solder or are willing to take a
> crash course, the old one can be re-soldered pretty easily.
> See Tegger's site for more direction on this for one.
>
> You did go through the things to check for the main relay as
> listed at Tegger's site, right?
>
> <godofc...@gmail.com> wrote
>
> > Nope, no codes. I guess I will order a new relay from
> > Honda and try
> > that first. I mean how much are they, $60?
>
> > On Feb 8, 1:42 pm, Gohan Ryu
> > <Gohan.Ryu.2lp...@no-mx.nodomain.com>
> > wrote:
> >> First thing you should check: Is your ECU throwing any
> >> codes?
>
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godofcars@gmail.com wrote:
> Well the car turns on right now so everything seems to be working just
> like it has in the past. But I'm sure that it will die again soon.
> That leads me to believe that it is the extreme weather changes that
> are affecting the car since I usually have the car in my garage. I
> went through Tegger's site (great resource by the way) and read about
> main relays. I took mine out and visually inspected it for broken
> solder joints. Everything looks good. I don't have a volt meter so
> can't do the electronic tests. The mystery continues...

check the ecu for code 16 - you get that code frequently if the main
relay is bad.

>
> I think I'll just order a new main relay and go from there.... Thank
> you so much to everyone for all the good tips. Keep them coming if
> anyone has more ideas.
>
> On Feb 8, 4:28 pm, "Elle" <honda.lion...@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote:
>> A new main relay should cost a bit less than that. Try the
>> online OEM Honda parts sites I list at:http://home.earthlink.net/~honda.lioness/id9.html
>>
>> Also, if you know how to solder or are willing to take a
>> crash course, the old one can be re-soldered pretty easily.
>> See Tegger's site for more direction on this for one.
>>
>> You did go through the things to check for the main relay as
>> listed at Tegger's site, right?
>>
>> <godofc...@gmail.com> wrote
>>
>>> Nope, no codes. I guess I will order a new relay from
>>> Honda and try
>>> that first. I mean how much are they, $60?
>>> On Feb 8, 1:42 pm, Gohan Ryu
>>> <Gohan.Ryu.2lp...@no-mx.nodomain.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> First thing you should check: Is your ECU throwing any
>>>> codes?
>>>> --
>>>> Gohan Ryu
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Gohan Ryu's
>>>> Profile:http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...?userid=250018
>>>> View this
>>>> thread:http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=671913
>>>> http://www.automotiveforums.com
>
>

godofcars@gmail.com wrote:
> Well the car turns on right now so everything seems to be working just
> like it has in the past. But I'm sure that it will die again soon.
> That leads me to believe that it is the extreme weather changes that
> are affecting the car since I usually have the car in my garage. I
> went through Tegger's site (great resource by the way) and read about
> main relays. I took mine out and visually inspected it for broken
> solder joints. Everything looks good. I don't have a volt meter so
> can't do the electronic tests. The mystery continues...
>
> I think I'll just order a new main relay and go from there.... Thank
> you so much to everyone for all the good tips. Keep them coming if
> anyone has more ideas.


Why not buy a VOM & a soldering iron. You can do the tests & maybe
rehab the relay. Then you'll have the tools for your next adventure.