Honda Civic startup problems

i have a Honda Civic 1.5 Lsi, L reg 1993. i recently purchased my car and i have found that every time i turn the engine off it does not come back on for atleast 5 to 10mins and if its left in the sun it also fails to start. does anyone know why this is happening?

From PA,

replace the main relay.

From PA,

replace main relay.

From Slo,

Before replacing anything try re-soldering the contacts on a petrol pump relay main-board (the relay that goes -click- when you turn the key onto a 'start' position; it is situated behind the fuse panel). The cover pulls off easily and there you have the relay main-board. Excuse my english but any electrician will know what I'm talking about.

From USA,

when you try to restart the engine after shutting off, do you just hear a & quot;clicking & quot; noise or can you hear the engine trying to rotate over?



below are some possible options when a 93 civic will not start when hot:



- air filter clogged

- fuel not reaching the fuel injection system

- corroded battery connections, especially ground



i can walk you through the above to diagnose... just let me know

From Warwickshire, UK,

This is exactly the same problem that I have - The description is so similar it is scary (except mine is a 92 not a 93). The problem has been there all the time in the 2 years I've had the car and seems to be getting gradually worse. The car turns over fine but won't fire - exactly like the one time I ran it out of fuel.
The car got to 105,000 miles and the clutch became quite grabby - making it stall more easily (complete nightmare when it won't restart!). I changed the clutch and found that half the clutch problem was caused by the release lever pivot - it had run dry causing crappy clutch actuation. Greasing the release lever pivot will make a big improvement to anyone who has a similar problem of a clutch that is difficult to feather.
I replaced one ground lead and cleaned up the other, (just in case there was a few volts dropped on the ground lead) but this made no difference. I didn't expect much from that anyway as turns over fine.

MAIN RELAY??:
I have a reasonable mechanical knowlege of cars but mainly 50's and 60's stuff (when even the starter connection was manual - no relays at all )

So - what/where is the main relay and do I need to get the part/s from a Honda dealer?

From Leeds,

Originally posted by Tastethepain on
i have a Honda Civic 1.5 Lsi, L reg 1993. i recently purchased my car and i have found that every time i turn the engine off it does not come back on for atleast 5 to 10mins and if its left in the sun it also fails to start. does anyone know why this is happening?

hai
i have a honda civic lsi 92 if ur car does not start after the first start then cheek the plug sockets just pull one out and put a screwdriver and put on the engien and try starting it if there is a spark on it when u start then its some thing to do with the electricals, if there is no spark coming on the screw driver then its the prblem with the distributor so we need to change the chip from inside, try out and it will be better off ! ccheks@yahoo.co.uk

Hi - Realise this is a old chain of messages.



I have bought a car of the same kind - should have seen these message chain before - Has anyone got to the bottom of this and fixed the problem.

Originally posted by Xistence on 19 Jan 2006 3:04 AM
Hi, i'm new here and my problem is actually the opposite. i have a '98 Civic EX and lately i've noticed that when it rains my car cranks up but doesn't start for anything. i actually got it to start up once and it felt like my car was vibrating/shaking. i usually have to wait like a few hours after it starts raining for me to start the car normally again. i brought over to the local Mobil station and they don't even know. they said if it happens again to get it to the shop so they can do some "water/moisture testing" on the car whatever that means. do anybody here have any ideas or past experience on what the problem might be? thanks!



***sorry, i meant to say when i wait a few hours after it STOPS raining then i can start my car again.

I have a 96 Civic EX and I have the same problem. When it rains then car does not start. Car cranks, battery is good but does not start. As soon as weather gets sunny the car starts again with no problems on the first crank. I don't know what's going on? Please let me know if anyone gets to the bottom of this problem.