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Car Forum / Honda Cars / August 2005Honda S2000 Starting Problems
We bought a 2003 Honda S2000 used from a private party. The car has run beautifully for about a week, never having a problem starting. This evening I was going to take it out for a spin and tried to start it and it wouldn't turn over. The starter motor is doing it's thing trying to get the engine started. The problem is that the engine just won't kick in and start. Now we "think" we noticed the maintenace required light start blinking when you first put the key in. This maintenance required light blinking just started yesterday. It blinks for a while and then goes out. I know this isn't much information to go on, but does anybody have any ideas why we are having starting problems? Again, it started perfectly for the week leading up to tonight. FYI we only put the high test gas in it. So I don't think it is a problem with the fuel grade. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > We bought a 2003 Honda S2000 used from a private party. The car has run > beautifully for about a week, never having a problem starting. This evening [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. ------------------------- You've probably got one leaking injector. Read your owner's manual about how to start a flooded engine. Do like the book says and it will start right away. Run a can if injector cleaner and the problem may not reappear for a year. Use gasohol (also explained in manual) occasionally will sometimes keep injectors clean. 'Curly' >We bought a 2003 Honda S2000 used from a private party. The car has run >beautifully for about a week, never having a problem starting. This evening [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. The maintenance light is a red herring, whether or not it is lit. Make sure the fuel pump fuse is good. . . . . . . .This evening I was going to take it out for a spin and tried to start it and it wouldn't > turn over. ----------------------- BTW, Your starter is making it 'turn over' just wonderful, it's just not FIRING (starting). One of the most common errors around here. . . 'Curly' > We bought a 2003 Honda S2000 used from a private party. The car has run > beautifully for about a week, never having a problem starting. This evening [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. The maintenance light reqd light is probably going through it's test phase on start. Your best bet is to have it towed to the dealer rather than attempted a fix recommended in the blind in this newsgroup. On 8/6/05 4:21 PM, in article AV9Je.77053$rb6.19045@lakeread07, "TWW" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote: >> We bought a 2003 Honda S2000 used from a private party. The car has run >> beautifully for about a week, never having a problem starting. This [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > on start. Your best bet is to have it towed to the dealer rather than > attempted a fix recommended in the blind in this newsgroup. The maintenance light is a red herring. It just means the car is approaching the mileage for an oil change. It counts from that last time it was reset and is not actually connected to anything that indicates engine problems. You need to go back to the basics - does it have spark? Is it getting gas? Air? Timing belt slipped? etc. You don't say what the mileage is, but if it is still under warranty, I agree with the other poster - have the dealer fix it. |
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