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Car Forum / Honda Cars / November 200795 Accord Starting Problem
On occasion, my 95 Accord LX (157,000 miles) won't start. It's not the battery as it cranks but never actually starts. If I wait about 30 minutes it will start. It seems like this happens only when I haven't driven the car for a couple of days. Any ideas? Nancy > On occasion, my 95 Accord LX (157,000 miles) won't start. It's not the > battery as it cranks but never actually starts. If I wait about 30 minutes > it will start. It seems like this happens only when I haven't driven the > car for a couple of days. Any ideas? > > Nancy sounds like injector leakage. try running injector cleaner through it for a couple of tanks. >> On occasion, my 95 Accord LX (157,000 miles) won't start. It's not >> the battery as it cranks but never actually starts. If I wait about [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > sounds like injector leakage. try running injector cleaner through it > for a couple of tanks. In the meantime, next time this occurs, prss the gas pedal to the floor and hold it there while cranking. This will shut off the injectors and allow a flooded condition to clear up.  SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ >>> On occasion, my 95 Accord LX (157,000 miles) won't start. It's not >>> the battery as it cranks but never actually starts. If I wait about [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> sounds like injector leakage. try running injector cleaner through it >> for a couple of tanks. I have this same problem with my 93 Accord. I always attributed it to rain water that leaks in through the trunk (and possibly into the fuel pump circuit maybe?), though I haven't done much about it as it hasn't been a big problem. Anyway, so if an injector is leaking, the pressure in the fuel lines can cause it to flood the cylinder while the car is sitting? and injector cleaner could stop an injector from leaking? I'm not much of a mechanic, but it sounds like it could be worth a try. An inexpensive experiment at least. - Marco >In the meantime, next time this occurs, prss the gas pedal to the floor and >hold it there while cranking. This will shut off the injectors and allow a >flooded condition to clear up. > I'm not much of a mechanic, No kidding. SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ >>>> On occasion, my 95 Accord LX (157,000 miles) won't start. It's not >>>> the battery as it cranks but never actually starts. If I wait [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Anyway, so if an injector is leaking, the pressure in the fuel lines > can cause it to flood the cylinder while the car is sitting? the fuel supply rail holds a high pressure. so a leaky injector can flood the engine.it drips raw gas into the intake manifold. > and > injector cleaner could stop an injector from leaking? It can clean off sticky deposits that cause the injector needle to stick and not close fully,allowing fuel leakage. > I'm not much of > a mechanic, but it sounds like it could be worth a try. An [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >>floor and hold it there while cranking. This will shut off the >>injectors and allow a flooded condition to clear up. SignatureJim Yanik jyanik at kua.net > On occasion, my 95 Accord LX (157,000 miles) won't start. It's not the > battery as it cranks but never actually starts. If I wait about 30 minutes > it will start. It seems like this happens only when I haven't driven the > car for a couple of days. Any ideas? > > Nancy --------------------------- Like tegger said. It's in your Owner's manual under _starting a flooded engine_. 'Curly' >> On occasion, my 95 Accord LX (157,000 miles) won't start. It's not >> the battery as it cranks but never actually starts. If I wait about [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > 'Curly' these days,a lot of people don't know what a "flooded engine" IS! modern EFI engines are SO reliable. SignatureJim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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