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Car Forum / Honda Cars / December 20051998 Honda Accord problem starting but eventually starts
Yesterday my 1998 Honda Accord kept turning over but wouldn't start. It sat for 3 days idle. I kept turning the engine over for what seemed to be at least 2 minutes and then the engine slowly hesitated and eventually started but I had to keep the ignition switch in the start location. It was very rough idle at first and when I hit the gas it hesitated a lot and almost stalled. Eventually it got better as it idled longer. It would still hesitate when I hit the gas but it idled OK. Once or twice I was able to get the revs up and I ran it at about 4500rpm for several seconds. The hesitation upon hitting the gas subsided soon after rev'ing it at high revs however, I noticed the engine would only rev up to about 4500rpm and not even get close to the red line. The rev limiter shouldn't be set that low, should it? Is something else wrong? I shut the car off and it started right back up yesterday morning. It also had NO problem starting up again in the late afternoon after sitting for 8+ hours. I thought maybe moisture in the gas so I added a bottle of gas treatment last night. But then this morning the car had the same issue as yesterday morning, it wouldn't start until I turned over the engine for what seemed to be another few minutes. I turned it over so long I thought the battery would soon die. But it eventually started. No hesitation today when hitting the gas pedal. Could this be the main relay, coil or rotor. The car idling this morning didn't sound right but the revs were steady (maybe a little low) and it doesn't stall once started (yet). Once started the car doesn't seem to have a reduced power sensation. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Pete -- phb3 什么什么啊?!!! please in chinese!! Car started this morning right away! It was the first morning attempting to start after driving all day yesterday post gas treatment additive. Also, last two mornings the weather was rainy and damp, this morning was cold but dry. Any thoughts or comments would be welcomed. Since this only happens intermittently, I fear a mechanic won't be able to find the problem. I don't want the car to strand me when I need it most...murphy's law.. -- phb3 > Yesterday my 1998 Honda Accord kept turning over but wouldn't start. It sat for 3 days idle. I kept turning the engine over for what seemed to be at least 2 minutes and then the engine slowly hesitated and eventually started but I had to keep the ignition switch in the start location. It was very rough idle at first and when I hit the gas it hesitated a lot and almost stalled. Eventually it got better as it idled longer. It would still hesitate when I hit the gas but it idled OK. Once or twice I was able to get the revs up and I ran it at about 4500rpm for several seconds. The hesitation upon hitting the gas subsided soon after rev'ing it at high revs however, I noticed the engine would only rev up to about 4500rpm and not even get close to the red line. The rev limiter shouldn't be set that low, should it? Is something else wrong? I shut the car off and it started right back up yesterday morning. It also had NO problem starting up again in the late afternoon after sitting for 8+ hours. I thought maybe moisture in the gas so I added a bottle of gas treatment last night. But then this morning the car had the same issue as yesterday morning, it wouldn't start until I turned over the engine for what seemed to be another few minutes. I turned it over so long I thought the battery would soon die. But it eventually started. No hesitation today when hitting the gas pedal. Could this be the main relay, coil or rotor. The car idling this morning didn't sound right but the revs were steady (maybe a little low) and it doesn't stall once started (yet). Once started the car doesn't seem to have a reduced power sensation. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Pete. when did you last change the plugs? are they ngk? I haven't replaced the plugs in the two years I've owned the car -- phb3 > Yesterday my 1998 Honda Accord kept turning over but wouldn't start. It sat for 3 days idle. I kept turning the engine over for what seemed to be at least 2 minutes and then the engine slowly hesitated and eventually started <SNIP> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Pete. > > -- > phb3 -------------------------------- You've got one LEAKY INJECTOR and it's flooding your engine when you leave it sit for a day or more. The way you can prove it is to use the Owner's Manual solution for 'flooded engine'. Next time it happens, hold the pedal to the floor and crank it for up to 15 seconds at a time. The cure is to run a can of Techron injector cleaner thru it, or maybe a few tanks of gasohol. Gasohol worked for my Odyssey (same engine). I run a tank of Gasohol thru it a few times a year now just to be sure. P.S. Always mention your mileage. 'Curly' Decided to take the car into the shop on Wednesday. They looked at it and couldn't find anything wrong with it. Came back into town from the holiday, went to pick up the car from the shop firsDt thing this morning and it didn't start. Same symptoms! So now they are attempting to troubleshoot again. Thanks for all of the replies, I don't know what to do if the shop can't figure out what is wrong, I guess replace the wires, dist cap and plugs is a good start PS: Car has 113,000 mile -- phb3 to recap, car continuously turns over but doesn't start. Had the shop look at it, they said it was the distributor (entire unit, not just the cap). They put a re-man'd one in at the cost of $450 just for the part (not including labor). Went to pick up the car later that evening and it didn't start!! $600 later the car is still at the shop and not starting. But they said the distributor was definitely bad but now still might need plugs and wires. Am I being taken??!! Could the plugs/wires and Distributor all go bad at once? Please help.. -- phb3 Sorry, I have been reading the responses but I don't have the owners manual, when I bought the car it didn't have it. I do hold the pedal to the floor to try and start it but sometimes it won't start for 30+ seconds. One of the times I had to turn over the engine for almost 2 minutes before it started. The shop insists it was the distributor, so when it didn't start after installing the new remanufactured distributor, they said it was probably a bad distributor that they got in and that they were going to replace it again. This is a Goodyear service center and should be reputable, I would think?! Since I've already paid for the distributor but haven't taken the car from the lot yet, how do I tell them that I don't believe their diagnosis and get my money back? Thanks for the input and I will definitely try the techron if/when I get the car back. Any other advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again -Pete -- phb3 |
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