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Car Forum / Honda Cars / July 20062000 Honda Accord V6 Ignition problem
I have a 2000 Accord coupe that seems to have a sporadic ignition problem. Most of the time it will not start but occasionally it will. Does anyone know if this is a common problem and if so what is the cause? If not what are the possible causes and how do I go about diagnosing it? Thanks in advance, Mark > I have a 2000 Accord coupe that seems to have a sporadic ignition > problem. Most of the time it will not start but occasionally it will. So,it CRANKS,but doesn't start,or starts,dies,then only cranks for 10-15 minutes? Then starts and runs fine? Worse in hot weather? Occurring more frequently lately? > Does anyone know if this is a common problem and if so what is the > cause? > > If not what are the possible causes and how do I go about diagnosing > it? #1. MAIN RELAY! (runs the fuel pump) see www.tegger.com  SignatureJim Yanik jyanik at kua.net It started fine when I moved it out of the garage yesterday morning. When I went to move it back in the garage later that afternoon, the engine cranked but it was clear the ignition wasn't firing. I had a friend of mine come and pick me up and when he got there 10 minutes later it started on the first try. Yesterday was the first time I experienced this problem. I tried again this morning and it started on the first attempt. At this point, it seems to be immobilizer related as Curly suggested. I really need to run the codes to see if it something else. Thanks again everyone, Mark >> I have a 2000 Accord coupe that seems to have a sporadic ignition >> problem. Most of the time it will not start but occasionally it will. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > see www.tegger.com > It started fine when I moved it out of the garage yesterday morning. > When I went to move it back in the garage later that afternoon, the > engine cranked but it was clear the ignition wasn't firing. How did you determine it was the ignition? If you don't have fuel pressure,the engine cranks,but doesn't -start-. Honda main relay is a very common failure problem. > I had a > friend of mine come and pick me up and when he got there 10 minutes [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> >> see www.tegger.com SignatureJim Yanik jyanik at kua.net >> It started fine when I moved it out of the garage yesterday morning. >> When I went to move it back in the garage later that afternoon, the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Honda main relay is a very common failure problem. sure, but not so common on the later models, /and/ this model honda is subject to ignition switch recall. >> I had a >> friend of mine come and pick me up and when he got there 10 minutes [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>> >>> see www.tegger.com > I have a 2000 Accord coupe that seems to have a sporadic ignition problem. > Most of the time it will not start but occasionally it will. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Mark ----------------------------------------- Read the part in the owner's manual about the immobilizer very carefully. Play with it, understand it. Learn what the icon is supposed to do. Remove excess keyrings or try your other key. If you don't have immobilizer, try what the manual suggests for 'FLOODED ENGINE'. Hold the pedal to the metal and crank it. If it starts up with a cloud of smoke, it was flooded. That's caused by an injector leaking overnight. Is it most likely to do it Monday morning?? A can of Techron in the gas will often cure it. I used a tank or two of Gasohol and it cured mine. 'Curly' It started on the first crank this morning so I tried again with an ignition key that does have the immobilizer chip i.e. an ordinary key made at Walmart. With this key, it demonstrated the same symptoms as before and the immobilizer icon flashed. I don't recall seeing this flashing when it wouldn't start yesterday but I could have overlooked it. I'm kind of paranoid about driving it; it is home now so I don't want it to get stuck somewhere. I want to check the codes as Jim Beam suggested but I don't have a decoder. Can anyone recommend one? I also have a 2003 GMC Sierra so ideally I would want one that works on it as well. Mark >> I have a 2000 Accord coupe that seems to have a sporadic ignition >> problem. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > 'Curly' > It started on the first crank this morning so I tried again with an ignition > key that does have the immobilizer chip i.e. an ordinary key made at [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Can anyone recommend one? I also have a 2003 GMC Sierra so ideally I would > want one that works on it as well. obdc II readers work on all n.a. cars post 96. just google for online retailers, or go to woolmort. many choices under $100. > Mark > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >> >> 'Curly' > I have a 2000 Accord coupe that seems to have a sporadic ignition problem. > Most of the time it will not start but occasionally it will. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Mark have you pulled any codes? if it's a genuine ignition problem, it'll likely show. otherwise it's likely leaky injectors. run injector cleaner through it for a couple of tanks. |
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