99 Si Civic won't start. Starter?
#1
08-20-2010, 05:40 PM
99 Si Civic won't start. Starter?
hello Forum.
My 99 Si wouldn't start this afternoon. It has power but won't turn over or click at all.
Is this a dead starter? and if so how do i replace it?..and where is it's location?
I am on vacation and without my honda civic repair manual. any help would be greatly appreciated.
-Mushi
My 99 Si wouldn't start this afternoon. It has power but won't turn over or click at all.
Is this a dead starter? and if so how do i replace it?..and where is it's location?
I am on vacation and without my honda civic repair manual. any help would be greatly appreciated.
-Mushi
Last edited by mushi; 08-20-2010 at 05:49 PM.
#2
08-20-2010, 06:41 PM
Can you roll start it? You will need a dependable helper or two to push the car.
Turn the headlights on, then turn the key to try to start. If the lights go out, you aren't getting enough power from the battery to run the starter. That can be the battery itself, or the cables or connections.
If the lights stay on full, try jumping the starter. To do that, locate the starter, it is easiest to describe as being at the end of a large wire from battery (+). Make absolutely sure the car is not in gear and the parking brake is set. Then pull the small wire off of the starter and use a jumper wire to connect the terminal on the starter for the small wire to the big wire from the battery. The starter should turn. If it does, usually the problem is the rubber pad on the clutch pedal that presses the interlock switch. It's like the brake light switch only much harder to reach. The switch is at the very top. The other switch on the clutch pedal is for the cruise control it doesn't affect starting at all.
Turn the headlights on, then turn the key to try to start. If the lights go out, you aren't getting enough power from the battery to run the starter. That can be the battery itself, or the cables or connections.
If the lights stay on full, try jumping the starter. To do that, locate the starter, it is easiest to describe as being at the end of a large wire from battery (+). Make absolutely sure the car is not in gear and the parking brake is set. Then pull the small wire off of the starter and use a jumper wire to connect the terminal on the starter for the small wire to the big wire from the battery. The starter should turn. If it does, usually the problem is the rubber pad on the clutch pedal that presses the interlock switch. It's like the brake light switch only much harder to reach. The switch is at the very top. The other switch on the clutch pedal is for the cruise control it doesn't affect starting at all.
Last edited by mk378; 08-20-2010 at 06:47 PM.
#4
08-21-2010, 03:09 PM
Be warned though. That is your clutch safety switch...
The only reason I know this is because of my 88. Back then, they didn't have the switch. This means you could start the car without pushing in the clutch, even if it is in gear. So be careful.
One thing that EF owners have done, when the switch fails, is they will JB weld (or super glue) a penny in place of the rubber pad. That way, it still functions, and it will last a very long time.
The only reason I know this is because of my 88. Back then, they didn't have the switch. This means you could start the car without pushing in the clutch, even if it is in gear. So be careful.
One thing that EF owners have done, when the switch fails, is they will JB weld (or super glue) a penny in place of the rubber pad. That way, it still functions, and it will last a very long time.
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