I recently got my 93 Civic EX and was told you would need a jump to start it. Later found out that this was not the case. It will start fine, but after turning it off, you have to wait 10 or 15 minutes before it will start again. It will crank, but it won't actually start. I replaced the battery, which seemed to help a little. Also replaced the main relay, as I've seen a lot about that being a common problem with Hondas... At first, it seemed like the main relay didn't help. Today, it drove better, and it also started after being shut of several times with no problems... But a couple hours later it was back to the same old thing... Distributor is brand new. Could this be a fuel pump/filter problem or a timing problem? Please help, I'm absolutely stumped on what is wrong here :/ I've also been told it could be the starter, but I don't see how since it's still cranking every time.

 

The reason it could be the starter motor is because if its not Cranking quick enough it wont fire up the engine, My 93 DX Civic did this recently and that works fine now

 

When it won't start, turn the key to on (II) but don't crank. Watch the check engine light. It should come on for 2 seconds then go out. During that time you should hear the fuel pump run. If it does that, next go under the hood and check for spark.

 

I will try replacing the starter. Already checked for spark. Like I said, it seemed like the main relay fixed all of my throttle and starting issues, but only temporarily... Which leads me to think it could be the fuel filter or pump.