Help please!!!
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Help please!!!
I have a 98-00 Accord. It turns over but wont start. I recently put in a new throttle body with new sensors and it still acts the same. I had a mechanic come look at it and when he put in the computer for a diagnostic it was running perfectly fine but as soon as he disconnected it, the problems started again, so i thought it was a computer problem. i changed the computer and nothing. Can it be an electrical problem?? check out the video & let me know what you think...
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Check the ground connection and wire at G101. See pic. Make sure it is clean and tight and wire is not damage.
Your symptom may be due to the ground if it runs fine with the OBD reader/scanner, since the reader/scanner would be providing the ground to the ECU.
Your symptom may be due to the ground if it runs fine with the OBD reader/scanner, since the reader/scanner would be providing the ground to the ECU.
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See this thread for similar issue on different generation Accords.
https://www.hondaaccordforum.com/for...nnected-57403/
https://www.hondaaccordforum.com/for...nnected-57403/
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thank you ! im gonna check it out right now!
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oMG!!! THAN YOU SO MUCH!!! I''VE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 3 MONTHS, I TOOK IT TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS & THEY COULD NEVER FIGURE IT OUT! I SPENT SO MUCH MONEY TRYING TO FIX IT AND IT WAS SOMETHING SOOO SIMPLE!
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1. When it bogs out and stalls, does any dash indicator lights come on?
2. Can you easily restart it?
3. Is the Check Engine Light (aka Malfunction Indicator Lamp) on?
4. How's the fuel/gas level?
5. Did you recheck the ground bolt?
2. Can you easily restart it?
3. Is the Check Engine Light (aka Malfunction Indicator Lamp) on?
4. How's the fuel/gas level?
5. Did you recheck the ground bolt?
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no dash indicator lights, sometimes it easily starts, gas in kinda low, check engine light is on, and the ground bold is okay in my opinion, but how can you tell if its messed up? thinking of buying a new one just to be sure..
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Since the Check Engine Light is staying on, get the car scanned for any trouble codes. If there are trouble codes, post the actual numbers on this forum.
The ground bolt probably is okay if there is no corrosion. Just make sure it is clean and tight.
The ground bolt probably is okay if there is no corrosion. Just make sure it is clean and tight.