I own a 92 Honda Accord LX, and i hope to add mods, including an intake and a new exhaust.

That being said, its summer and i have a really strange problem with the car. If it is hotter than, say, 80 degrees, the car will start and quickly die, and if you try to start it again, it won't turn over. You have to wait until it cools off outside, which could be several hours, and it will start fine with no problems.

I just bought the car and several items had recently been replaced before i got it, including battery, air filter and ignition switch. The mechanics around here don't have a clue

Anyone have an idea? This is an annoying problem that i'd like to fix before i shell out any money to mod it.

~Jason

 

Main relay. Its easy to get to, www.fourthgenhatch.com has a how to that it pretty much the same. It should cost 40 at the dealer for the part.

 

are you sure? i'm not familiar with what a main relay is.

~Jason

 

Yeah, It should be under the dash somewhere under the little coin thing. Just get one @ the dealer, and then install it yourself and save 50-100 at least.

Click on this, this is what it looks like:
http://www.fourthgenhatch.com/photos...mainrelay2.jpg

Just look under your dash(between the door and the steering column)and look for something like that. You should only have to remove a few screws/bolts at most to get to it and change it.

 

Thanks dude. You have no idea what you have just done for me. I owe you one big time. Strange how mechanics could not figure out something so simple

Thank you again. Ohh you rock.

~Jason

 

Yeah, dont worry, my g/fs grandma had the same problem and she spent so much doing what mechanics "thought" it could be. She asked me, and bam, problem fixed. Its a very common problem/solution with hondas and its pretty funny how these professionals dont really know much.

 

Haha tell me about it. My sister had the car before me, and she sold it to me for dirt cheap because she spent so much money trying to fix this problem. Now that its going to cost under 50 bucks to fix...she may not be so happy.

Stupid mechanics with their igorance

 

I have the same problem on my 90 LX. Car sometimes starts and stalls almost immediately. Attempts to restart are useless. The car has to sit for a few hours before you can try again. Lost count of how many times I've killed the battery cranking the engine (my battery charger gets a regular workout). Now that you mentioned it, it only seems to happen when it's warm outside, usually late afternoon.

First guess was bad gas as it didn't happen often. Many bottles of drygas later it still has the problem. Second guess was tuneup. New plugs/filters/cleaned out intake/oil change didn't fix it. My next step was cap/rotor/wires thinking moisture in the ignition parts. Now I think I'll pick up a relay and try that first.

Thanks for posting your problem.

 

So called Pro mechanics at a gas station are not your best bet. I know a lot of you rag on dealers and think you will get ripped off, but consider the cost of doing what MD90 did to diagnose it. (No offense MD90 ) Shotgun a ton of parts at it in hopes of finding the right part. This failure could have been diagnosed by a competent Honda tech over the phone.

The part is located up and behind the cruise control control unit

 

The infamous main relay.
Although you should be able to restart the car after 5-10 minutes.
I don't know about a few hours...


Here is something.

Locate where your main relay is and make sure it's accesible.
Now go on your drive and stop the car.
When you go to restart and it dies like your describing tap the main relay and it should start.
If it does then you know for sure that it's it.

The problem is that the contacts become loose from the warmth.
You can actually repair it if you know how to solder.

http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/elec...main-relay.htm

Here is an in depth look at the relay

http://autorepair.about.com/library/.../aa010301b.htm