Engine not starting up?

Hi Al ,

When vehicle could not start, was spark and fuel pressure available?

If only fuel pressure is not good, then I would suggest replacing/repairing the main relay.

My son bumped a car in the parking lot, can't see any damage to his car, dent about the size of a baseball in the other car. Air bags went off which suprised me because he didn't hit the car that hard. Anyway, airbags and SRS module have been replaced, engine cranks, will not start and shifter is locked in park. Have to use the shift lock next to the gear shift to get it into neutral.

is there a inertia switch that cuts off fuel? Am I missing something?

Check to see if you are getting spark and fuel to the engine to determine where you need to focus. Make sure the brake lights are working for the park lock solenoid. That is where the power comes from to release from park.

No inertia switch are used. You could hae a blown fuse underhood.

Brake lights are working, I have spark, but apparently no fuel. fuses are all good.

The interlock system requires the brake lights to be working to energise the solenoid to release the shift lever.

With ignition switch turned on, note if there is a clicking noise when brake pedal is depressed and released.

Are the gauges and horn working?

I was involved in a minor accident a few days ago. Same thing happened to my 96 civic. Both bags deployed, car wont start, and the shifter is stuck in park.
Clwillia, How did you resolve these issues? I understand that I will need to replace both bags and the module.
But how do I get the shifter to release from park?
And what did you do to get the car to start? Mine turns over but wont start.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is my daughters car and I need to get it fixed for her.

Sorry to hear about your troubles. We eventually found 2 bad fuses in the drivers side kick panel. I believe they were the two far right fuses on the first and second row.

We actually had to pull every fuse and test them with an Ohm meter to see which ones were bad. Once I replaced those 2 fuses, the control module, clock spring and the 2 air bags, car ran fine. It's still on the road today.

Total cost of my repair was about $150.

1996 Honda Accord 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 30 mpg miles

I have a 1996 Honda Accord 25th anniversery edition, and it will not start when it gets to cold or sits for a period of 8 hours or more. I got it tested and it said the oxygen sensor is bad so we replaced it and my engine light is still on and it will still not start. please help?

When you say now it will not start, does that mean it has stopped starting all together or is it doing the over 8 hours and cold not starting?

Sounds electrical in nature. What is the code you are pulling from the engine and is it still the same one?

My car will cranck and act as it will start but then eventually will just cranck. This only happens when sitting over night of for more than eight hours. When i got the code pulled it said it was the oxygen sensor and got it replaced i however, do not have the code for that?

Who replaced the O2 sensor? Are you sure you replaced the correct shensor? There are two of them on the vehicle.

My accord will not start for some reason. The ignition coil was really bad, so I replaced it. but the car still did not start. As soon as I start cranking the engine, the check engine light comes on and the code that it shows is P1382. I thought it could be the distributor that could also be bad. replaced it but still nothing, All it dose is crank and only one spark plug wire shoots sparks. It cranks hard like it wants to start but only one cylinder is receiving spark and that is cylinder # 1. The timing belt is good and so is the compression of the engine. I also replace the wires but nothing. Can someone please help me I really need to fix my car. SO please help me. I will appreciate it so much.

Check cap and rotor if okay -test the crankshaft positioning sensor

Cap and rotor are good. I checked them when I replaced the distributor. I replaced the crankshaft position sensors that are located behind the crankshaft pulley. they are two sensors in one. but still nothing, still the same dose not start. please can some one help me.

I just woke up one morning to start my car it refuses to start. I turn the ignition it cranks for some seconds and sounds as if it will start then stop. The fuel pump is okay. So is the fuel pressure. Fuel pressure regulator is okay too. The connection of all the six sockets to the injectors are okay because they were all checked. So we changed the brain box. The car starts after several cranking. But the rpm is very low and engine sound as if it mixing. And I noticed black smoke coming out of the tail pipe. Please what can I do?

It is running very rich, i would check to see which plugs are wet or very sooty, and have these injectors flow tested. is the replacement PCM the correct part no for your VIN?was it used or new and if new did a dealer do the re flash?

The plugs are not wet but sooty and black. And it is all the six plugs. Though the replacement PCM is not new but it is okay. But the numbers written behind the replacement PCM are not the same with the faulty one. Though it is still for Honda accord 1996. But I do not know if it is for v6 or four cylinder. And is it possible the sooty plugs is caused by weak ignition coil?

Contact a dealer spare parts department and quote your VIN number and the PCM part number this will tell you if it is compatible with your car, do this first.

when the weather is cold during the winter,,my 96 accord hardly starts and u smell a little gas...and sometimes just doesnt start..i mean there is a little oil on my spark plugs that i cant stop ,,does anyone know what's the problem that in cold weather doesnt start?

A little oil on the spark plugs, like where on the plugs? Are we talking about on the tip or the firing end?

[quote:d6e0180dd1="Bruce Hunt"]A little oil on the spark plugs, like where on the plugs? Are we talking about on the tip or the firing end?[/quote:d6e0180dd1]

i'm not sure if it's the spark plugs,,but no matter how many times i change the seals,,still leaks,,it's just dont know what's the problem with the starting in cold weather

[quote:de1c8f366d="farshadfh"][quote:de1c8f366d="Bruce Hunt"]A little oil on the spark plugs, like where on the plugs? Are we talking about on the tip or the firing end?[/quote:de1c8f366d]

i'm not sure if it's the spark plugs,,but no matter how many times i change the seals,,still leaks,,it's just dont know what's the problem with the starting in cold weather[/quote:de1c8f366d]

on the tip and firing end

OK, with oil on the tip, which is where the spark is generated, any time there is something that reduces the amount of spark that causes a problem. Now some problems don't seem to be affected by the cold and others are improved by the cold. But starting in cold weather is tough on a car and it needs to be running great to make it through the winter. I suspect you use some oil and have to add a touch of oil. I also suspect that you have a few miles on the car and I also suspect that your fuel economy has dropped off over the last year or so. This isn't something that happened overnight. So, what do you do to fix it?

I wouldn't need to do a compression check as it might actually turn out to be fair and within tolerances, but the oil rings are leaking and letting oil in to the firing chamber. This is not good.

Time to pull the engine and rebuild would be my suggestion.

From reading your post I would have someone test to see if you have a fuel leakage somewhere, since you notice a gas odor. Your fuel system is design to build up fuel pressure for the injectors to work. A leakage in the system would require a much longer start up period. Plus it is a dangerous situation. The oil on the spark plugs I am assuming is in the cavity where each plug is inserted. You changed the seals with no results. Probalby needs a new valve cover. Too much oil in these cavities can effect the ability of the ignition cables to provide spark to the plugs.

I have a 96 Accord 4 cyl manual. Occasionally, after sitting for a day or longer it doesn't want to start very easily, but will eventually after holding the gas down to the floor. It sounds like it cranks good and so I had the fuel pressure checked out and it was fine. Also had a new head gasket and timing belt put in 6 months ago. After getting it running it runs very smooth and will restart easily with just short down times. Any ideas on what could be wrong?

Mine is doing the same thing. It seems to be getting worse. If you figure it out, let me know. Thanks

I wouold need more information but it does sound like a problem with your main relay.There are alot of things to check but one thing you can do is tap on it when the problem is occuring without touching the gas.(its located on the right side of the steering coolumn or on the left side kick panel above the fuse box) its a rrectangular box approximately 2inches by 4.