computer i think.

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by darkthronequeen, Dec 22, 2006.

  1. i just got a 90 honda accord EX and they told me that it only starts
    up 90 percent of the time.

    They told me that they had it checked out by four diff. people and
    that they all told him that it was the computer going. I later found
    out that it was called something diff. but i forgot.

    What i do know though is that it goes under the steering wheel by the
    fuses.

    Does any one have any advice on how to install this, because i looked
    under there, and i really didnt get it, they did tell me it was going
    to be hard to install.
     
    darkthronequeen, Dec 22, 2006
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  2. darkthronequeen

    jim beam Guest

    go to tegger.com and look into main relay repair.
     
    jim beam, Dec 22, 2006
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  3. As jim beam says, the main relay is a prime suspect, although it could be
    the ignition switch. In my limited experience, ignition switches are more
    troublesome when the interior of the car is cold and main relays are more
    trouble when the interior of the car is warm or hot. See
    http://tegger.com/hondafaq/startproblems.html and
    http://tegger.com/hondafaq/startproblems.html#mainrelay for details. The
    computer is something else again (also called the ECU), and almost never
    fails unless it gets wet.

    Also as the link for the relay indicates, it's a lot easier to pop the relay
    out of the housing to work on it than to remove the housing and all. Access
    isn't fun, but it isn't terrible, either, as long as you don't mind working
    under the dash.

    Mike
     
    Michael Pardee, Dec 22, 2006
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