car turning off

[na-118]

hey guys' when i turn on my car, 0.8 of a second later it will shut down for some weird reason, will it be the alternator? dizzy or something?

[NSPYRE]

petrol?

[na-118]

its got petrol, like it starts and all just shuts down quick as

[shadou]

fuel pump issue ? just throwing something out.

[NSPYRE]

yeah, thats wat i thought to... can u hear the fuel pump prime on second ignition stage?

[NSPYRE]

next time u start it, hold ur throttle down

[B16bcivic]

check battery, check ur fuses, check alternator, check sparkplugs, check fuel lines, check check check.

[rebound]

does it struggle to start? does the engine start to die when you accelerate?

had that problem with my old da9, was told by a mechanic it was the fuel pump and had that changed but the problem remained

turned out to be that my ignition box was cracked, so all the current wasn't flowing properly

[tRipitaka]

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31796

[cruzincivic]

sounds like fuel issue...

[Crapdaz]

can it be your distributor?

[na-118]

done, just put a little fuel down the throat of the carby thanks

[string]

I bet you $100 it is your main fuel relay.

It happens to EVERY DA9 without fail. Re-solder it and you're good for years.

[na-118]

what does the main fuel relay do though?

[trism]

exactly what it sounds like

its the main relay for the fuel system. pump etc

without it, the pump wont work, and thwe engine wont run. its probably not priming the fuel system prior to start up

hence why you needed to pour fuel down the throat

[VTec1987]

what does the main fuel relay do though?

Do some research noobie

[string]

It runs for 0.8 seconds because the fuel pump has a valve to keep fuel pressure in the fuel rail after you turn it off. Without a running fuel pump (faulty main relay) you don't have fuel pressure for long :)