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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 12:01 PM
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Engine cranks but won't start...

So right now my poor TSX is dead ):

The engine cranks but won't start. All the electronics work, but my dad still says it's the battery. I'm charging up my jump-start-box thingy right now as I type this.

Thing is, all my lights and everything were off!

My dad is blaming the HID fogs I installed, because since it's on automatic, it turns on whenever I lock and unlock it and everything. Do you guys think this is the case?
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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Quick update: I really don't think it's the battery,

maybe a fuel injector or starter problem?

Like when I turn my car on it cranks but won't start. It just keeps cranking.
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 12:21 PM
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if its cranking but not fully turning over I will assume its the starter
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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haha def not the hid fogs, but asian parents like to blame everything on anything you do without thinking

good luck bro. on a side note...i tried to start my civic today...battery works...but engine died. wont turn over....and its still wont...gonna wait for a friend to check it out....
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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I know this sounds ghetto, but it's a cool trick to see if the starter's the problem. Have someone whack the starter with a 2x4 or something similar while you're cranking the engine. If it starts, then the starter is the problem.

Haven't tried it myself, so don't blame me for anything that goes wrong
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by TSXKid2010
So right now my poor TSX is dead ):

The engine cranks but won't start. All the electronics work, but my dad still says it's the battery. I'm charging up my jump-start-box thingy right now as I type this.

Thing is, all my lights and everything were off!

My dad is blaming the HID fogs I installed, because since it's on automatic, it turns on whenever I lock and unlock it and everything. Do you guys think this is the case?
i had a similar problem before remember ?

mine ended up being the battery though, i hope whatever your problem is it gets sorted out. and yes my parents too are quick to blame for the most retarded things.

engine exploded? maybe it was those new floor mats you installed son...
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 03:48 PM
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Wats up with all the young TSX owners killing their TSX's. First Ed, KillerG, and now Kid. I'm next! Wait never mind, I already killed it twice. Once by crashing it Die Hard style & and second by strangling it w/ a seat belt. lol Hopefully its the battery Kid and nothin more serious. May the force be with u or u might in up in a WV. lol
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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It was not the battery.

My uncle told me something in a thick FOB voice so the only thing i got was:
Fuel Injector
Flooded
Engine

I don't even know, lol.

But I finally got it to start, and then like there was smoke and shit coming from the exhaust and it smelt really bad!

I kinda think that the ghetto Shell Gas Station I went to the other day mixed water into their V-Power Gasoline. >.>
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 04:31 PM
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dude, that sounds heart breaking, i hope things get sorted out for you quickly...
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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I blame it all on the second driver of the car, my mother.

I've been having a bad week then this, sheesh =.=

But it's all good now, I hope. LOL. We'll find out tonight when I take it out.
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 04:46 PM
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haha. ive babied my car to no end.

sister drives it one day? instant curb rash
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by KillerG
haha. ive babied my car to no end.

sister drives it one day? instant curb rash
Omg you have no idea how much I agree with this sentiment.

So before my sister starts to drive, I've convinced her AND my dad that my sister wants a truck

I almost got her one of those snazzy new RDXs though, LOL




I just read the rest of this thread....Ed got a Civic too?! RICED OUT TRACK CAR?! Hellaflush/stance nation show car?!
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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Yes, i want to see eds track car as well
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 10:28 PM
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LOLOL no guys, my 02 civic was my "first" car. its my moms car that she gave me to get to school, then i got the tsx

and my civic still wont start, i've been busy to take care of that right nwo LOL
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 11:42 PM
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Bummerrrr....
LOL.

Poor Civic....got outshined by the TSX. LOL.
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 11:59 PM
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Good to see I'm not the only one suffering from this
TSXKid, good luck with getting the car fixed. Hopefully it's nothing too serious.
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 12:07 AM
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Yeah, car's all good now, probably will bring to my mechanic uncle or the stealership to check it out.

I'm afraid to lower the car cuz of the women drivers in the family who sometimes drive the car...
even considering a skid plate at this point.
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 12:11 AM
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I've had the exact same dilemna
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by TSXKid2010
Yeah, car's all good now, probably will bring to my mechanic uncle or the stealership to check it out.

I'm afraid to lower the car cuz of the women drivers in the family who sometimes drive the car...
even considering a skid plate at this point.
i say just wait till the car is completely yours..then u can do whatever to it!
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 12:17 AM
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Did you find out what was the problem? I had this problem with my mum's Camry a few months ago. I thought it was the battery too but it ended up being the starter :\ had to go to the mechanics..
But it's good to hear that your car's all good again. Though it'd be good to go check it out just in case
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Euronoob
Did you find out what was the problem? I had this problem with my mum's Camry a few months ago. I thought it was the battery too but it ended up being the starter :\ had to go to the mechanics..
But it's good to hear that your car's all good again. Though it'd be good to go check it out just in case
Apparently the fuel injector was flooded?

Originally Posted by Aman
I've had the exact same dilemna
You should see the damn underside of my bumper....

Originally Posted by ed_423
i say just wait till the car is completely yours..then u can do whatever to it!
But that's boring! LOL. I mean the no matter what, other people WILL drive the car, so...
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 09:50 AM
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once your sister leaves you alone, your wife will want to drive your car
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by KillerG
once your sister leaves you alone, your wife will want to drive your car
Pssst KillerG....
Letting your girl drive your car will get you good places
LOL.
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 10:08 AM
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theres no reason to drive a car inside a kitchen though
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 10:09 AM
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You missed the red button.
LOL.
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 10:29 AM
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this is off subject but are u seriously 16 and drive a 2010 tsx ...
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by donny0391
this is off subject but are u seriously 16 and drive a 2010 tsx ...
Yeah.
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 10:44 AM
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...Says the 19 year old driving a 3G TLS.

edit: OP, did you or your mother drive through any very large puddles?
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by TSteezyX
...Says the 19 year old driving a 3G TLS.

edit: OP, did you or your mother drive through any very large puddles?


But, I don't think so, but it was raining REALLY hard for the past few days before this happened
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by TSXKid2010
Yeah.
Thats wats sup kid …I kno u doing well in high school
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by TSteezyX
...Says the 19 year old driving a 3G TLS.

edit: OP, did you or your mother drive through any very large puddles?
lol um its a tl not tls and I bought it off my brother ..good point tho..I was 17 driving a 2000 maxima ..this is jus one lucky 16 year old
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by donny0391
Thats wats sup kid …I kno u doing well in high school
Yep, that's exactly what's going on haha.
Got it for me cuz I made it into the highschool I'm in :P
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 03:55 PM
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haha u have to make it into highschools over there? if we wanna go to a high school we jsut have to live in that area LOl

and guys, MY CIVIC IS ALIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

my roommate came and his altima did cpr on my civic, now its up and running again

time to hit the track. VTECCCCCCCCCCCCCC!!!!
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 04:08 PM
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LOL, No, I go to a highly ranked high school.
We were like 16 in the nation, i think we're like 23rd now or something.
You hafta test to get in so when you make it in, it's something to be proud of

-In Vietnamese-
Mom: "Ohhh, my son goes to Ben Franklin..."
Mom's friend "WOW, he studies good huh?!"

YOUR CIVIC WORKS? VTEC JUST KICKED IN, YO.
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by TSXKid2010
LOL, No, I go to a highly ranked high school.
We were like 16 in the nation, i think we're like 23rd now or something.
You hafta test to get in so when you make it in, it's something to be proud of

-In Vietnamese-
Mom: "Ohhh, my son goes to Ben Franklin..."
Mom's friend "WOW, he studies good huh?!"

YOUR CIVIC WORKS? VTEC JUST KICKED IN, YO.
oh yeah? well my high school is 69 in the nation, cant beat that.

LOl and yes vtec kicked in and that thing went
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 08:18 PM
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 08:47 PM
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oh yeah? well my high school is 69 in the nation, cant beat that.

LOl and yes vtec kicked in and that thing went
Man, I bet your Civic doesn't even have VTEC.
Ed, just because your car has a VTEC sticker, doesn't make it VTEC.


LOLOLOL. I remember my cousin tried to convince me my TSX didn't have VTEC because it didn't have a VTEC sticker.

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Oh shit. VTEC just kicked in, yo.
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 08:58 PM
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Man, I bet your Civic doesn't even have VTEC.
Ed, just because your car has a VTEC sticker, doesn't make it VTEC.


LOLOLOL. I remember my cousin tried to convince me my TSX didn't have VTEC because it didn't have a VTEC sticker.



Oh shit. VTEC just kicked in, yo.
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since we are all talking about vtec...

my fav vtec vid.
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 09:06 PM
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^LOL

but isn't it true that some of the base engine honda's dont have vtec? My boys integra didnt have VTEC..IIRC
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