Car not starting
03-17-2007, 06:21 PM
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Car not starting
Searching the posts for battery options, I saw that you can Swap in a Honda Civic Battery. Seeing as my current battery is very old and completely Drained, I need a new one. Are all civic batteries the same from every year or do i need one from a certain civic generation? and are the terminals switched around?
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03-17-2007, 08:33 PM
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Most* Civic batteries are a group 58r if I remember correctly. If thata the case, thr 'r' denotes that the terminals are reversed in comparison to the majority of other batteris. Thats not a problem though, as you can just use a standard group 58 if need be. I'm not sure on height though.
03-17-2007, 08:43 PM
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NOT THE BATTERY
I just found out that my problem is not the battery anyways:THE PROBLEM: Sometimes my car doesn't like to start, it just started doing this, i cleaned the battery cables and it still does it. I will try to start my car and it will sometimes start, and sometimes i will hear a click near the firewall and a whirring near the back of the car (Starter maybe?)
The reason i thought it was the battery was because i am only getting 12 volts at the voltmeter no matter what RPM, so its probably not the alternator. But when i put a jumper pack on the car (to start it), i get 14 volts at the voltmeter, and it always starts. I tried a NEW battery and it does the EXACT same thing.
So, could it just be a bad connection, or is the starter going bad? Thanks in advance and I apologize for my crappy writing skills, you might have to ask for some clarification.
EDIT: My car is an 86 NA
03-17-2007, 08:45 PM
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If it helps, heres a pic of my mAd vtEc yO!!11!!!!1! You can see how the battery is oriented. This is 92-95 civic, 94-01 integra, and probably 96-00 civic. It would be lighter then 944 since its smaller. Hope this helps.
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03-17-2007, 09:43 PM
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The thing is though, is it always starts when you put a jumper pack on it, or jumpstart it. and it sometimes starts without jumping it. IS there a possibility there is a bad ground or loose connection somewhere?
03-18-2007, 02:12 AM
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I think it might be a bad ground or loose connection. Can anyone give me all of the locations to check? I need to try to get it done tomorrow if i don't need parts
EDIT: I know for sure that the fuel pump is good.
EDIT: I know for sure that the fuel pump is good.
03-18-2007, 03:43 AM
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maybe just the solenoid is bad on the starter or the starter is starting to wear out and is requiring more volts/amps to make the starter engage with the flywheel to start the car.