93 prelude main relay problem

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06-22-2005, 01:43 PM

cocococo1

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93 prelude main relay problem

I have a 93 vtec prelude no fuel and engine check light stays on. is the
light staying on because engine will not start or is the main relay
dead.Any ideas very welcome

06-22-2005, 01:43 PM

Jafir Elkurd

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Re: 93 prelude main relay problem

You could have a bad fuse for the fuel pump. On my 89 Legend when the fuel
pump fuse went bad, the check engine light would stay on... (and you
couldn't crank the car, on that one.) A bad main relay can cause all kinds
of problem though, because it powers not only the fuel pump but also the
computer.

"cocococo1" <mtubbies@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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>I have a 93 vtec prelude no fuel and engine check light stays on. is the
> light staying on because engine will not start or is the main relay
> dead.Any ideas very welcome
>

06-22-2005, 01:43 PM

TeGGeR®

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Re: 93 prelude main relay problem

"cocococo1" <mtubbies@btinternet.com> wrote in
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> I have a 93 vtec prelude no fuel and engine check light stays on. is the
> light staying on because engine will not start or is the main relay
> dead.Any ideas very welcome
>

First thing you need to do is recover that error code. Check out the PDF
referenced here:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/faq.html#retrieve

An error 16 is normally associated with a bad Main Relay.
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/mainr...mainrelay.html

Main Relays don't get "dead", they just get cracked solder.
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/faq.html#stalling

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