hondawitstyle

k its a 88 civic hatchback
stock motor stock everything
i bought it 2 months ago.. guy told me the main relay might need to be changed
last month i was playing the stereo while i was cleaning the car (bad move) tried to start the car it wouldnt start.. so i pushed it in the garage
the car is at my moms house i moved to a new place and havent put insurance on the car yet
so anyways today i tried to start it by boosting it and it wouldnt work so i went to crappy tire and bought a new battery still wont start...

i put the key in and the lights go on and i turn the key and it wont crank
i know if its the starter or alternator wouldnt i hearing some cranking?

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lights turn on when i put key in ignition

hondawitstyle

update : went to car to try agian
start is already hooked up to battery

put back in relay.. i can hear the relay clicking when i try to turn the key in the ignition

i then hear like a humming sound coming from somewhere that i can specify

Notorious

Did you try giving the car a little bit of gas when trying to start it?

It could be your alternator.

imported_winner007

If it cranks and doesn't spark, most of the time is spark or fuel problem.
If it doesn't crank most of the time it could be your starter.

U said that your main relay is dying? They are common for these Honda. It happened to my old car. It sometimes starts and sometimes it doesn't. I just wait until the car get's colder and try again. If the guy u brought it off said there is something wrong with the main relay. I would start at that first. Is the humming noise u were talking about, is that your fuel pump that u were talking about when u had the key on and just about to start it? That's normal. To check if it's your alternator. Get a voltmeter and check how many voltmeter u are getting. Should be 13.50 min to around 14.5. Anything under 13 or around 12 the alternator is not charging. See if the battery cable is full of crap in there. U should clean that off if it's dirty. Then try again.

imported_Solid_turk

yea that humming sound is most likely ur fuel pump turnin on it could also be ur distributor gone... give that a shot

shaft00

its your starter
your starter needs replacement, try hammering the starter and let someone else crank. it should start other wise you need a starter

imported_doggy69247

hammer it with a rubber mallet or a hard plastik hehe dont want 2 be dinging it all 2 **** then u wil def need a new one

89SIHATCH?

man gimme $80 and il come there and you can drive it to your new place il have it running for you had this prob many times and i have the parts il give you the parts and install it and drive there from hamilton area to fix it $80 guarantee you!

pm me asap

so i can make arangements to come there if you havn't got it working yet

imported_Dawson

get a half broom stich and a mallet and put the stick on the starter and bang it and then see if it cranks if it does replace the starter its got a dead spot if not keep looking

hondawitstyle

i put new starter in
now the starter clicks when i turn the key...

imported_Cablerat

so you turn the key and it just clicks?

Generally that means there isn't enough power getting to the starter.

Ensure that the battery ground is connected to the transmission properly.

Ensure the battery POWER + is connected to the starter properly.

Boost the battery and try to start it.

imported_Dawson

check all grounds like the one on the thermostat housing and the battery and the valve cover my 89 hatch would start one day cause of the valve cover ground was crap but it later turned out that there was other bad grounds