shotgun diplomat 55 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 so i rebuilt a d16y8 motor and after getting almost all the kinks worked out... i cant find out what this problem is. the check engine light is on and when u turn on the key and twist it to turn the engine over it just sits there and turns over. then when u do it again it acts like it wants to fire... then when u turn the key the third time it fires right up... can anyone help me out??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun diplomat 55 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 update... my fuel gauge started acting really weird and then went to empty... i know its not empty cause i filled it up 2 days ago and i only drove it around 70 miles... any help??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raley Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 What car, what are the codes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 what he said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun diplomat 55 Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 its a 89 civic 2dr hatch si... but had a d16y8 vtec swap... not all the sensors are hooked up so that could be the check engine light... but what would cause this starting problem... i also relocated the battery to the back of the vehicle... could that do something like that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun diplomat 55 Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 this car doesnt have a code reader plug... so i can tell what the codes are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raley Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Look on google to figure out how to read codes, then tell us what they are. Unplugged sensors can cause a starting problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun diplomat 55 Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 the codes are 6 and 17... that means 6 consecutive flashing lights then a pause and 17 consecutive flashing lights??? any help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raley Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Short flash is 1 long flash is 10. So 17 i 1 long and 7 short Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun diplomat 55 Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 they were all normal flashes what it seemed like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun diplomat 55 Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 fixed the starting problem.... it was the start up temp sensor i didn't have it hooked up right. and that was one of the codes... the other code was vehicle speed sensor( its because i don't have the o ring gasket i need on the speedo cable so it leaks a little out of the transmission) also fixed the fuel gauge... the car had sat a while so i put SEA FOAM in it and after 1 tank of gas it un gunked the sensor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhodgins97 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Similar. My car same car 90 hatch. D15. Starts tough. Gas gauge reads backwards. Temp switch goes to a certain point and stops. It never drops or exceeds that point. All the wires in the bay look good. Still have to check under the dash. I have replaced temp sensor, temp sending and fan switch. It still gives a temp code on the ecu. My thoughts are a bad wire/ground or the ecu. PS I found a fried circuit on the ecu. It was mpgfi circuit or fuel pump. Not exactly sure. The ecu as I said gives me 6 lights at steady blinks. Help me before I cry like a full grown hairy baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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