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2008 Honda Civic LX 1.8L 8th Gen Fail Start / Slow Crank
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phish
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Jul 12, 2017, 7:46 PM
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2008 Honda Civic LX 1.8L 8th Gen Fail Start / Slow Crank
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this happens once or twice a week (inconsistent) only after the car has been sitting overnight. once it's started it never has this problem again for the rest of the day. it always eventually starts if i keep trying (the most fails i've had in a row was like 4 or 5). i replaced the battery twice already so it's not that. any ideas on what it might be? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVcMQ9T0sNE
(This post was edited by phish on Jul 12, 2017, 8:11 PM)
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Hammer Time
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Jul 12, 2017, 8:07 PM
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Re: 8th Gen Civic Fail Start / Slow Crank
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We don't care what generation it is. We need year, make, model and engine size. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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phish
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Jul 12, 2017, 8:09 PM
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Re: 2008 Civic LX 1.8L 8th Gen Fail Start / Slow Crank
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original subject title updated with this info
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Hammer Time
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Jul 12, 2017, 8:12 PM
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Re: 2008 Civic LX 1.8L 8th Gen Fail Start / Slow Crank
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You are losing all voltage. You have a connection problem somewhere in the power supplies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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Hammer Time
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Jul 12, 2017, 8:16 PM
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Re: 2008 Civic LX 1.8L 8th Gen Fail Start / Slow Crank
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All the power connections starting at the battery and including the fuse box. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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Sidom
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Jul 12, 2017, 9:15 PM
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Re: 2008 Honda Civic LX 1.8L 8th Gen Fail Start / Slow Crank
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If I had to guess (and I do).....It almost sounds like you have an intermittent draw on the system draining the battery overnight.....Like may be a light getting left on?....trunk? glove box?
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jul 12, 2017, 11:50 PM
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Re: 2008 Honda Civic LX 1.8L 8th Gen Fail Start / Slow Crank
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Cranked up normally after several tries. Smacks of bad OE u-bolts at battery get warm and finally make enough contact connection to deliver the amps t o starter. They can be tight and even look OK and not be as they are just cheap zinc coated steel I think. Can be the other ends at starter or ground wire at engine block or anywhere battery cables travel - feel them for a weak spot in wire. You can test this stuff for just voltage drop while trying to start it not just toss in new batteries on a guess, T
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