by clairemeister on December 11th, 2007

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Have a '94 Honda Accord SE.... car starts but immediately shuts off. Have had several mechanics look at it, but no one can seem to find what's wrong. I need this car to get to work, please any input would be great. Thanks.

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  • by csimme01 and Ninja Cooper UNMASKED on December 30th, 2007

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    A coolent temperature sensor could also be your problem. If it thinks its warmer than it is it will make the mixture too lean to run. The part is not that expensive and easy to replace. The attached picture is for the non vtec engine. The ECT is the part I would think about changing.
    Hope this helps.

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    • We are in Wisconsin, car kept outside, weather anywhere from 0 - 35 degrees lately. Would weather affect car thinking it is warmer when it is below freezing outdoors?

      clairemeister

      by clairemeister on December 30th, 2007

    • Yes. If the sensor tells the car that it is 70 degrees when it is really 30 degrees the car will not use enough fuel on a cold start for it to keep running. The system will give a big squirt of fuel on first crank so will start, but then die. If you keep you foot on the gas it will probably keep running and if you let it warm up a few minutes it may keep running. If that is what happens it is a very good chance the ECT sensor is the problem. Looks like the part is 30 or 40 bucks.

      csimme01 and Ninja Cooper UNMASKED

      by csimme01 and Ninja Cooper UNMASKED on December 30th, 2007

    • thanks, will check into it.... is there a sensor right in the distributor itself? That's what I was told when they said I needed a new distributor, because a sensor in it was shot...

      clairemeister

      by clairemeister on December 30th, 2007

    • Yes there is , but if that sensor was shot it wouldn't start at all.

      csimme01 and Ninja Cooper UNMASKED

      by csimme01 and Ninja Cooper UNMASKED on December 30th, 2007

    • you nailed it|. It is the ect sending unit. I live in Ga. I replaced the
      main main relay because the car would not start on humid days. This last
      problem just came out of the blue. Car would start but stop immediately.
      We noticed the temp gauge came up when the car was cool.I replaced the ect sending unit and boom lites every time.autozone part # tu121 13.99
      Good Luck

      assmonkey

      by assmonkey on July 20th, 2010

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