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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 10:21 PM
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so my car started acting funny id be driving loose power then it would come back or the car would die, now it doesnt start at all but random fire ups and the car will make a clicking noise reall fast under the dash and die right away and blink the cel.

ive been all over the forums and cant find much info any help would be appreciated.
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Sub2K,Oct 18 2010, 10:21 PM
so my car started acting funny id be driving loose power then it would come back or the car would die, now it doesnt start at all but random fire ups and the car will make a clicking noise reall fast under the dash and die right away and blink the cel.

ive been all over the forums and cant find much info any help would be appreciated.
Sound like the main relay went poop.
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 08:20 AM
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Dead battery
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 08:32 AM
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yeah i charged it the car ran after a long charge but died again and wouldent fire again... would the be the battery since i could charge it, or the alt ?

im gonna take it in later today for a test so will see
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 08:34 AM
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My money is on dead cell or cells in the battery.
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 11:02 AM
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https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=821307

Similar to this one?

Have you try scan the code?
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 11:55 AM
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code went away after a long charge, and the battery got cleared its ok !!!! im gonna try the one from my crx tho its new.... hmm its making me mad lol full tune up still needs a new trans changed the fuel pump...

shes not showing me love
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 04:53 PM
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soo if i move the shifter around for whatever reason it will start but then die again moments later if i touch anything else.... almost like im grounding something out?? not sure where to start on this.

also tried another battery and same results as before
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 12:05 AM
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Blinking CEL can mean a few things. 1st-Check the fuse under the dash. Look at the fuel pump fuse and ignition coil. After that I would start with checking coil packs and spark plugs. I recently had my AP1 motor die because of a coil pack.

GL
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