Civic DD problems

[Turk]

So the Civic (09) wouldn't start this morning, sounded like it wanted to but just wouldn't turn over all the way. I figured it was a dead battery (no idea how old the battery is) so I ended up taking the wife's car to work.

So I get a new battery after work and install it, car still did the same shit. I try to start it up one more time and this time I half throttle the gas pedal and the car starts...wtf? Why would it do this in a modern day automatic? I took the car around the block, ran fine, no engine lights. Shut the car off, restarted just fine, shut off again, restarted just fine.

Any thoughts?

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[Mook]

Fuel issue?

 

[99PONTIACGP]

Corroded terminals?

 

[Turk]

I guess it could be a fuel issue, not corroded terminals, they look fine.

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

slow to crank and then clicks would be a battery
excessive cranking ?
maybe it's losing fuel pressure when sitting ?

fuel pump ?

 

[Turk]

So I just talked to my buddy that's a mechanic. He thinks the original battery was dead, and when I tried to start it a few times this morning it flooded the motor. When I put the new battery in, it was still flooded and only started after giving it throttle because it opened the tb and gave it some air.

 

[jason05gt]

Rick, try putting a bottle of heat in the gas tank. It could be condensation/water in the lines. I've had that happen before

 

[Turk]

Rick, try putting a bottle of heat in the gas tank. It could be condensation/water in the lines. I've had that happen before

Thanks, I'll look into it.

 

[bikrboy128]

low battery voltage probably had the ecm pulse the injectors a stupid amount of times. see what happens tomorrow

 

[P40E]

If an engine is cranking , that means it is "turning over all the way " .

You say it did the same shit when you put a new battery in .

So does that mean it was cranking at the same speed after you put it in ?

 

[Turk]

It did seem like it was cranking at the same speed. We shall see what it's like tomorrow morning.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Our 8th gen civic seems to be susceptible to water or something in the tank. Always seems to happen around this time of year. I throw a bottle of heet in it and do as you described where it'll take throttling it to get it started.

I have no clue if it's water or lines freezing. It's happened nearly every year and it happened in Illinois and here in Denver so I don't think it's a specific gas station.

 

[EmersonHart13]

+1

I HEET at least at the beginning of each season and it is cheap insurance to prevent symtoms similar to that.

 

[Yaj Yak]

id think you'd really have to fuck something up to flood a fuel injected car.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

buy a 535i, problem solved

 

[willizm]

take r8 to work, problem solved

 

[10sec]

take r8 to work, problem solved

Seriously ^^^ It's AWD, I'd be DD'ing thuh hell out of it right now.

 

[RICH17]

Who's battery did you go with?

 

[10sec]

Adam Rich Batteries LLC

 

[Turk]

Car started just fine this morning. Got a battery from advance, $40 off coupon.

 

[Turk]

And if it was nice out I would have taken the r8.

 

[10sec]

It's super nice out!

 

[Turk]

Yeah, all that salt is fantastic.

 

[10sec]

I'm that the rain we're supposed to get washes all the shit away and I can keep driving my S2000 until the next snow big enough for them to use salt.