stiffler2oo4
09-08-2010, 09:08 PM
First a little about my car. 2003 VBP Civic SI, 94k miles, mods include AEM CAI and that's it.
So for the past week I have noticed my EP3 needs to crank longer and longer to start...twice in that week I noticed while the engine was running a green key-shaped light blinking in my dash...I would shut it down and restart the car just fine with no blinking green light. Two nights ago, i got into my car to drive home from work it took a couple of seconds of cranking to start up and then it started but immediately shut off and I couldn't get the engine to start again. I figured it was low on gas, but i put a gallon of gas in and tried to turn it on but it just keeps cranking and never starts the engine. I ended up clutch starting the car and drove home, and parked it until yesterday morning...and it has been sitting there ever since because the engine won't start....I changed the battery, thinking the battery was the problem...but no luck. I have no unusual lights on the dash, in fact it seems normal, even acts as if it is trying/wants to start...it just doesn't.
Also the keys I have seem to be low on battery power...I have to hold down the lock/unlock button for like 5-10 seconds to lock the doors all of a sudden. I was thinking this could be an immobilizer issue, but I'm not sure. Help is appreciated.
So for the past week I have noticed my EP3 needs to crank longer and longer to start...twice in that week I noticed while the engine was running a green key-shaped light blinking in my dash...I would shut it down and restart the car just fine with no blinking green light. Two nights ago, i got into my car to drive home from work it took a couple of seconds of cranking to start up and then it started but immediately shut off and I couldn't get the engine to start again. I figured it was low on gas, but i put a gallon of gas in and tried to turn it on but it just keeps cranking and never starts the engine. I ended up clutch starting the car and drove home, and parked it until yesterday morning...and it has been sitting there ever since because the engine won't start....I changed the battery, thinking the battery was the problem...but no luck. I have no unusual lights on the dash, in fact it seems normal, even acts as if it is trying/wants to start...it just doesn't.
Also the keys I have seem to be low on battery power...I have to hold down the lock/unlock button for like 5-10 seconds to lock the doors all of a sudden. I was thinking this could be an immobilizer issue, but I'm not sure. Help is appreciated.