Where is the Main Relay Located?

DILL-11

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2003 HONDA ACCORD
2.4L
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
152,000 MILES

Car cranks most of the time then sometimes it makes a sound like ink then return the key it cranks.

Thursday, March 9th, 2023 AT 3:21 PM

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Hi,

Is there a different way to describe the sound? I'm a bit lost when you say ink. Do you mean you hear a soft click? Could you hear the starter relay engaging?

Let me know.

Joe

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Thursday, March 9th, 2023 AT 9:19 PM

DILL-11

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It sounds like a hissing sound.

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Friday, March 10th, 2023 AT 4:52 AM

DILL-11

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Do not hear the starter relay engaging.

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Friday, March 10th, 2023 AT 4:54 AM

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Hi,

Could the starter be spinning but not engaging with the flex plate to turn the engine? If it is just the starter motor spinning, it could sound like hissing.

Is it possible for you to record what you hear and upload it for me to hear?

Let me know.

Joe

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Friday, March 10th, 2023 AT 9:12 PM