jody501

OK. the other day i was low on gas so i got a gas can from my front porch and poored it in my tank. turns the was more water than gas. when i started my car it putterd but barley ran. then the electrical system dash lights, head lights, radio etc. started acting weird. I dropped the tank put fresh gasin it "about4 gallons plus fuel cleaner". checked my injectors there fine. car wouldnt hold a charge. battery and alternator tested out fine. can someone plz help.. anything advice is very much appreciated. 01 Honda civic ex vtec.

drhawkinz

you have any more details? why was the car out of gas? do you have a CEL? were you doing any electrical work before the problem the charging problem started?

does the car start now as it is? what happens now when you try to crank the car?

jody501

it wasn't allthe way out of gas I was just cleaning up driveway area and poorer what I thoughtwas just gas intank. I justa straight pipe put on, no caytilitic converter. ac delete. running a 01 dx aternator belt no ac compressor. just a shorter belt. also i a have k n air intake. car was running fine until I poored deputed gas in my tank.

jody501

it turns over doesnt start. but then radio doesnt even come on and when i try the car it slowly loses charge.

jody501

[QUOTE=jody501;4688799]it turns over doesnt start. but then radio doesnt even come on and when i try to start the car it slowly loses charge. had no problems from it til this situation. is it possible h20 in the gas system cause electrical problems? fuel injectors looked fine spark plugs a couple weeks old. they look fine. I also looked at the fuses in fuse box under the hood. most of them had like a electrical burn smell to them.

ezone

Getting all the water out of a fuel system can be tough.
Any water the pump sucked up can be hiding inside the pump, pump housing, filter, pressure regulator, and all the fuel lines and injector rail at the front of the car. Some of the rail designs can hold a lot of water. I'd be taking it all apart to dump and/or clean out.
Not sure what's going on here.

Is the battery fully charged up? How was it tested? Will it pass a real load test? Cable connections clean and tight?
Is there a draw on the battery running it down?
How was the alternator tested? Does it charge on the car?

jody501

it charges off the car it was tested on machine at auto zone so was the battery. ????

jody501

I just rememberd I cleaned the engine with degreaser earlier that day.

ezone

Check fuse 4 and fuse 10 in the dash fuse box.

Does the battery light on the dash come on with the key turned on and go out when the engine is started? (if it will start up)


If you crank the engine repeatedly without recharging the battery it will run the battery down quickly.

jody501

4 and 10 are good.

jody501

it won't i have a broke gas line . getting it replaced.