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What's up everyone, I'm new here and this is my first post. I look things up that involve my and my search results always display answers and questions from this website so I figured I'd join. I am having a problem with my civic 93 cx 5 speed. The first time it happened it was raining out and while I was driving the car shut off while I was at a red light in traffic. I pushed it over to the side of the road and then it started right back up. That was 3 weeks ago. Since then, my car has had consistant problems with the not priming and even a few times the car would prime the fuel pump but it wouldn't make a sound after I would fully turn the key, as if my starter didn't exist. Everytime I bring it to a mechanic they check all the wires, unplug stuff, moves things around and do whatever mechanics do in my situation. Then it starts up and the fuel pump primes and I it without it shutting down. Once after I brought it to a mechanic, he messed with the wires and checked everything etc and got it starting and it worked for 5 days but sometimes it made a quick violent grinding metallic sound when it would start. The other day my friend and I drove a total of about 120 miles, then I pulled into his drive way and put the 'E' brake on, then I shut off the car and removed the key, then I put the key back in immediately and it started right up perfectly. After 15 minutes of not moving the car I came back outside and then the fuel pump didn't prime again and the car wouldn't start. It's strange that the car would start while it's parked in one position, then after a few minutes it won't start even though nothing has changed since it started last without moving the car. I replaced the fuel pump and filter, still the problem exists. I went to a mechanic yesterday and they took about 2 hours checking all the wires, etc, etc, then it started back up again, fuel pump primed, etc. then I get home and I tried to immediately start it up after turning it off and it didn't start back up like it did immediately like at my friends house. I don't know what's going on with the car but I do know this, whenever the mechanics check everything with the car and check all the wires, the car seems to start back up and stay on but after I drive it for a while it doesn't want to start back up and the fuel pump won't prime. Does anyone have an idea what it might be?

 
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Grinding when you start the car is a sign of the starter or flywheel missing a few teeth.

Has you mechanic checked the flywheel or starter?


About the fuel pump, have you checked the PGM-FI relay yet? If it clicks twice then both relays are energized and power is going to both the fuel pump and the injectors.