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1999 Honda Prelude

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Dohcvtec, Oakland, CA, August 24, 2009, 02:49

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i have a 1999 honda prelude, and i dont really know whats wrong with my car lately. my car sometime die on me when im driving on the streets and freeway. and when i start my engine and let it run for like 5 minutes or so, my car just shut off. do you have any idea or anything that i can know? please help

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  backyard tech August 24, 2009, 05:59
  

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  Vehicle Application: 1998 Honda Prelude 2.2L
  
  Customer Concern: The engine starts and stalls.
  Tests/Procedures: 1. Test the ignition switch by locating the 5-cavity Brown connector in the driver's fuse box just above the fuses. Locate the Black/Yellow (BLK/YEL) wire in the Brown connector. That wire should have battery voltage in the start and run position.

  2. If the BLK/YEL wire does not have battery voltage in the run position, jump battery voltage to the BLK/YEL wire. If the vehicle keeps running, the ignition switch has failed. Refer to Honda recall TSB # 02-031 for the updated ignition switch and part number.
  Potential Causes: Ignition Switch
  
  Tech Tips: Do not replace the ignition key and tumbler, if that is replaced the immobilizer system will have to be reprogrammed.
  Diagnostic Codes: None
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  backyard tech, August 24, 2009, 06:04
  

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  Your question is very incomplete. Is the check engine light on? It could possibilly be a fuel pump. When it dies does it restart right away?
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  Visitor, November 09, 2010, 08:48

  check your alternator and all your electrical
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