need help locating main relay, please chime in (ive searched)

[GXZ]

i pulled what i think is the main relay and, after some google searching, found this link, http://www.hondapartsnow.com/electri...box~relay.html

and the relay i pulled is rc-2223, and it seems to be in the location where ive read the main relay is, but on the list of the link i posted, it says the main relay is rz-0088.

i'm very frustrated, i just put in a new (used) ecu, a new windshield ($170) and 20 dollars of new gas after draining the tank, and it wont start, i havent checked the codes yet, because the reason i pulled what i think is the main relay is in the past , when it ran, sometimes i would have to pound on the left side dash above the left vent, to get it to start (i read about that working, years ago) , so now i just called autozone and they said a new main relay is $52 : pullinghairout : thanks for any help in advance

[dj_ender]

i pulled what i think is the main relay and, after some google searching, found this link, http://www.hondapartsnow.com/electri...box~relay.html

and the relay i pulled is rc-2223, and it seems to be in the location where ive read the main relay is, but on the list of the link i posted, it says the main relay is rz-0088.

i'm very frustrated, i just put in a new (used) ecu, a new windshield ($170) and 20 dollars of new gas after draining the tank, and it wont start, i havent checked the codes yet, because the reason i pulled what i think is the main relay is in the past , when it ran, sometimes i would have to pound on the left side dash above the left vent, to get it to start (i read about that working, years ago) , so now i just called autozone and they said a new main relay is $52 : pullinghairout : thanks for any help in advance

Looks like your got a regular old relay. You got this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MITSUBA-RELA...#ht_802wt_1164

And this is the one you need:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-OEM-MI...ht_1463wt_1164

[marz_blackmon]

the main relay isn't in the the fuse box. its underneath the left side of your dash(thats why hitting that area occassionally works). you'll need to grab a light and look under your dash for your cruise control unit (the silver box)


remove the bolts and slide it out of the way and you'll find your main relay, attached to a bracket


detailed instructions here

hope that helps, honda did a great job hiding that thing.

[deevergote]

Undoing the clip that holds the plug in can be tricky as well. Be sure not to yank too hard on the wires.

[GXZ]

ok, i got it out, and yes it was a bitch to get it out, especialy finding the second nut holding it to the bracket, so now, does anyone know of a way to test the relay? i've read jumping pins 5 and 7 in the connector will turn on the fuel pump, but i don't know which ones on the relay to put + and - 12v to to test 5 and 7's continuity

[GXZ]

ok, i found some helpful links in case anyone comes across this and is having trouble with either the main relay, or fuel pump etc.

http://techautorepairs.com/images/mainrelay2.gif

http://techauto.awardspace.com/legendmainrelay.html

this one (above) shows which terminals to put 12 volts to, and which ones to check for continuity, (even though the link says legend, its for accords too)


http://techauto.awardspace.com/ignition.html

[dj_ender]

This is a very helpful thread to use.

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...ght=main+relay