Honda Civic immobiliser

[ButcherofBiel...]

Hi wondering if anyone can help me out with this.

I have a 94 Civic LSI Hatch and after leaving the car in snow for a week the battery which was slowly failing in the cold finally died.

It has the Honda security system fitted with an old Grey fob with just 1 button for locking and alarm . I've heard the system was quite a rare option to be taken.

I knew the alarm was anti battery tamper and sure enough when hooked back up it chirped , flashed and gave me a few seconds then went off.

The remote turned it off and the LED went off on the dash just as usual and it alarms and remote locks fine.

On turning the key the fuel pump kicks in but it doesn't actually engage anything else to start up no cranking noise or anything.

So i gather it's the immobiliser stopping it and wondered how i get around it , since it all drove fine 'til it was parked up i don't see how anything could have broken just sitting there.

Seem to remember someone having an ESI so wondering if they had the same issue.

I vaguely remember something about turning the key to various positions to override it or is it still a dealer job to re-programme it somehow?. Key itself isn't coded so not sure if the fob needs doing.

Any idea on cost if it needs doing?. Not had a problem with it only this immobiliser business and where it was crashed into when parked up annoying really.

[Tango675]

HI,

I had an K '93 ESi.

Didn't have a honda immobiliser on it. But I had an aftermarket one fitted.

Guess you could sweet talk a dealer into giving you some information (if you take a key along) on how to put the immobiliser in service mode.

Most of the immobilisers work on disabling 2 circuits, usually the fuel pump and the starter motor.
Check the fuses, then check for a current at the starter motor.

If everything is ok it could be the starter motor. Hit it with a hammer (seriously) as if you tried to start the car with a flat battery the starter solenoid may have jammed (other way is to rock the car back and forward with the car in gear).
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[ButcherofBiel...]

Cheers for the advice , knackered 16 year old distributor was the eventual cause .