# 1992 honda civic hatchback SI

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1992-honda-civic-hatchback-si/33826>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 22, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1992-honda-civic-hatchback-si/33826 "2009-07-22T23:48:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![carolannmartin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@carolannmartin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carolannmartin)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1992-honda-civic-hatchback-si/33826/1 "2009-07-22T23:48:05Z")

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My car won’t start when the temp reaches around 90 degrees. Will start the first time, but not five minutes later. I learned to push it to shade to start it, or just wait awhile. A mechanic said he remembers that the main relay located under the dash would go on the fritz in hot weather. I am laid off; the part costs around 80.00 dollars. Should I take a chance and replace the relay? Any other possibilities? I can’t afford a mechanic right now but do most repairs myself anyway. thanks for any input. carol

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1992-honda-civic-hatchback-si/33826/2 "2009-07-23T00:20:05Z")

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Yes, replace the relay. It’s the most likely cause of your problem.