# 1998 honda crv won't start in humid weather

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-crv-wont-start-in-humid-weather/53058>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 6, 2010, 11:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-crv-wont-start-in-humid-weather/53058 "2010-08-06T11:37:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![nathanb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ba9def/32.png) [@nathanb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nathanb)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 11:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-crv-wont-start-in-humid-weather/53058/1 "2010-08-06T11:37:29Z")

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my wife’s 98 crv won’t start 1 out or 100 times, only durring very humid conditions. (we live next to a river and some mornings it is very humid.) Once it starts it runs great. When it wont start it cranks over but wont fire. No lights are on. It has a new cap and plugs. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 11:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-crv-wont-start-in-humid-weather/53058/2 "2010-08-06T11:45:34Z")

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New plug wires would have been at the top of my list. How old are those wires?

How old is the air filter?

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-crv-wont-start-in-humid-weather/53058/3 "2010-08-06T13:22:00Z")

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I agree with JEM. The plug wires are the usual culprit. This problem is as common as dirt with most engines.

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**Author:** ![nathanb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ba9def/32.png) [@nathanb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nathanb)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-crv-wont-start-in-humid-weather/53058/4 "2010-08-06T21:23:10Z")

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I forgot to mention new plug wires from dealer 2 months ago,

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**Author:** ![nathanb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ba9def/32.png) [@nathanb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nathanb)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-crv-wont-start-in-humid-weather/53058/5 "2010-08-06T21:23:51Z")

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new air filter also

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**Author:** ![markmast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@markmast](https://community.cartalk.com/u/markmast)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-crv-wont-start-in-humid-weather/53058/6 "2010-08-06T21:48:36Z")

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A moisture-related starting problem is most likely to be in the high voltage portion of the ignition system.  
I hate to make guesses, but the coil is probably the only thing left to try.