# Starting problem when it rains

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-problem-when-it-rains/140173>\
**Category:** Power/Fuel\
**Created:** [May 12, 2019, 5:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-problem-when-it-rains/140173 "2019-05-12T05:05:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Christine\_Pomerleau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Christine\_Pomerleau](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Christine_Pomerleau)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 5:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-problem-when-it-rains/140173/1 "2019-05-12T05:05:42Z")

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Starting problems when it rains or did rain the day before

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 5:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-problem-when-it-rains/140173/2 "2019-05-12T05:31:25Z")

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You don’t tell us what make or year, engine or mileage or what has been tried to correct this, so this might not apply;

This is a classic symptom of a car with spark plug wires or a distributor cap that need replacing.

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**Author:** ![Christine\_Pomerleau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Christine\_Pomerleau](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Christine_Pomerleau)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 5:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-problem-when-it-rains/140173/3 "2019-05-12T05:51:08Z")

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Opps sorry.  
Its a 2007 Honda Odessey EX. You Just Answered my Question. I was hoping you said those classic symptoms. Thanks those two were my last resort to what I was thinking it might be. Sorry dont want to induldg more.

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-problem-when-it-rains/140173/4 "2019-05-12T06:00:24Z")

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Well Christine, your van has neither a distributor or spark plug wires.

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**Author:** ![Christine\_Pomerleau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Christine\_Pomerleau](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Christine_Pomerleau)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 6:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-problem-when-it-rains/140173/5 "2019-05-12T06:08:41Z")

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Ok so how about this recently had over a grand of work done to the vehical, runs good, the problem the check engine light is still on and my dash bord sensors are going ?

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-problem-when-it-rains/140173/6 "2019-05-12T12:52:19Z")

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> [@Christine\_Pomerleau](#):
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> check engine light is still on

What are the codes?