ok so i was driving and then i lose power and my lights dim and the car wont idle at all and i have to keep on the gas to keep it running and then about 20 second later it will stop.
this is the noise it started to make except it was a whole lot louder in person than on the video.
and then at the end of the video u can hear it stop
http://www.youtube.com/user/accord19.../0/RKpinU6BWWA
alternater maybe???
i just wanna say thanks for the help in advance
its very possible, take a multi meter to the battery see if its got about 12V. with the car on it should be around 14.1-14.4V.
1989 Accord Lx-i hatchback (current DD project)
1986 Olds Cutlass 442 clone (never ending project)
3Geez resident body man
Owner of Wreck-less auto body
with the car off it sits right around 12.5Originally Posted by gp02a0083
ok sounds good. whats is it with it on? doesn't sound that bad in the video idk is it bogging down too?
1989 Accord Lx-i hatchback (current DD project)
1986 Olds Cutlass 442 clone (never ending project)
3Geez resident body man
Owner of Wreck-less auto body
14.4 with it running
and its a 1986 accord lx-i 4door 5-speed
ohh and also it does like the loudest screch like a belt is slipping sometimes and yes i bogs when it screchs
wouldn't be the alt. its running fine. if it feels like its bogging down mashing the gas, possibly the cat converter is clogged / junk.
1989 Accord Lx-i hatchback (current DD project)
1986 Olds Cutlass 442 clone (never ending project)
3Geez resident body man
Owner of Wreck-less auto body
when i first head the noise it sounded like i spun a bearing or something it was that bad
but the noise is like spratic and when it does do the noise it runs bad and then it will run fine
i dont think its the cat i a hole in the flex pipe so if the cat it blocked then it would just go out there
ohh and btw the car only has 63,000 original miles
water pump or power steering pump bearing going? if it was it would bog down the engine and rattle
would those be intermittent?
it only happens some of the time i drove to school and nothing at all and then when im coming home it does it for about a min and then fine
but did u hear at the end of the video the screching stopped
pull the powersteering belt off and see if it still happens; i've also seen ac compressors do this before seizing up all the way. GM 3100 and 3300's were notorious for this and they even sell a bypass pulley for them(GM; not 3gees).
check your distributor and T-belt tensioner.
"Weight is relative to power like time is relative to speed"
would those be intermittent cause some times its totally fine and other times its terrible
It's hard to hear the noise in the video. Is a belt slipping? How old are your belts?
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
If your alternator bearing is going out, it could put out voltage just fine, but still make horrible noises. You can pull off all the belts and rotate things by hand to see if there is roughness or play. If it is intermittent though it could be hard to tell.
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
not sure how old they are but i kno there not factory the other owner had them replaced but not sure of how old they are
also if u listen at the end of the video like the last second u can hear the noise go away
I dont kno how to take off belts
is it a simple job?
it could, and did on my buddys cutlass at first, then it made the noise all the time and evetually seized up. i don't know if this is your prob or not; but something to check. as for the belts, the main serpintine belt tensioner is on your altenator, loosen the bolts and the alt will slide foward enough to slip the belt off. the powersteering belt is taken off by loosening one bolt on the pump and it too will slide enough to remove the belt. its a simple job to do and you've got all sorts of help from people on here if you run into trouble. good luck with this, man
sounds alot like the alternator i had take a dump on me. like snooz said the bearings could be bad but alternator could still be putting out good voltage
mine died over the course of a week or so that i spent trying to diagnose it, finally let loose and seized up, was pretty easy to spot at that point lol
yeah i saw how to get the alt and ps belt off but how does the ac belt come off?
i didnt see any tensioner on it or a place to slide it foward like the ps
i'm guessing it does but someone else will have to chime in w/ that one. the previous owner of my car removed all that crap before i bought it
Your AC clutch is probably okay. Just leave the belt.
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
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