1998 Accord V6
Hi,
Purchased a 1998 Accord for my son drove it home no issues. Well now it cranks with a boost but as soon as I take the cables off it sputters out and dies. I've purchased a new battery, taken the alternator off and had it tested( tested good), replaced the positive battery post. I did see a post where a Acura guy had a bad harmonic balancer that spun freely, do the accords have issues with the harmonic balancers? |
Originally Posted by blakkrob
(Post 384000)
Hi,
Purchased a 1998 Accord for my son drove it home no issues. Well now it cranks with a boost but as soon as I take the cables off it sputters out and dies. I've purchased a new battery, taken the alternator off and had it tested( tested good), replaced the positive battery post. I did see a post where a Acura guy had a bad harmonic balancer that spun freely, do the accords have issues with the harmonic balancers? |
The belt is turning the alternator,. I left thw cables on a little longer and it ran fine. Took them off and it dies and doesnt have enuff juice to restart on its own battery
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With the jumper cables off and the engine not running, do any of the electricals or lights work? If not then the battery is probably unable to generate enough of a field to start the alternator.
That said, the aforementioned field should have been generated from the jumper cables and should have allowed the engine to keep running once they were disconnected. I'm thinking the alternator is not working (yes, I know you said you had it tested, but I'm not buying they told you the truth). |
Lights work but are dim, after it sits for a day its completely dead. I'll make a run to the salvage yard tomorrow
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Originally Posted by blakkrob
(Post 384006)
Lights work but are dim, after it sits for a day its completely dead. I'll make a run to the salvage yard tomorrow
Edit; RockAuto shows "new" alternators from a variety of manufacturers ranging from $81 to $116, and "remanufactured" alternators ranging from $118 to $139. Personally I'd opt for the remanufactured Denso unit for $133 as Denso is the OEM maker of the alternator which came in your car when it was new. |
Ok. Thanks for the help.
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Gm. Today i changed the alternator, load thingy in the fuse box and both the 50A and 100A link. Still doing the same thing.
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Also noticed it runs a while after the cables are removed with no accessories on, but dies immediately if I have the A/c on. So something is keeping the alternator from charging
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Originally Posted by blakkrob
(Post 384021)
Also noticed it runs a while after the cables are removed with no accessories on, but dies immediately if I have the A/c on. So something is keeping the alternator from charging
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