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Wrench, Go Patriots, I remember when they went to the Final Four, the campus went crazy. My brother was attending there that year. I went to Nova, mostly Woodbridge. Pretty awesome. Know anyone looking to hire a recent graduate with a B.S. in Finance?
College Man, Fuse is blowing right away. I looked for a kink or rubbed through wire, couldn’t find anything. I pulled the fan out and tested it on the coolant fan side, it blew a 15amp fuse, but not a 20 amp fuse(the one it normally uses). I also hooked it up directly to the battery and it worked fine.
This tells me the problem is somewhere before the fan, but where?
Rubflor, The fuse only goes bad when the fan tries to turn on, and the fan is there. If I disconnect the fan, and turn on the AC(to force both fans to turn on), the fuse does NOT blow.
I’m looking at the wiring diagram, It looks like it could be the Engine Colland Temperature Switch A, Radiator Fan Relay, or Radiator Fan Control Module.
Any idea what would be best to look at first, or how I could test and eliminate any of these?
I checked the fan fuse, it was blown. I turned the car off and put a new fuse in and it blew again. I had just replaced the radiator and timing belt/water pump. Did I miss a ground somewhere? Where is the ground at?
I checked the fan fuse, it was blown. I turned the car off and put a new fuse in and it blew again. I had just replaced the radiator and timing belt/water pump. Did I miss a ground somewhere? Where is the ground at?
See, I live in Northern Virginia just outside of Washington DC. We have the worst traffic in the nation. Getting stuck in traffic is exactly what I fear.
See, I live in Northern Virginia just outside of Washington DC. We have the worst traffic in the nation. Getting stuck in traffic is exactly what I fear.
Everything was working as I recall before starting all the work. The needle doesn’t go over the 1/3rd line, but I’ve seen the radiator getting pretty hot and start steaming. I’m afraid to really drive it anywhere, because if the car gets too hot, it could destroy the engine.
Everything was working as I recall before starting all the work. The needle doesn’t go over the 1/3rd line, but I’ve seen the radiator getting pretty hot and start steaming. I’m afraid to really drive it anywhere, because if the car gets too hot, it could destroy the engine.
You guys can see video links? I can’t see any video links I, or anyone else for that matter, post…
Now if I can just figure out why the radiator fan won’t turn on, I think I’ll be good.
You guys can see video links? I can’t see any video links I, or anyone else for that matter, post…
Now if I can just figure out why the radiator fan won’t turn on, I think I’ll be good.
Okay, so I did some more research, looked at a few more videos on YouTube and saw one difference between their set ups and mine. They were resting the extensions on a jack stand. I put a couple blocks of wood under a jack stand and rested the socket extensions on the jack. I threw some muscle into it, and popped right off.
Sure enough,having the jack stand to keep the extensions from wobbling helped immensely.
See this video for an example.
Okay, so I did some more research, looked at a few more videos on YouTube and saw one difference between their set ups and mine. They were resting the extensions on a jack stand. I put a couple blocks of wood under a jack stand and rested the socket extensions on the jack. I threw some muscle into it, and popped right off.
Sure enough,having the jack stand to keep the extensions from wobbling helped immensely.
See this video for an example.
619DioFan: I looked at a boroscope, but I think you’re right, they’re too big to fit in the sparkplug hole. This would mean I would have to essentially take apart the engine. I really don’t WANT to, but I may have to. It was leaking oil in one of the sparkplugs, so I was going to take off the “cam cage assembly” off, as Eric does in this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYU8qtPzQOY.
Spark Plug Well Oil Leak Fix, Honda Accord – EricTheCarGuyHopefully, with a little more wiggle room, I may be able to reach it better, and get it out. Especially since I have to go that far anyway.
I’ve been toying with whether or not I want to replace any gaskets on it, since none of them have gone bad, I would think they would still be okay, and better than any Fel Pro replacement ones I can get from Advance Auto.
College Man:
Yes, the rubber hose went into the engine THROUGH the sparkplug hole.Tomorrow will likely tell me everything about how bad my week may get…
So what do you guys think? Replace the gaskets, or keep them as is? Since they were fine all along(except for the valve cover gaskets).
619DioFan: I looked at a boroscope, but I think you’re right, they’re too big to fit in the sparkplug hole. This would mean I would have to essentially take apart the engine. I really don’t WANT to, but I may have to. It was leaking oil in one of the sparkplugs, so I was going to take off the “cam cage assembly” off, as Eric does in this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYU8qtPzQOY.
Spark Plug Well Oil Leak Fix, Honda Accord – EricTheCarGuyHopefully, with a little more wiggle room, I may be able to reach it better, and get it out. Especially since I have to go that far anyway.
I’ve been toying with whether or not I want to replace any gaskets on it, since none of them have gone bad, I would think they would still be okay, and better than any Fel Pro replacement ones I can get from Advance Auto.
College Man:
Yes, the rubber hose went into the engine THROUGH the sparkplug hole.Tomorrow will likely tell me everything about how bad my week may get…
So what do you guys think? Replace the gaskets, or keep them as is? Since they were fine all along(except for the valve cover gaskets).
The hose is about 9″ long. I can make the cylinder go up and down all day, but I can no longer see it. I don’t see any other options than taking everything apart.
New question. If I strip it down to the head, I may as well replace the head gasket, but would I need to have the head machined? It not like the head gasket actually went bad, so I would think it should be find to just replace the head-gasket and go, right?
The hose is about 9″ long. I can make the cylinder go up and down all day, but I can no longer see it. I don’t see any other options than taking everything apart.
New question. If I strip it down to the head, I may as well replace the head gasket, but would I need to have the head machined? It not like the head gasket actually went bad, so I would think it should be find to just replace the head-gasket and go, right?