llawnroc@llawnroc.co.uk
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Hi
I've got a 2.0 Honda Accord SE Petrol, had it for about 9 years and not had any major issues with it, until today!
Driving to work the battery light came on, no other warning lights (the mgmt light is on but that's another issue) and the car was fine.
Did some searching on these forums and everyone mentioned alternators and voltage regulators, stuff I have no idea about, I deal in PC support so mechanics is a foreign language to me!
Anyways, get home and do as some of you more knowledgeable people have mentioned and cleaned the contacts on the battery, make sure they are tight. Checked all the belts to ensure they are moving, tight and everything spins, which it does. Make sure the earthing cable is connected, and this is what is strange!!
Coming from my negative terminal are two cables, one goes to the bodywork, jsut by the battery, the other goes down the engine on the left hand side, so I lightly pull on this cable to find it is not connected to the terminal on engine.
Doe anyone know if this is meant to be connected or this is jsut a red herring and I need to for out for a new alternator.I don't have much spare cash, so looking at quick, cheap wins, to keep this beauty on the road!
Thanks in advance for any help and advice!
I've got a 2.0 Honda Accord SE Petrol, had it for about 9 years and not had any major issues with it, until today!
Driving to work the battery light came on, no other warning lights (the mgmt light is on but that's another issue) and the car was fine.
Did some searching on these forums and everyone mentioned alternators and voltage regulators, stuff I have no idea about, I deal in PC support so mechanics is a foreign language to me!
Anyways, get home and do as some of you more knowledgeable people have mentioned and cleaned the contacts on the battery, make sure they are tight. Checked all the belts to ensure they are moving, tight and everything spins, which it does. Make sure the earthing cable is connected, and this is what is strange!!
Coming from my negative terminal are two cables, one goes to the bodywork, jsut by the battery, the other goes down the engine on the left hand side, so I lightly pull on this cable to find it is not connected to the terminal on engine.
Doe anyone know if this is meant to be connected or this is jsut a red herring and I need to for out for a new alternator.I don't have much spare cash, so looking at quick, cheap wins, to keep this beauty on the road!
Thanks in advance for any help and advice!