My Hyundai Accent won't start
Hi,
I posted something here about a week or so (bypassing AC compressor on ACCENT)ago about a problem I was having with my '98 Hyundai Accent. What I did was get the alternator checked out at the local auto parts location, and they told me it was still good. So what I did was decide to replace the power steering pump. The reason why I decided to replace it was because I was having problems with the steering...the steering would get hard as I moved the wheels from side to side, and there was a loud, annoying noise coming from under the hood every time I turned the steering wheel. Eventually, the car motor ended up not turning over anymore after a day or two after the noises started and I assumed that the reason why was because perhaps one of the pulleys that the belts glide on was frozen or had burned out bearings. I assumed this because when I lifted up the hood and looked at the drive belts, they were moving in slow motion when that noise started up. Well, I replaced the power steering, but my car still won't start up. The battery is still good, and I checked out my fuses. What I have done is I have taken off the belts, and have rotated each of the pulleys one by one by hand. I'm able to rotate the pulleys by hand, but maybe I'm missing something important here. Is it possible that this could have something to do with the air conditioning compressor? If that is the problem, is there a way I could bypass it? For instance, right now as I look at the belts, there are 3 different drive belts gliding on pulleys on this Hyundai. Would I need only 1 long belt for the vehicle to run if I were to bypass the AC completely? Could I do it with 1 long belt, or do I need at least two? thank you |
Re: My Hyundai Accent won't start
"Tysteel43" <tysteel43@aol.com> wrote in message news:20050128102007.21978.00000243@mb-m05.aol.com... > Hi, > > I posted something here about a week or so (bypassing AC compressor on > ACCENT)ago about a problem I was having with my '98 Hyundai Accent. What I > did was get the alternator checked out at the local auto parts location, and > they told me it was still good. > <snip> > > thank you How many miles on your '98 Accent? |
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Re: My Hyundai Accent won't start
Just an update on this: I just found out that the auto parts place that checked out my battery didn't exactly get it right. I took it to another place and found out that in fact the battery was too low. I now have the new battery, and I have started up the car with the new power steering pump. It seems that PS was the cause of the problem since I'm no longer having problems that I was having before. I must say something about the power steering pump though. I'm simply amazed at how expensive it was. When I went to the dealership at Red McCombs Hyundai, they wanted to charge me $560+ for the power steering pump. That is ridiculous! I don't understand why Hyundai dealerships want to screw over customers that way..especially considering that local auto parts stores aren't exactly stocked up on all of the Hyundai parts. Anyway, I was very lucky that the local advanced auto parts ordered the product for me for $167.00, and it has lifetime warranty. That is still expensive, but more reasonable than what the dealer wanted. |
Re: My Hyundai Accent won't start
"Tysteel43" <tysteel43@aol.com> wrote in message news:20050128121746.12762.00000319@mb-m11.aol.com... > "screwtape iii" gfy@bkbusa.com writes: > > > >How many miles on your '98 Accent? > > about 126,000. why? Cuz if your timing belt has broke it would keep your engine from turning over. Glad to hear you got your car running. |
Re: My Hyundai Accent won't start
You'll have to ask Hyundai why they charge the dealer so much for the pump
if you want to know why the dealer charges so much. Based on my recollection, $560 would be pretty close to standard parts mark-up. And actually, if the pump were hard to find elsewhere, that would be excuse to mark it up more if they wanted. Supply and demand will get you every time. |
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hyundaitech wrote: > You'll have to ask Hyundai why they charge the dealer so much for the pump What's the dealer cost for the 1998 Accent steering oil pump? > if you want to know why the dealer charges so much. Based on my > recollection, $560 would be pretty close to standard parts mark-up. > > And actually, if the pump were hard to find elsewhere, that would be > excuse to mark it up more if they wanted. Supply and demand will get you > every time. |
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