Honda Accord - Starter/Battery Harness Replacement
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Date: 2024-06-28
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rick343
Eric, calm down, you really need to learn to just blow off criticism, you know it would only take a minute to investigate the battery ground, maybe you didn't think to do it, but I for one have been bitten by the, well the lights work, and I can hear the cylinoid on the starter click, only to change a starter and it didn't fix the problem, and that's why I would check it as one of the first things I do, the battery clamp on the negative post had a hairline crack all the way through, and I changed a starter, but the crack wasn't noticeable, but it taught me that the ground on the battery is worth taking a minute to check, you know critisizers are never going to go away or shut up, you really should just ignore them, we all have our own way of doing things, and acknowledging the naysayers is a futile exercise, as long as you have confidence in yourself, you don't need to waste your time thinking about what the trolls say, just a little friendly advice.
Just ignore them.
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Eric, calm down, you really need to learn to just blow off criticism, you know it would only take a minute to investigate the battery ground, maybe you didn't think to do it, but I for one have been bitten by the, well the lights work, and I can hear the cylinoid on the starter click, only to change a starter and it didn't fix the problem, and that's why I would check it as one of the first things I do, the battery clamp on the negative post had a hairline crack all the way through, and I changed a starter, but the crack wasn't noticeable, but it taught me that the ground on the battery is worth taking a minute to check, you know critisizers are never going to go away or shut up, you really should just ignore them, we all have our own way of doing things, and acknowledging the naysayers is a futile exercise, as long as you have confidence in yourself, you don't need to waste your time thinking about what the trolls say, just a little friendly advice.
Just ignore them.
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tomoakhill8825
I _know_ Eric o is correct. Data driven diagnostics. Works for cars. Works for medicine. I am a retired medical research scientist. One hundred years ago in 1925 there was a 20% chance your new baby would die before they reached 21-years-old. Now it is 0. 06%. That is a drop of 299 out of every 300 childhood deaths. That improvement is all due to data driven medicine, which comes from people like me, a former working scientist in a medical research lab. The methods Eric O uses are identical to what I did in the lab. Never ever make any guess, follow the data.
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I _know_ Eric o is correct. Data driven diagnostics. Works for cars. Works for medicine. I am a retired medical research scientist. One hundred years ago in 1925 there was a 20% chance your new baby would die before they reached 21-years-old. Now it is 0. 06%. That is a drop of 299 out of every 300 childhood deaths. That improvement is all due to data driven medicine, which comes from people like me, a former working scientist in a medical research lab. The methods Eric O uses are identical to what I did in the lab. Never ever make any guess, follow the data.
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abw121
Friday morning recovering from Debate party Watching Eric O making things right on a HonDo! And just read the description disclaimer! About the only thing missing in this disclaimer is the harming of little children or animals like Luna in the filming But I understand the Lawyers make the world crumble! Anyways, a cup of coffee and a English Muffin and I can watch SMA and the fixing of most brands of American vehicles. a true American original Hero! Happy Independence Day to all America and the SMA crew!
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Friday morning recovering from Debate party Watching Eric O making things right on a HonDo! And just read the description disclaimer! About the only thing missing in this disclaimer is the harming of little children or animals like Luna in the filming But I understand the Lawyers make the world crumble! Anyways, a cup of coffee and a English Muffin and I can watch SMA and the fixing of most brands of American vehicles. a true American original Hero! Happy Independence Day to all America and the SMA crew!
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gregdawson1909
Had the input bearing on a 98 Honda Civic transmission start squeaking at 200k, most expedient solution was to swap out the transmission for a low mile used one ($500) after it was installed and the grounds were all tight it would not start, even though the surfaces looked good and clean disturbing them made the ground fail. That all to say spot on advice not to go messing with connections you have not proven bad.
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Had the input bearing on a 98 Honda Civic transmission start squeaking at 200k, most expedient solution was to swap out the transmission for a low mile used one ($500) after it was installed and the grounds were all tight it would not start, even though the surfaces looked good and clean disturbing them made the ground fail. That all to say spot on advice not to go messing with connections you have not proven bad.
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davidkasperek3907
As a kid growing up in Buffalo NY in the 60s it was standard practice to always start by inspecting& cleaning battery terminals because batteries were a lot more leaky back then. Another common fix was to disassemble the solenoid and flip over the big round moving contactor when the primary side of it got too chewed up from arcing. And of course everybody knew the solenoid screwdriver trick as a last resort.
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As a kid growing up in Buffalo NY in the 60s it was standard practice to always start by inspecting& cleaning battery terminals because batteries were a lot more leaky back then. Another common fix was to disassemble the solenoid and flip over the big round moving contactor when the primary side of it got too chewed up from arcing. And of course everybody knew the solenoid screwdriver trick as a last resort.
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nickg9021
---> Really good advice about removing the intake to access the starter. I had to replace a bad knock sensor on my 06 Accord about a month ago, and after trying many shortcuts found here on the Tube, I finally relented and moved the intake out of the way. Much easier than the easy way and less painful. And on balance, the time to do the job the recommended way was shorter than the shortcut way. Live and learn.
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---> Really good advice about removing the intake to access the starter. I had to replace a bad knock sensor on my 06 Accord about a month ago, and after trying many shortcuts found here on the Tube, I finally relented and moved the intake out of the way. Much easier than the easy way and less painful. And on balance, the time to do the job the recommended way was shorter than the shortcut way. Live and learn.
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major__kong
Well, there's one ground at the back of my F150 that takes an absolute beating. When I'm under the truck back there once or twice a year, I make sure the give it some TLC. No, I'm not going right for the ground. But it is getting some preventative maintenance. A lot of car owners and mechanics think that's a four letter word. It's actually cheaper to prevent a problem than to let it fester.
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Well, there's one ground at the back of my F150 that takes an absolute beating. When I'm under the truck back there once or twice a year, I make sure the give it some TLC. No, I'm not going right for the ground. But it is getting some preventative maintenance. A lot of car owners and mechanics think that's a four letter word. It's actually cheaper to prevent a problem than to let it fester.
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livewire4495
Did a similar repair on a 1964 Ford Galaxy. Nicked Starter cable dissolved and the insulation looked ok. My Dad told me to give it a hard tug and it almost broke in my hands. SALT SUCS
My Dad was an Electrician. Very Sharp Individual. Right then and there I decided that's what I wanted to do for a Living. 54 years Later and I'm still problem solving. Great Content!
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Did a similar repair on a 1964 Ford Galaxy. Nicked Starter cable dissolved and the insulation looked ok. My Dad told me to give it a hard tug and it almost broke in my hands. SALT SUCS
My Dad was an Electrician. Very Sharp Individual. Right then and there I decided that's what I wanted to do for a Living. 54 years Later and I'm still problem solving. Great Content!
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bluecollar58
I still can’t get over you having to take off the intake to get to the starter. Ive been repairing and maintaining the same ten f-550’s ranging from 2000-2013 for the past fifteen years. I only own and drive trucks myself so I have never had to deal with these type of situations.
I think the world’s gone mad. Too many toys, too many gadgets.
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I still can’t get over you having to take off the intake to get to the starter. Ive been repairing and maintaining the same ten f-550’s ranging from 2000-2013 for the past fifteen years. I only own and drive trucks myself so I have never had to deal with these type of situations.
I think the world’s gone mad. Too many toys, too many gadgets.
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andrewb2326
I've learned that diagnostics result in the problem revealing itself to you. Especially when there are several possible causes and or unknown ones. At that point the symptoms all make sense. Cleaning all grounds invites unintended consequences to my mind. And as you point out, is not diagnosis. PS wonder what the torque spec is on those body clips.
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I've learned that diagnostics result in the problem revealing itself to you. Especially when there are several possible causes and or unknown ones. At that point the symptoms all make sense. Cleaning all grounds invites unintended consequences to my mind. And as you point out, is not diagnosis. PS wonder what the torque spec is on those body clips.
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Photocapturer
I wish I had seen this video, before I replaced the starter on my 07 Honda CR-V. Remove the intake and throttle body, instead of fighting the hidden long bolt in the back Wow! I could have saved a lot of time and used fewer curse words getting that job done. Thank you Eric O. for all of your knowledge and recommendations in your videos.
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I wish I had seen this video, before I replaced the starter on my 07 Honda CR-V. Remove the intake and throttle body, instead of fighting the hidden long bolt in the back Wow! I could have saved a lot of time and used fewer curse words getting that job done. Thank you Eric O. for all of your knowledge and recommendations in your videos.
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calholli
What actually causes this problem Is it just loose connection I seen where it went wrong in your other video; but I guess I don't really understand how it chooses to corrode the wire there and why lol. Or did it just cook the wire from having too high resistance through a bad connection I wish I could understand the actual cause
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What actually causes this problem Is it just loose connection I seen where it went wrong in your other video; but I guess I don't really understand how it chooses to corrode the wire there and why lol. Or did it just cook the wire from having too high resistance through a bad connection I wish I could understand the actual cause
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willispower9493
I just diagnosed and fixed a tractor with a starter problem due to an internally corroded positive battery cable and the diagnoses took me all of about 5 minutes. 4 minutes to walk to my tool box for my volt meter and explain to the customer what a voltage drop test was and 1 minute to actually do the test.
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I just diagnosed and fixed a tractor with a starter problem due to an internally corroded positive battery cable and the diagnoses took me all of about 5 minutes. 4 minutes to walk to my tool box for my volt meter and explain to the customer what a voltage drop test was and 1 minute to actually do the test.
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wickerman9569
Daughter has a 2018 Honda accord. I thought it had a bad battery but when I went to take off the positive the clamp would just free spin on there. Clamp was as tight as you could get it still loose. Had to order a new 1. Problem solved. But those clamps should be redesigned. Crap
Thanks for your videos
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Daughter has a 2018 Honda accord. I thought it had a bad battery but when I went to take off the positive the clamp would just free spin on there. Clamp was as tight as you could get it still loose. Had to order a new 1. Problem solved. But those clamps should be redesigned. Crap
Thanks for your videos
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user-mu4kr4qh2m
Eric my father was a life long wrench turner. I would always get after him for not using a torque wrench. One day he got fed up with me and handed me the wrench and said check them. To my surprise he was within a pound or two of being right. Never said another word. I bet you have the same feel he did.
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Eric my father was a life long wrench turner. I would always get after him for not using a torque wrench. One day he got fed up with me and handed me the wrench and said check them. To my surprise he was within a pound or two of being right. Never said another word. I bet you have the same feel he did.
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smarthome2660
He goes to all the trouble to put the boot over the nut so he can remove it later to torque it BTW, I know why so many people lose the 10mm tools, it is because it used so much that they don't put it away, and it either gets left in the car, or drops on the floor and rolls into the 9th dimension.
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He goes to all the trouble to put the boot over the nut so he can remove it later to torque it BTW, I know why so many people lose the 10mm tools, it is because it used so much that they don't put it away, and it either gets left in the car, or drops on the floor and rolls into the 9th dimension.
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WhiteKnight-5775
I've looked high, low, far, near, on top, on bottom. I cannot find anywhere the electrical bolt / nut connector torque value manual. I know there is one because Eric O uses it off camera to set the torque specs on all the electrical nut / bolt fasteners that he torques. I'll keep looking.
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I've looked high, low, far, near, on top, on bottom. I cannot find anywhere the electrical bolt / nut connector torque value manual. I know there is one because Eric O uses it off camera to set the torque specs on all the electrical nut / bolt fasteners that he torques. I'll keep looking.
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BobSakamoto
Fun to watch since you didn't have to pull the spare tire or take the left rear and front right door panels off. Really straightforward compared to the newer stuff you have to work on. No, it's not a new age car, but it's not something from the 80s either. Still built to work on if needed.
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Fun to watch since you didn't have to pull the spare tire or take the left rear and front right door panels off. Really straightforward compared to the newer stuff you have to work on. No, it's not a new age car, but it's not something from the 80s either. Still built to work on if needed.
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lucidbarrier
Yes! Thanks for listening to your viewers. I really wanted to see this done. This is awesome! Honda did a great job making that battery cable modular and replaceable. I wonder if Toyota did the same to my car. I'm going to have to go to the junkyard and take one apart and bake in the sun.
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Yes! Thanks for listening to your viewers. I really wanted to see this done. This is awesome! Honda did a great job making that battery cable modular and replaceable. I wonder if Toyota did the same to my car. I'm going to have to go to the junkyard and take one apart and bake in the sun.
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Blazer02LS
Such fun. My favorite starter replacement was on an Olds with the 3. 3 in it. Customer stated the starter was intermittent and making noise. Get it up in the air and discovered that the through bolts had an issue, bottom one was missing, top one was loose! Yep that would cause problems.
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Such fun. My favorite starter replacement was on an Olds with the 3. 3 in it. Customer stated the starter was intermittent and making noise. Get it up in the air and discovered that the through bolts had an issue, bottom one was missing, top one was loose! Yep that would cause problems.
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