I have a 2005 Honda accord lx 2.4l automatic transmission with over 203,000 miles. I got it from a auction/junk yard about a year and a half ago. The car shakes and drains electricity when I use anything electric like the power windows or AC. What do you think is causing this?
have your battery+alternator load tested at the parts store
That's been done. Everything is fine with those. I've also cleaned the throttle body, MAF sensor, changed the intake hose (it had a crack in it), air filter and cleaned the PCV valve. I also cleaned and lubricated the idle air control valve.
I don't know if any of that has anything to do with it, but it all needed to be done anyway. I've already bought new ignition coils and spark plugs and was thinking about replacing the fuel injectors, assuming they're all the originals and they have over 200k miles on them.
I also forgot to mention that the car has a little bit of a rough idle, even after the maintenance I did with the throttle body, although it does run better than it did after the computer relearned the idle.
It sounds like a power delivery problem to me. I would go over all the important electrical connections. The battery cables, chassis ground, alternator, etc. and make sure they are clean and tight.
Cool. I'll look into this. What all components should I look at outside of the stuff mentioned?
Also, I can't keep my battery connected or it will die in a matter of maybe a couple of days if I don't drive the car. Even after 1 day leaving it connected, the car will sort of struggle to start.
I can't keep my battery connected or it will die
I'm baffled why you wouldn't mention this to begin with.
Even after 1 day leaving it connected, the car will sort of struggle to start.
That's not normal. Of course that's going to give you problems. You need to find out what's draining the battery or if the battery is bad.
I know. I'm kicking myself right now for not leading with that. Lol. Guess I was excited after watching one of Scotty's videos. And I'm sure the scotch didn't help. Lol. I'm gonna watch this video and get back to you.
Watched the video. Getting a multimeter and gonna get to the bottom of the electric issue. Thanks for this video btw. I probably would have overpaid someone to do this simple task.
Do you think this will fix the idle issue, or should I look into the fuel injectors. Also, do you think I'd want to change the fuel pump? I noticed that when I come to a stop, it does sort of idle a little rougher then settle out after a about 10-15 seconds.
Watch this video. I like watching his videos as he does a good job at explaining what he's doing.
