# thought i killed the honda
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478
**Category:** Shift518 Off Topic
**Created:** [February 28, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478 "2009-02-28T17:09:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@MclarenGP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MclarenGP)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/1 "2009-02-28T17:09:19Z")
so my alternator started making loud banging noises and i ignored it for the last 2 weeks, today that bitch seized right up , mad smoke started pouring from the hood . Just glad it wasnt the timing belt :eek3 I pull the broken belt out and made it all the way home with no alternator :bowdown happy ending except guess what im stuck driving until i fix it…
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### Author:  [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/2 "2009-02-28T17:14:05Z")
Yet another reason why:
-You shouldnt work on a car
-You shouldnt drive a car
-You shouldnt own a car
Have a nice fucking day 🙂
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### Author:  [@MclarenGP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MclarenGP)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/3 "2009-02-28T17:28:31Z")
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### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/4 "2009-02-28T19:33:27Z")
What chassis Honda do you have? Alternator can be a real pain on EF chassis and I believe EG, but the good news it’s usually cheap.
Driving at night becomes tricky without the alternator, it becomes a choice between being seen and moving :lol
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/5 "2009-02-28T19:35:01Z")
I remember changing an alternator on an older Accord and needing to take the front suspension apart to get to it.
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### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/6 "2009-02-28T20:16:07Z")
On Crx/Civic EF chassis, either IM, Master cyl, or axle have to come out. Not fun.
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### Author:  [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/7 "2009-02-28T20:26:43Z")
Move the brake master FTW!
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### Author:  [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/8 "2009-02-28T20:39:25Z")
I remember when my shit died.I took the hood off to fit a normal size battery in there and blew it home at night.
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### Author:  [@MclarenGP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MclarenGP)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/9 "2009-03-01T12:02:43Z")
haha it shoulded be that hard its 97 civic 1.6
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### Author:  [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/10 "2009-03-01T15:04:21Z")
Doesnt that same belt turn your w/p???
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### Author:  [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/11 "2009-03-01T17:33:32Z")
> [@WTB: Super Nindendo](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-super-nindendo/14898/10):
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> Doesnt that same belt turn your w/p???
na timing belt does
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### Author:  [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/12 "2009-03-01T17:34:39Z")
Ahh ok, i was gonna say, your engine prolly nuked itself lol
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### Author:  [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/13 "2009-03-01T20:26:22Z")
I drove 40 minutes with no serp belt in my moms 97 caravan… made it into the garage right as it ran out of voltage. That car still runs like a champ, lol
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### Author:  [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2009, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/14 "2009-03-02T08:07:52Z")
seeing smoke bellowing from under your hood is never good.
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### Author:  [@MclarenGP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MclarenGP)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2009, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/15 "2009-03-02T11:10:02Z")
well now i hear there is a trick to changing the alt. remove wheel, and wheelwell shroud, unbolt alternator and push out of the way, then unbolt the bracket so the alternator can be finagled out. Anyone else use this method? What a poor design.
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### Author:  [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2009, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thought-i-killed-the-honda/242478/16 "2009-03-02T11:15:29Z")
I remember when no one knew how to work on a honda.