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Hi all,
A few days ago, I had to jumstrat my 1991 Honda Accord because I forgot to switch off some lights when I parked the car overnight. The battery was almost completely drained at the time of the jumpstart ( I guess some charge was still left because the dashboard lights came on dimly and the clock was showing the correct time). After the jumstart, I had driven the car around for a couple of hours in an attempt to recharge the battery. However, since the jumpstrat, I have been noticing a couple of issues: 1. Sometimes during idling with the (automatic transmission) gear in parking, the engine rpm keeps going up and down. This rpm fluctuation usually happens when I return from a short drive in the night. The fluctuation typically goes away after I switch off the headlights. What does this mean? Is this because the battery is not getting recharged well? Is it necessary for me to take the battery to a shop and get it charged completely, or can I rely on the car alternator to do the recharging slowly as I drive everyday? 2. The stero is not working. I think that some power is coming into the stereo because some of the display lights inside the stereo comes on when I turn the ignition on. But, nothing happens when I try to press the button to play some music. I would be grateful for any advice you can give on the above matters. Thank you. Fijoy |
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Fijoy George wrote:
> Hi all, > > A few days ago, I had to jumstrat my 1991 Honda Accord because I forgot to > switch off some lights when I parked the car overnight. The battery was > almost completely drained at the time of the jumpstart ( I guess some charge > was still left because the dashboard lights came on dimly and the clock was > showing the correct time). > > After the jumstart, I had driven the car around for a couple of hours in an > attempt to recharge the battery. However, since the jumpstrat, I have been > noticing a couple of issues: > > 1. Sometimes during idling with the (automatic transmission) gear in > parking, the engine rpm keeps going up and down. This rpm fluctuation > usually happens when I return from a short drive in the night. The > fluctuation typically goes away after I switch off the headlights. What does > this mean? Is this because the battery is not getting recharged well? Is it > necessary for me to take the battery to a shop and get it charged > completely, or can I rely on the car alternator to do the recharging slowly > as I drive everyday? > > 2. The stero is not working. I think that some power is coming into the > stereo because some of the display lights inside the stereo comes on when I > turn the ignition on. But, nothing happens when I try to press the button to > play some music. > > I would be grateful for any advice you can give on the above matters. Thank > you. > > Fijoy ----------------------- Your ECU needs to be retrained with the "Idle Learn Procedure". You will solve a couple of your problems by disconnecting your battery for 20 seconds so the radio and ECU can do a clean reboot. Google "Idle Learn Procedure Honda" 'Curly' |
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Fijoy George wrote:
> Hi all, > > A few days ago, I had to jumstrat my 1991 Honda Accord because I forgot to > switch off some lights when I parked the car overnight. The battery was > almost completely drained at the time of the jumpstart ( I guess some charge > was still left because the dashboard lights came on dimly and the clock was > showing the correct time). > > After the jumstart, I had driven the car around for a couple of hours in an > attempt to recharge the battery. However, since the jumpstrat, I have been > noticing a couple of issues: > > 1. Sometimes during idling with the (automatic transmission) gear in > parking, the engine rpm keeps going up and down. This rpm fluctuation > usually happens when I return from a short drive in the night. The > fluctuation typically goes away after I switch off the headlights. What does > this mean? Is this because the battery is not getting recharged well? Is it > necessary for me to take the battery to a shop and get it charged > completely, or can I rely on the car alternator to do the recharging slowly > as I drive everyday? if the battery is not accepting charge properly, there is a feedback loop with the "electronic load detector" where the ecu attempts to charge the battery by adjusting the idle speed. unsuccessfully. the best solution is to replace the battery. especially as having flattened it, there will be internal damage and it's life will now be severely limited. > > 2. The stero is not working. I think that some power is coming into the > stereo because some of the display lights inside the stereo comes on when I > turn the ignition on. But, nothing happens when I try to press the button to > play some music. > > I would be grateful for any advice you can give on the above matters. Thank > you. > > Fijoy > > |
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"Fijoy George" > wrote in
: > Hi all, > > A few days ago, I had to jumstrat my 1991 Honda Accord because I > forgot to switch off some lights when I parked the car overnight. The > battery was almost completely drained at the time of the jumpstart ( I > guess some charge was still left because the dashboard lights came on > dimly and the clock was showing the correct time). > > After the jumstart, I had driven the car around for a couple of hours > in an attempt to recharge the battery. However, since the jumpstrat, I > have been noticing a couple of issues: > > 1. Sometimes during idling with the (automatic transmission) gear in > parking, the engine rpm keeps going up and down. This rpm fluctuation > usually happens when I return from a short drive in the night. The > fluctuation typically goes away after I switch off the headlights. > What does this mean? Is this because the battery is not getting > recharged well? Is it necessary for me to take the battery to a shop > and get it charged completely, or can I rely on the car alternator to > do the recharging slowly as I drive everyday? <snip> Your battery is damaged from the deep discharge. It was weak to begin with. Replace the battery. And replace it soon. Your alternator is not designed to attempt to charge a weak battery. Continued use of the old battery will damage the alternator. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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Thanks for all your replies.
Fijoy "Fijoy George" > wrote in message ... > Hi all, > > A few days ago, I had to jumstrat my 1991 Honda Accord because I forgot to > switch off some lights when I parked the car overnight. The battery was > almost completely drained at the time of the jumpstart ( I guess some > charge was still left because the dashboard lights came on dimly and the > clock was showing the correct time). > > After the jumstart, I had driven the car around for a couple of hours in > an attempt to recharge the battery. However, since the jumpstrat, I have > been noticing a couple of issues: > > 1. Sometimes during idling with the (automatic transmission) gear in > parking, the engine rpm keeps going up and down. This rpm fluctuation > usually happens when I return from a short drive in the night. The > fluctuation typically goes away after I switch off the headlights. What > does this mean? Is this because the battery is not getting recharged well? > Is it necessary for me to take the battery to a shop and get it charged > completely, or can I rely on the car alternator to do the recharging > slowly as I drive everyday? > > 2. The stero is not working. I think that some power is coming into the > stereo because some of the display lights inside the stereo comes on when > I turn the ignition on. But, nothing happens when I try to press the > button to play some music. > > I would be grateful for any advice you can give on the above matters. > Thank you. > > Fijoy > > |
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