Dry battery honda accord s84/s86

On 7 september 2011 the battery died. luckily its happend in the garage. Change with new battery (dry battery) brand century and cost me Rm300 and minus rm20 for 2 old battery which I keep for too long in the garage.

How  do I know that the battery just dead, when i open the door no hazard light blink, radio and clock almost dissappear and of course couldnt start the car. The battery is almost 2 1/2 years old and its not a dry battery.

Its a great idea to have voltmeter in the car, it helps us from stranded nowhere and its cheap, you can get for only Rm50-80 only.

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Backhoe vs Toyota Altis

 Happened this morning around 8.30am 18th July 2011, At high speed Toyota Altis Crash on Backhoe after failed to overtake at corner. Unfortunately both driver safe with minor injuries. This happened just right on my eyes and 30meter away from my car. Concerned motorist helped the driver in totally damaged Toyota Altis to get out while the backhoe driver was thrown out on the road after the impact and very lucky not to hit by his own backhoe.

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Nissan GTR crash

 According to zerotohundred the hotel jokey from Bangla has accidently crash the Nissan GTR aka Godzilla.

credit to zerotohundred

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Honda accord HID from HIDIllusionz

This video show how the Honda Accord 6th gen or S84/S86 for Malaysia year 1998-2002 converted the lower headlight reflector. Currently installed not so bright and clearly seen only in dark situation/night. I plan to change it to HID but no luck so far, there is no HID bulb match. Thinking of LED, but too many LED on the road now and that wont make my ride looks special.

Looking forward to hear from any readers here where and how to have this HID for  lower headlight reflector  for 6th gen accord.

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Spring or screw clamps

There are two type of radiator hose fastener commonly used, 1. screw type 2. spring clamps. Most of the vehicle owner prefer to use the screw type clamp, this clamp seem doing the job best. Fortunately for the upper or lower radiator hose which hold pressure this screw type is not the best.

Over the time the rubber (radiator hose) will flatten/shrink but the clamp maintain its condition/position. This will lead to water/coolant spray out within the hose end.

So the best clamp to use is spring type, even the hose flatten/shrink the clamp will continue doing his job, because the spring type keep clamping as hose shrink.

The screw types is also dangerous if you not properly tighten the screw. As you tighten the screw the lower part of the clamps that move will scratch the hose and making hole without anyone notice it. The harder you tighten up the screw the deeper the metal push inside the hose and created bigger holes.

spring type clamps. picture wikipedia

screw type clamps. pictures wikipedia

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Upper radiator hose and lower hose rock hard

I had this problem since few month ago, the upper and lower hose get so tight like rock hard, then it start to spray hot water from the joint at the engine block, like water sprinkler. I change the new OEM hose and with new screw type hose tighten. Even the hose is rock hard but my engine not overheated. 

After a month the water start spraying again at the same spot. I googled around and found that, most the  cases they suggested to change the thermostat, but after 2 days reading I came out with this idea that everyone should follow if you had the same problem.

1. Check whether there are no air bubble in the cooling system. If problem persist continue to step 2.

2. Change the thermostat, most probably the thermostat stuck closed so the water did not circulate. if problem persist continue stage 3.

3. Flush the radiator, maybe stuck radiator block the water from circulate. if problem persist, hope not.

4. Could be your head gasket blown.

Luckily after done removing the air from the cooling system, my upper and lower hose did not rock hard anymore. At normal operating temperature I can squeeze a bit the upper and lower hose.

How to remove the air? I have done this test on Honda Accord S84/S86 year 2000 2.0cc (6th generation) with factory fitted engine.

1. Remove the radiator cap.

2. Start the engine and run the air conditioning in order to let the fan and thermostat open faster.

3. During the engine running with radiator cap open squeeze the upper and lower hose to let the air come out faster. Repeat the squeezing. Fill the radiator with water if needed.Continue doing this until the fan start to run.

This to ensure the thermostat is open and the water is properly circulate and air being push out from the system.

4. After 15 minutes, turn off the engine and close the radiator cap as usual. Than start the engine and let the engine running for about 10 minutes. Now try to  squeeze back the radiator hose, the hose now is squeezable.

My problem solved by doing the first step only. If your problem persist after doing the step 1, than luck is not on your side so keep trying with the next step.

Hope this help to solve your problem.

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Honda accord s84 with cf4 front bumper

How ?

Update 17 march 2011 : This model marked on chasis as S86/CF2. Not S84/CF9 as mentioned, but both chasis are the same.

 Civic spoiler

 18inch rims

 Led tail light

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Inflateable seatbelt

A car maker is introducing seatbelts that inflate like airbags to give extra protection to passengers.Ford is fitting the back seats of vehicles with belts that inflate automatically during a crash.

model show how it work

Experts say they will be particularly effective at preventing broken ribs, internal damage and bruising in children.Frail and elderly passengers will also benefit particularly from the cylindrical airbag that stretches from the buckle to the shoulder and fits inside a pocket sewn into the belt.The technology will be introduced on the latest model of Ford Explorer 4x4, which goes into production in the United States next year.If the trials work well it could open the way for the belts to be used in Britain.

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The Audi calamaro flying concept car

Audi Calamaro

The Audi Calamaro Concept was developed by a designer Tibor for a design competition, organized by Porsche Hungary. This futuristic flying concept car looks like a cross between a speed boat and a plane. According to the designer, the shape is inspired by “the bone of the cuttlefish”.

Audi Calamaro concept

We can’t see any propellers, tires or thrusters. We can only assume it will be powered by a new type of power source that hasn’t been developed yet. It is a very interesting concept, but in addition to the unknown futuristic engine it makes us ask how will it park or turn? Perhaps like the cars in Back To the Future sequel.

Flying concept car

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Electric car plug in

More company has taken new step in developing new source of power for passenger and commercial vehicle. And Germany launched a campaign Wednesday to put 1 million electric cars on the road by 2020, making battery research a priority as it tries to position the country as a market leader. Below are some of the electric car that will be on the road early 2010.

Toyota prius plug in, many converting from prius hybrid to plug in.

Tesla roadster, using battery found in laptop

Nissan Leaf, 5 doors will have 100 miles per charge using lithium ion.

Mitsubishi i-Miev,

Jeep wrangler, can travel with battery alone up to 400miles.

Ford Escape Plug in Hybrid, ford want to have full battery electric vehicle to market 2010.

Fisker Karma, run 50 miles on single charge

Dodge circuit EV, Lithium ion battery system give the car driving 150 - 200 miles per charge.

chevrolet Volt, using lithium battery pack and allow to drive 400 miles on full tank.

BMW MINI E, bmw making 500 electric cars for test drive in California, New York and New Jersey

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Ferrari 458 Italia

This is it. The Ferrari 458 Italia, the 562 HP replacement for the F430 and the latest prancing pony to make you ache with automotive lust.

The F430 was nice and all, but it was beginning to feel hacked together with so many iterations since the body’s first inception. This latest piece is quite the machine, unified in design and packing a cracking engine, a 4.5-liter, direct injection V8 with 562 HP, 398 lb-ft of torque at 6,000 RPM with 80% torque coming in at 3,250 RPM. That’s 52 HP more than the standard F430. Zero to sixty is expected to come in at less than 3.4 seconds and top speed will be over 200 MPH. But it’s not all beauty and speed, there are some pretty neat tricks too. Like those winglets in the grille? Those are actually passively variable aerodynamic elements, as speed increases, they deform downward and increase downforce — how cool is that! And don’t even get us started on the tailpipes. That triple-exhaust looks hot!

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Hummer Limosine

How much this hummer Limousin cost, do you think it practical enough to use in Asia or particularly in Malaysia. Haven't seen one in here, but there one in Indonesia.

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Ford Fusion

FILE - In this April 3, 2009 file photo, an attendee looks over the 2010 Fusion hybrid sedan on display in the Ford area at the Denver Auto Show in Denver. Ford's Fusion midsize car outsold all seven Chrysler brand models combined in June, 2009.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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