Honda Accord: Power Assist Check
tires and wheels at the correct tire pressure.
1. Check the power steering fluid level (see page 17-28).
2. Start the engine, let it idle, and turn the steering wheel from lock to lock several times to warm up the fluid.
3. Attach a commercially available spring scale (A) to the steering wheel. With the engine idling and the vehicle on a clean, dry floor, pull the scale as shown and read it as soon as the tires begin to turn.
-If the scale reads no more than the specification, the steering gearbox and pump are OK.
-If the scale reads more than the specification, troubleshoot the steering system (see page 17-24).
Initial turning load: 29 N
Steering Wheel Rotational Play Check
1. Set the front wheels in the straight ahead position.
2. Measure how far you can turn the steering wheel left
and right without moving the front wheels.
-If the play is within the limit, the ...
See also:
MICU Input Test
NOTE:
# Before t e s t i n g , t r o u b l e s h o o t the m u l t i p l e x i n t e g
r a t e d control unit first, using B-CAN System D i a g n o s i s Test Mode A
(see page 22-134).
• B ...
Throttle Body Cleaning
Do n o t i n s e r t : your fingers into the installed throve
body when you turn the ignition switch to ON (II) or
while the ignition switch is in ON (II). If you do, you
will seriously injure your ...
Fuel Recommendation
Your vehicle is designed to operate
on unleaded gasoline with a pump
octane number of 87 or higher. Use
of a lower octane gasoline can cause
a persistent, heavy metallic rapping
noise that c ...