My Hyundai Accent won't start

Hi,

I posted something here about a week or so (bypassing AC compressor on
ACCENT)ago about a problem I was having with my '98 Hyundai Accent. What I
did was get the alternator checked out at the local auto parts location, and
they told me it was still good.

So what I did was decide to replace the power steering pump. The reason why I
decided to replace it was because I was having problems with the steering...the
steering would get hard as I moved the wheels from side to side, and there was
a loud, annoying noise coming from under the hood every time I turned the
steering wheel. Eventually, the car motor ended up not turning over anymore
after a day or two after the noises started and I assumed that the reason why
was because perhaps one of the pulleys that the belts glide on was frozen or
had burned out bearings. I assumed this because when I lifted up the hood and
looked at the drive belts, they were moving in slow motion when that noise
started up.

Well, I replaced the power steering, but my car still won't start up. The
battery is still good, and I checked out my fuses. What I have done is I have
taken off the belts, and have rotated each of the pulleys one by one by hand.
I'm able to rotate the pulleys by hand, but maybe I'm missing something
important here.

Is it possible that this could have something to do with the air conditioning
compressor? If that is the problem, is there a way I could bypass it? For
instance, right now as I look at the belts, there are 3 different drive belts
gliding on pulleys on this Hyundai. Would I need only 1 long belt for the
vehicle to run if I were to bypass the AC completely? Could I do it with 1
long belt, or do I need at least two?

thank you

 

How many miles on your '98 Accent?

 

"screwtape iii" writes:

about 126,000. why?

 

Just an update on this:

I just found out that the auto parts place that checked out my battery didn't
exactly get it right. I took it to another place and found out that in fact
the battery was too low.

I now have the new battery, and I have started up the car with the new power
steering pump. It seems that PS was the cause of the problem since I'm no
longer having problems that I was having before.

I must say something about the power steering pump though. I'm simply amazed
at how expensive it was. When I went to the dealership at Red McCombs Hyundai,
they wanted to charge me $560+ for the power steering pump. That is
ridiculous! I don't understand why Hyundai dealerships want to screw over
customers that way..especially considering that local auto parts stores aren't
exactly stocked up on all of the Hyundai parts.

Anyway, I was very lucky that the local advanced auto parts ordered the product
for me for $167.00, and it has lifetime warranty. That is still expensive,
but more reasonable than what the dealer wanted.

 

Cuz if your timing belt has broke it would keep your engine from turning
over.

Glad to hear you got your car running.

 

You'll have to ask Hyundai why they charge the dealer so much for the pump
if you want to know why the dealer charges so much. Based on my
recollection, $560 would be pretty close to standard parts mark-up.

And actually, if the pump were hard to find elsewhere, that would be
excuse to mark it up more if they wanted. Supply and demand will get you
every time.

 

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What's the dealer cost for the 1998 Accent steering oil pump?