i was driving on the freeway and heard a loud ruckus in my engine area,then it sounded like somthing tore apart. car died and power loss was obvious.no smoke, no oil,no coolant leaking. once i had it towed home i had cranked it a couple times.i noticed some belt particles.it wanted to start everytime but there was a loud screaching noise by the main pulley and alternator area. My belts are still on and no visible problem is noticable. how should i go through my elimination process to find the problem?

 

is there oil in the engine?

 

Is the alternator or main pulley seized?

 

Remove the belts and see which pulley doesn't spin. Most likely just a seized pulley, AC, PS, Idler.

mike

 

Renamed your thread....please don't start a new thread just to change the name and please don't listen to that member from your other thread....you'll get your best responses by simply stating the problem in the thread title!

 

When my air pump seized I had white smoke from the belt burning off and it made a nasty noise.

Car died and power loss? Well there won't be any power with the engine off. Do you mean you lost power and then it shut off?

 

yeah i lost power and then it shut off. ill start my diagnosis with the seized pulley,thanks for the help.and for rynberg (Renamed your thread....please don't start a new thread just to change the name). i dont know how to go back into the thread to change it. can u help?. sorry. for the inconveinance

 

Based on how you phrased your question, I say take it to a good RX7 shop and have them check it out. You do not have the skills to procede further.

 

Wow you can deduce that he is not able to diagnose his problem because of the way he phrased his question?That is some skill.

 

you wouldnt know if i did have the skills or not!so why dont you just go make your self extinct at your stupid planet of souls. next time i need an oil change ill ask you if i have enough skills to do that first!

 

maybe i should ask how to fix my flimbsy passenger door. =(

 

Don't take it too personal. Mistakes can be costly! He meant well just didn't phrase his reply eloquently. He actually has alot of knowledge with the FD, just not very subtle about his posts. But then again, he is alot more matured then most of us youngsters "lol".

You have about 5 min to edit your thread. You edit it the same way you edit a reply. There is a edit button on the bottom right after you post (for a limited time).

 

Start turning accesories by hand with a wrench, did you see what your oil pressure was when it happened?

 

k.so i got the belts off and turned every pulley.every pulley spins freely execpt for the power steering pump,it can barely turn left or right.problem found?i dont want a used one so where can i get one besides mazda?but while i was in there i was thinking that i can do some weight reduction while its apart.i wanted to take out my a/c compressor,but i dont know what the power steering and water pump will route to.is there a specific belt.