bardabe

ok I bought a Z I'm a new bee It's a 90 nonturbo Manual My belts where squeaking when I turned on the car. so I decided to leave the car on and spray some WD-40 o the belts while it was on when I got back on the car to move it back to the parking spot it stalled on me and it died completly well almost nothing works exept for my high beams everithing else is dead what is wrong with my car? I need help

domsgarage

Thats beat. For starters check all your fuses. Check the Fusible Links to. They all have to be good for the car to start. Check your battery. Check the terminals. Call me in the morning.

emo236

Tried jumping it yet?

CanyonCarver

WD-40 on the belts?????? You might as well start cleaning that off.

b300z

if you spray wd-40 on your belts, they will all slip on your pulleys, therefore most likely just your main pulley will be moving

91zxtt

Odd that only the high beams work. Nothing else?!? No cabin lights, no radio, no clock,...nothing? When you try to start it, does it turn over at all? if not, can you hear the starter solenoid click?

WD-40 isn't for belts. Whoever told you to do that, please slap them. If you thought of it on your own, please slap yourself. Squealing belts will stop squealing by using WD-40, but it's not fixing the problem. Go to your local auto parts store and pick up a belt dressing. You may need to spray a degreaser on the belts to remove the WD-40. If not, then it will attract more dirt and it will cause thhem to squeal worse.

CanyonCarver

I wonder if a lot of WD-40 in the alternator/regulator area might cause some kind of short. Or, maybe the alt isn't turning any more and the regulator is going "hmmmm, this isn't right".

bardabe

well I have no Idea what's going on and yeah Nothingworks only my high beams that's it ring a bell what's wrong? Tell me nothing else nada just my high beams

Z_WRECKER

when only your high beams work that means there is some kind of short in your system. Check your fusible links, and your fuses. as far as belt noise goes get some belt dressing or roll your sleeves up and tighten them up

bardabe

uhh? where's the fuse box inside the car cause I know there are 2 under the hood 1 by my battery and one by my left headlight but there has to e one insidwe the car where is it?

b300z

the fuse box is under the footrest on the left side of the driver side. there should be some screws in the very back left, on the plastic cover, and some on the plastic railing on the bottom of the door sill to take out.

bardabe

YEAY!!! My bro Fixed my ignition problem it's now back to it's old self now I juts have to replace my ignition coil harness and I thing some valves on Piston 1 cause @ 2000 RMP it does a ratteling noice but Exavly 2000 if I go further it stops if I go Under it stops what U guy's think?

91zxtt

It's not a valve. The noise you hear is probably just a vibration. If it was a valve, thhen you'd notice a decrease in performance. Try to isolate the sound.

bardabe

What can I use to Isolate the sound? anithing U would Use or Recomend?

91zxtt

Your ears. You just need to listen for it. With the engine running, listen to different places in the engine compartment. Once you've located the area where the noise is coming from, try applying pressure to different surfaces. You may be able to find what came loose, or what is rubbing where it shouldn't be.

bardabe

Ok I think it's my valve springs HAve U ever changed thenm or gotten them adjusted on ure 300 and what is a fair price to get them adjusted and a fair prize to get em replaced so U know?

91zxtt

What makes you think it's the valve springs? Valve springs don't make any noise. A valve spring is just a spring that closes an intake or exhaust valve. You don't adjust valves in these cars. It's a major job to change the valves and the springs. I've never changed them and never heard of anyone needing to have them changed unless they snapped a timing belt. I've never even seen a write-up on how you're supposed to do it. You said that you only hear it at 2000 RPM. It it was a valve issue, you'd most likely hear it at higher RPM's.

domsgarage

Why dont you take your car to a mechanic?

It doesnt really seem like you know whats wrong with it.

bardabe

well I took it 2day he said that there is something rubbing 2gether and he'll check if not it's just my lifters are loose but he doubts that he says it's most like ly something rubbing

91zxtt

That makes more sense.

bardabe

I know but my belts are still squeaking upthe *** belt dressing???

Z_WRECKER

you could tighten them up a bit

bardabe

where is the tentioner? any pictures?