"Becky Mae" <lukychrm@hotmail.com> wrote in news:1140022348.725802.212720
@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> I purchased a 2000 Honda Accord EX V6 from a private seller in April
> 2005 with 50K. Since buying this car I have had the EGR valve replaced
> twice, and the check engine light has still come on, only to go back
> off before I can get it to the dealer. My car also has a light whiney
> sound in behind the motor close to the fire wall, sometimes it is
> louder, like when I accelerate. Just last night I was driving home and
> the battery light, brake light, and the door/trunk lights all came on.
>
> I took my car to the dealership this morning, and have yet to hear back
> from them. But they assured me the whining sound was probably just bad
> gas. Telling me that Kentucky gets some of the worst gas. I do not
> think that is a plausible excuse, but OK. I am not car intelligent by
> any means. I have read some of the reviews of the 98-02 Accords, and I
> knew about the EGR valve when I bought the car. Does any of these
> other problems sound familiar to anyone. Have I bought myself a
> lemon?? Any advise would be greatly appreciated!!! I mean GREATLY!!!
>
>
> Thanks
> Becky
>
>

If they're replacing the EGR just because you have an EGR code then you
might want to consider another shop. I'd find out exactly what the code
was so, someone here can look it up. The 2000 should have one or more
P#### codes when it codes up. Even if the light goes out, you might be
able to tell what the code was from a scanner (that the shop has).

The EGR system is more than the valve. A common problem is that the EGR
passages in the engine cake up with carbon so, the EGR valve might be
fine but, the EGR system doesn't work. It's possible to clean the carbon
out if it hasn't gotten too far (if it's completely plugged then there's
no way to get cleaners in there other than pulling the head).

In the US (most people here seem to be canadian), the single most common
cause of codes today is a bad gas cap. The seal on the cap goes bad and
you get an evaporative emissions code.

You didn't buy the car from this dealer so, they have no vested interest
in covering up problems. You just have to watch for normal repair dude
incompetence. I'm skeptical of bad gas causing a whine. Did you do a
carfax on this car before you bought it? Assuming it's an automatic, I'd
check the transmission fluid level. Power steering pumps will whine if
they're low on fluid too.