This is what it looks like when the engine isn't running. Is that too loose to drive on a few days/weeks? What issues could it cause?
P.S. For those that saw my previous post, the random noise indeed came from the dust shield.
So I had to change the alternator cuz it was dead, also changed the belt but the tensionner is completely seized and this is the tightest I could get it. Is it atrocious and what the fuck could I do from there?
Also you might have noticed that the right side engine mount is not holding anything, one bolt is gone and the other one broken. Therefore the unused A/C compressor comes in handy as the replacement engine mount. It's not resting on the frame but with the minimal engine vibration it does touch back and forth, which is why the car vibrates at idle.
I just put everything back together and drove it 3min; everything is fine except that there's some sort of interfecence that sounds like a worn brake/rotor but slightly worse (it's not brakes) that seems to be on the front right wheel side, that wasn't there before and I'm thinking of that too. (wheel is perfectly torqued and plastic cover isn't in the way)
Any help is appreciated, tryna keep this Acura EL in drivable condition.
Thank you.
*sorry for the low volume, you can hear it if you put it high enough
Hey this is my 05 Acura EL, D17a2, and the car has been doing this small rattling/vibration on idle since I did the headgasket 5000km ago, but now it just got significantly worse. During that job I broke one of the exhaust bolts (the only thing that broke somehow xD) so my exhaust has been holding on well with one bolt. I'm thinking it could be loosening more over time than if it held by 2.
My power steering system is also leaking VERY slowly and when I move my steering wheel on idle the vibration stops for a second. (Though it might just be that moving it makes the rpms go up slightly which pressurises the exhaust just enough not to rattle).
Last thing I'll add, the valves are definitely loose (since the headgasket), and this might also have something to do with this.
These are the possibilities I'm thinking about but it really could be something else, I'm no expert that's why I came here to see what you guys think about this.
P.S. The check engine is for a cut o2 sensor that's stuck and an EVAP leak.
Thanks.