hey my friends got a 00 s2000 and it runs and all...goes into gear, but once you get moving it just stops, like it will move maybe 5inches then it will come to complete stop...any ideas will help!!!! please guys let me know....it only has 70,000miles...im thinking it might be the rear end? but im not 100% sure, ppl please help, thanks (let me know if you need to know anything else)

 

E brake

 

lol no the ebrake was down lol....its weird, the car moves about 5inches and it just stops...rear end???

 

noises??

 

heres what happend....launched off the line at like 4500., and at the top of 3rd he heard a pop then the car just slowed down, after that he couldnt get the car to move more than 5inches before it stops...the car doenst throw a check engine light or anything...

 

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, probably the differential, which wouldn't throw a check engine light or any other light.

 

launching&gt;rear diff

 

ok so if it is the rear diff....how hard is the install???

 

Before we jump to conclusions lets hear what other people have to say.

If it is the diff:

I'd be more concerned with the cost of a new diff. If you guys can get a helms, tools, and are mechanically inclined then you can probably take care of it.

 

yea we have heard a bunch of ppl saying it is the diff but idk....i was just trying to get him a ballpark price for it u know...

 

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I would call around junk yards to try and find a wreck for the diff. If you can, try to get an 04+ because I hear they are built stronger. If you buy a new one from the dealership you are looking at about 800-1000, for just the part.

http://www.hondaautomotivepart...NTIAL

 

sounds like the diff to me..... and those are not cheap...

 

I agree - diff.

you can verify this quite easily. brace the front of the car, jack up the rear of the car and put it up on jackstands - good ones. get in the car and engage the clutch and watch the rear end not spin more than those five inches.

 

thanks guys

 

mr bagel.....what u mean watch the rear end??? like see if the tires dont spin more that 5inches???? one thing is that u can push the car in neutral??? dont know if that helps at all but idk....im gonna try what u said tommorow

 

when the car is up in the air, you can do a bit more diagnostics. so, given that it is rear wheel drive, if the rear tires are up in the air, you can test it a bit more, or you can free wheel it and try to move the wheels yourself to see what is binding, or crunching in order to verify that it is a diff - or maybe not.

 

preciate the help guys

 

No problem, chief.