well firstly hi to all on the forum...given i am new to this forum

i got a 1995 5 door excel series III,
recently purchased 2nd/3rd 4th hand..who knows?
it appeared to be a real goer..and is ..but has some strange issues with the electrics.
On its maiden trip home some 400kms from purchase..the battery died, and the backup battery and the other backup battery i had with me.
So from that i figured the alternator has a major issue...so i took it to the shop for repair -rebuild... $175.00 for labour and regulator !
Ouch...
then i find on the web this place that imports the refurbs from overseas for $185 with 12 months...
then i was a little mad...
anyway with the battery recharged and alternator fixed...its still got issues..
1) no current seems to be goin into the battery from the alt...
2) the started engine battery is only showing 11.6v and with the engine off shows 12.25v
( now all know a 12v battery if new does about 12.8v and as they age slide back to 11.8v ..then start to go off as they slide to 10v or less)

* also i notice that no internal room lights unless car is running ....same for boot....i get a restart of the clock everytime i restart.

i checked the fuse box.....some items are on 11.6v and some are on 14.8v.... which is the sort of voltage i expect to see at the battery with the car running...
so...alternator appears to be working!
yet....
if i take the + side of the battery lead off the battery the car dies ..which shows there is no alternator power being delivered.. yet the fuse box tells me otherwise

now i have not messed with the car.....other than battery and alternator and refit a cd/player while noticing that the heater cable was unserviceable...

Has anyone had this sort of issue with there hyundai excel ?
If you have let me know please...if you know the fix

Anyway thanks

bg phil

Hi all, my excel is no longer blowing air up onto the windscreen, the fan works but the air isn't coming out. Can I fix this without removing the dash, if so where should I look first?

Thanks

Peter

Hi, and thanks for reading this.
My daughter's 1998 GLX 5 door twincam excel is having a minor lighting issue.
The reverse lights and the interior light are not working.
Tail, and indicator lights are working no problem.
I've checked the fuses under the hood and on the drivers side but couldn't find anything specifically to do with those two circuits.
I replaced the reverse light globes, but that didn't have any effect. I did notice that there was nothing wrong with the globes I swapped out.
Anyone able to advise me please?

Hi all,

I'm in Australia and new to this forum (and in owning a Hyundai too I must say). Now I have recently bought a 1992 Excel Sprint and it has an odd fault, firstly the front left parker light will not work, even with a new bulb. the left rear tail light will also not illuminate with a new bulb and the instrument panel lights will not work. I have found a small fuse box in the engine bay but it didn't have any fuses for these lights, is there another fuse panel somewhere?

I hope someone can help.

Thanks

Peter

Hello everyone, I own a 1994 excel gls, and I really like this car, except when I encounter bumpy roads.

Can anyone give me some tips on where to start to improve the suspension and general comfort of the car? I've read something about using Mirage parts, but I don't really know if this change is worth it.

Thanks.

Its starts strong and dies right away.
If i keep giving it gas it will stay running. The instant i let off the gas it dies.
any ideas?? o2 sensor???

Hi my Hyundai Excel 1990 will run great for 20-25 min's and than die out , I tried changing coil and fuel filter and still does the same thing I need help !!

I have a 1996 GLX Excel, and there is a relay mounted on the bulkhead just behing the inlet manifold and next to the fuel pump test point.. Can anyone tell me what it is for? I can find no reference to it in my copy of the Service Manual

Cheers

zambuk

ok so some friends gave me a 94 excel that has a problem or two... i know i need to put new brakes on and a few other minor things but i was driving it home and when its rpms are low it sounds like its misfiring but it goes away as i accelerate... does anyone know what this is and if so is it sumthing to worry about

hey peeps i just bought a 1992 hyundai excel sprint and im looking to mod the engine and electrical to the max any ideas of things i can do and where the cheapest place i can get them from, any help would be appreciated.

1994 Hyundai Excel CX

All I need to know is where is the fuel filter located on this car? I've got a Haynes self-help book but it doesn't really show you where the fuel filter is (clearly).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi my hyundia's heating control is stuck on cold. I have had a look behind the control panel and where the white adjuster on the side of the conrol box is connected has actually broken inside the box and was wondering what it would take to fix it. Any help would be greatly appreciated

I have a hyundai Excel sprint and day light savings has recently passed and i need to change the time. Next to the clock thier are 3 buttons which are H, M and R. i have a feeling these are codes. please i really need help.

G'day
i have a 1990 model excel and i kinda had a bit of a crash and now i have no 4th, reverse and only sometimes second gears.
what could of happened and wat can i do to fix it??

Cheers Longy

just recently our 97 excel started making a rather loud ticking sound from the engine. i did an oil change thinking it was that, but it seems to be coming from where the injectors are not the engine cover. has anyone else had this problem or does anyone know a solution. thanx

Hi,

I have a 1992 Excel LS automatic. I could drive up to a certain point and then the engine stops. I have to wait a few minutes to start again. There's no spark at the plugs.

hi where is the location of an oil sendind unit on my engine?

think its a 1.5L engine. I dont think there was different sized engines for this year anyway?

how do I tell the engine size in the first place also?

Anyway whats happening is after say driving about 100Km when i come to a stop the check engine light comes on. i give it some gas and it goes off. So i drove it back home. Same distance and when come to a stop the Check engine light doesnt come on again. Even after leaving it running at idle it didnt come back on.

So first thing I want to do is change the oil Sending unit, Or am I thinking it should be called oil sensor unit?

If this doesnt fix the issue then I will have to replace the oil pump.


So please some help thanks.

hi guys
had a search couldnt find exactly what i was looking for and got rather confused.

My mates car is stuck at the airport
car wont wind over, when he jump starts it it runs, apparently as soon as he touches the brake (auto trans) it stalls. He did this twice before giving up cause he had to be somewhere. we need to get this thing running and out of the carpark tomorrow moring

My mechanical knowledge is slightly above average, im very familar with hondas and their managment systems but this is my first encounter with a hyundai. If i can get a engine code from it i should be able to figure out the issue (presuming its stored a code)

A quick run down on how to extract the engine trouble codes and any suggestions/tips are greatly appreciated
sorry bout the long post.
Kind regards Luke

I am needing a new ECU for my excel and I can't find any at the local junk yards and if I go to the store they wont almost 400bucks for one. I wanted to know is, is the ECU for my car interchangeable with any other car? its a 4sp and I was getting really awesome MPG and would love to get back on the road! Thanks in advance!

I have inherited a 1990 Excel from my Mom who says the car had issues...she drives mainly short distances, around 5-10 miles. Sometimes when she would try to re-start the car after about 10 minutes, she would get nothing....no click, no grind. The car has a known good battery with clean terminals. When I drove the car to my house, (about 20 miles) the car began to skip and stutter after about 18 miles...we managed to limp in the rest of the way, but now the car won't crank up at all. It will turn over for as long as I will keep the key turned, but not even a sniff of a crank. Now, she had a very LOUD fuel pump...I don't recall hearing it on the trip up here, so I'm thinking that may be the issue...it needs to be replaced anyway. I'm wondering if anyone else ever had a set of issues like these and what ended up fixing it? Thanx in advance!

BTW....it's an auto tranny.

Dear Friends,
I need your help urgently...
I have Hyundai (Pony) Excel 1993 model.
Yesterday night, i was smoothly driving my car on highway, suddenly its engine stops and waring lights (battery + Handbreak + Oil) on.
I pull my car on the road side and try to start it but it was taking self but the engine didn't starts...
At that time i feel very different sound of my car engine...it was like some thing slipping in side the engine...
Can any tell me what happened to it, someone told me that its timing belt may be fail...
I changed the timing belt about two years ago and it is used only approximately 30,000 Kms.
If timing belt fail, what about the rest of the engine.... ?
Kindly reply as soon as possible.....

Thanks in advance,
ASAD

Does anyone know how to remove the stock radio (and heater surround) in a 1986 Excel?
I really want to install a cd player, but I can't figure out how to remove the existing radio.

looking to swap out the std 1.5l ohv eng with a 4g18t or possibly yank a jdm evo 4g63t. was told the early evos would basicly drop in and bolts right to tranny. what is the easiest of the 2 and/or better cost-performance ratio. i do know that i need jdm mitsu cuz my tranny is on right side of car. rather than the left as usual in us models.

hope to hear from ya

how do you stop boot rattle in a 1999 excel?? got to 12" subz and the rattle kills it!

Hey please help with this

After engine is hot and been drivin around when i come to a stop the Engine oil light comes on? When I give it gas it goes off?

I replaced the Thermostat because it used to be stuck open. So its got a new thermostat. Also the oil level is good thats not a problem.

Where is the oil sending unit located on this engine?

Oh ya how do I tell what size my engine is? I think its a 1.5l because i think only in 89 they made 1.5l for north america. At least i think so.

I put a what thermostat the autopart guy gave me for my model and year. Could that be the problem if i put the wrong size thermostat in? It did look alittle different from the older one. Plus when changing the thermostat I found some funny lookin piece of metal in the area where the thermostat sits. A rectangle shaped metal peice with a hole in it and a sort of bent on one end... maybe take a photo of it and post it.

please need some help... can i figure out the engine size from the VIN# also ... thanks for any help

Hello,

Got some problem with my 1994 Excel's horn. The horn would not stop beeping, can any one help with the diagnoses?

Thank you.

i purchased her at the begining of november and unfortunatly it seems i have brought one thats been very poorly treated and well i guess a lemon.
the clutch went 2 weeks into buying it and finally had it fixed yesterday, but my machanic came across another problem while fitting it.
i have no idea on what the part is called, but he called it some sort of engine bracket? it runs from the front of the underneith of the car to the back with 3 bolt things at the front and 2 at the back. one at the back has been threaded in and wont come out and one at the front has come out and cant get it back in as the nut has fallen off the bace part. am i making any sense rofl???? this nut is supose to be welded onto the brace part. so now the bolt cant go back on.
so it shouldnt relly be driven as im thinking the engine might fall out or something lol.
so he told us to take it to a crash repairers, but im just wanting to know if anyone knows anything about this part weather maybe i can get one off another or anything really!!
machanic said he couldnt find anything that poitned it had been in an accident so he's thinking the last people took out the gearbox and replaced it themselves and well stuffed up this brace??

Onto the other problem i got the burning smell wich pointed to the clutch in the first place. then i get the same smell at the brakes. machanic tell me brakes are fine and clutch has been replaced so what else may this smell be??

god i just wanna see some light that one day my baby will be drivable????

thanks in advance to anyone that might have some info

Hey guys

Does anyone have a service manual for my 1999 Auto Hyundai Excel twin cam (2 doors)? Dont know what it is X3 or what?

But would like to get under the hood and start messing about with it.

Thanks

Hi guys,

Just wondering my clutch has been slipping for a while and now it is actually making the car vibrate everytime i change gears is the rattle plate in the clutch or could it be something to do with the CV's??? I admit i flog the **** out of it so i guess it could be the clutch....

Any answers would be muchly appriciated.

Thanks

My Hyundai has had a re-occuring problem & mechanics keep thinking they've fixed it but never do. The symptoms are; I'll be driving along normally & then I have to stop at lights or a round-about, when I stop the car feels like it is 'locked-up' then I go to take off & it won't accelerate, it feels 'stuck' so I put my foot down hard & the wheels screech(it feels like the drivers side wheel) & I proceed with a sudden jerk. Also sometimes if I'm on a slight rise I go to take off & it starts to roll back, it's an automatic, & I have to quickly put the hand brake on so I don't roll back into cars behind me & put my foot down hard once again. Anyone know what is going on here?

Morning all! vaguelly...
I have a 1995 hyundai excel sprint, auto transmission....over the last week or so, I have been having difficulties with it.....

It started out that the engine was whirring sort of softly when in drive and reverse.. Not in park or neutral.... And it eventuated to whirring all through all the gears, quite loudly. Sluggish like anything... Nearly no acceleration, and massive loss of power up inclines. Also the transmission feels like it is slipping; It isn't changing appropriatly, smoothly and/or quickly. Sometimes it doesn't change and I am left freewheeling and inadvertantly revving the engine. Not to mention that I have gone from 692km to a 45L tank, down to 300km to a tank.... And here in Australia, that is a costly little venture.

Theories to date have been:
Plugs and leads
Coil pack
Fuel Filter
Auto Tranny fluid/filter
Bad batch of fuel
Computer


Work so far includes:
New plugs and leads
New genuine coil pack
New genuine fuel filter


All that has happened since then, is the brand new plugs now need replacing, as the have burnt over the electrodes. The engine still whirs, some power has returned.
A supposedly carwise friend of mine has suggested that the massive fuel consumption and burning of the plugs is indicative of an excessively fuel rich burn... And it may have been incited by poor fuel, and the computer has compensated values, and stuck....
The whirring is a severe worry to me, as it sounds also reminiscent of a pump under excessive loading...
To be honest, I am 19... I build guitars, not tinker with cars. I need the car for work and University. And I am absolutely besotted with the X3 excels, as I have been around them since I was 5.

Can anyone please advise me on a possible problem and or solution?
Greatly appreciated.
Matt Mulcahy.

Hi,

I've got a 95 hyundai excel and I just bought a diy central locking kit with remote to fix. Everything's done except the wiring part. Could anyone shed some light on this?

I need to know how to tap out the following wires:

Red 12V -
Black 12V +

Yellow (parking lights)
white/black (ignition)
orange (foot brake switch)

thanks so much

I got a 93 Excel just got other day and when we put the key in it turns no prob at all. But then when you go to turn switch off it won't let you turn it past ACC. But if you unhook Battery then it will let you turn it to off with no problem and take key out. So does anyone know what the problem could be and how to fix it?

Hi i have a 1990 excel. I picked up this car and it was running bad, the owner didnt know what was wrong with it so i tried to fix it. I replaced the fuel filter fuel lines everything to do with fuel and it wasnt it i need some help fixing this. I can drive it fine for like 5 minutes or so then it starts bogging down like it is running out of fuel, it eventually bogs down until it shuts off. I am thinking maby an 02 sensor but im not sure. has any one else had this problem, any one have ideas to test if its the 02 sensor.

Thanks for looking and please if you can help do.

Dont post here unless its a photo of your pride and joy but if ya can get a current one like mine is from today. I was out on break wall in that photo with another excel in back ground. And yes sadly im on Ls lol.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g308/dav...el/DSCF3062.jpg

Hi all, first post.
I have an auto 98 Excel coupe. when economode button is up it creates a problem where the auto doesn't want to drive, as soon as you try to accelerate it seems like auto is slipping. press button down and restart car, and problem slowly goes away.
I can't find any reference to it on google, and my mechanic is baffled. does anyone have any ideas?
thanks in advance
Ray

hey everyone,

'99 Excel 1.5L Auto

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This car is completely stock, i'm not sure if i wanna put a lot of money into it to pimp it up a little, but need something to put it just a little ahead of the rest, since having the car i've replaced the stereo system and tinted the windows (not shown in pic). I'm considering getting it lowered with mags, but its a lot of money with not a lot of return.

I need some ideas on some cheap & fun mods i can add to this little pocket rocket!!

love it hear from ya!

Hi there!

I'm looking to buy my first car, and have taken interest in a 1995 3dr Excel.
Does anyone have any advice or opinion on whether this would be a good, reliable 1st car?

Thanks!

- Vicky

Hi,
I have a gearbox (5pd Manual transmission) which is getting noisy in my 1995 X3.

I have a situation where I may be able to buy a rebuilt x2 gearbox and clutch from a 1991 X2.

Since I haven't noticed any distinction in the shop manual, I was hoping they are the same?

Could anyone confirm this or put it straight for me?

Thanks

[FONT=Geneva][COLOR=blue]Hello all..... this is my first post, and I need some help. Well at least my Excel does. I have a 1992 Excel GS hatchback with 50k original, but it has a broken driver's door window regulator. Anyone able to provide info on how to replace it? I have this car since new, and really love it. I want to keep it in top shape. Thanks all in advance.

Hi folks.

I'm having a problem with my 94 Excel. When I come to a stop the vehicle shudders and acts like it's going to stall but doesn't quite. If I take my foot off the brake and re-apply the brake it's fine again and idles fine. Recently changed the plugs, thermostat and front brakes. The problem coincided with a grinding noise in the right front which resulted in me getting the new brakes. Had mechanic also look into the above problem and he said he thought it might be the brake booster but wasn't sure. He checked the TPS and came to the conclusion that this wasn't the problem. Before I give the go ahead to start changing out parts in a random attempt to try and fix this problem I'd like to get your suggestions.

Thanks in advance.

Mark

Hi, Does anyone know how much would it cost roughly to get a replacement for the Hyundai Heater Box?

Hi Guys,

Got an intriguing problem with my Excel after filling the tank with petrol. It starts ok, but almost straight away starts idling rough, running rough and there is a strong smell of fuel. It also lacks power and bogs down under acceleration.

This continues on until abt 100kms of fuel is used (some wasted!!) then settles down and behaves normally. This problem doesn't occur on partial fills as I only part filled the tank today and it still runs as normal.

Can anyone help me solve this problem??

Cheers...Aussie Boy

hi all i was just wondering if there are any aftermarket power steering kits for 1996 Excel Sprint. Any help/comments would be appreciated

Thanks

Dramuckus

Hi all

My 1997 Hyundai excel is losing oil, I cant find were the oil is going and it not leaking and when I drive off it blow smoke. Someone please help me

Thanks
Melissa


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Hi, I have a 98 xl with what i think is a shot gearbox.It is a 5 speed manual. The drive shaft keeps popping out, i was told it could be the gearbox.I have found a replacement but it is from a 96 xl will it it be ok and is it really the gearbox thats gone.??
Please Help

Thanx

Hi everyone

I started up my car the other day and my headlights were not working
The park lights and high beams are fine but not the headlights.
I have checked all the fuses and they are all fine. Both headlights are not working so it can't be the bulbs (plus they're ok).

Any assistance as to what the issue could be would be greatly appreciated.
Where are the headlight relays located on this car, so i can check them also.

Thanks

Hi Everyone,

Recently when I start my car first thing in the morning the handbrake light on my dashboard remains on. Im not sure if this has anything to do with it, but usually when my engine warms up, the light goes off. Around the same time (a week ago) when this started happening, I notice one of my rear break lights have stopped working. Im clueless about the electronics of my car, so if anyone can explain why my handbrake light remains on, it would be fantastic. Also, before you ask, I always make sure the handbrake is correctly off.

Thank you.