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So looks like my 3rd alternator went bad. It's been working on an off all day, had to pull over and get my battery charged on my way to work. My volt gauge would spike up to 12v every now and then but then drop down past 8.
Yesterday I cleaned all my ...
Started by Killtodie on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at starquestclub):
Back to top Did you replace the alternator....
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo.
Most likely it's losing a connection somewhere.
You checked the fuseable links and the rest of the alternator harness? Seems strange for the alternator to just die.
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Idle the car for 10 minutes trying to reset ECUs. Car almost died. I used volt meter measuring the battery terminal when the car is running, it give me around 11.5 Volt reading. When the engine is off, the battery measures 12 Volt +/-. Anyone knows which...
Started by emailben on
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by 8 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at ferrarichat):
They all said my alternator is fine? I have had this happen many times over were secure and everything ....
I assume its the Delco unit to test my alternator.
Should be much closer to 14 volts running.
Not going bad...Gone bad.
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My new project car is an 01 Passat 4motion, with the V6 engine. When I got it, the battery was dead. I've done some diagnostics and have come to the conclusion that it is the alternator not charging. But I'd like to be REAL sure, before I pull the front...
Started by Steve777 on
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by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at passatworld):
Looks like change with RPM....
The alternator is bad - these kinds of problems can not be tested on a bench.
When my alternator was bad I got the "Alternator Workshop" warning message warmed up.
And you'll know for sure.
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My new project car is an 01 Passat 4motion, with the V6 engine. When I got it, the battery was dead. I've done some diagnostics and have come to the conclusion that it is the alternator not charging. But I'd like to be REAL sure, before I pull the front...
Started by Steve777 on
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by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at passatworld):
Looks like change with RPM....
The alternator is bad - these kinds of problems can not be tested on a bench.
When my alternator was bad I got the "Alternator Workshop" warning message warmed up.
And you'll know for sure.
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I have this whining noise coming from the front of my truck. Im thinking its the alternator since its in that general vicinity. If i give it gas you can hear it in the truck aswell as outside. It sounds just like a psd turbo winding up if go wot. It gets...
Started by 97f150f/s on
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by 10 people.
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No answers back....
Could be a pulley (idler) causing the noise that alternator.
But im going to replace that soon if i do the alternator.
Or it could be.
Hunt4Fun Its not the belt.
Then you are on the right track with the alternator.
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So today my power steering went out completely and the alternator light came on in my car luckily I was close to home. Turns out the bolt sheared off that connects to the guide for the alternator. That is another story though. When I took off my alternator...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at legacygt):
But cold be a slight.
Actually the build up does not look that bad.
Good one.
Though.
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Bad alternator or bad battery? My car wouldn't start, thought it was the battery but now having second thoughts. Before I jumped it, if I were to turn on the head lights and the car light on the ceiling they would be about 50% dim. I would get the ticking...
Started by Lego on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at yahoo):
Once the engine is running the alternator....
The battery only serves one purpose and that is to start the car .
When a battery cable is loose sometimes the "juice" coming from the alternator to keep the battery cannot run without an alternator.
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In my 2009 sts 4.6 , i noticed when i turned the ac all the way up the fan seemed to surge , also the ac/radio cluster lights seemed to dim with the surges as well as the exterior marker lights , i turned the fan down a couple notchs and everything seemed...
Started by jlang on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at cadillacforums):
At 2000 rpm , ive heard people refer to voltage regular , is it built into the alternator or seprate.
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I just got my coupe back on the road and when i started it i took the cable off the battery terminal and the car dies so assuming it was a bad alternator i replaaced it with a good one and same thing happens also when the cars running the tach wil randomly...
Started by slidesquad240 on
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by 3 people.
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Just seeing if this could be the cause of my car not idling correctly sometimes. After not driving the car for a day or 2, i start her up... and the idle just isnt right. Its up and down and then up and then drops to like 500 rpm and then dies. I try ...
Started by j-cash on
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by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at ls1gto):
The display would complain that the alternator is bad because it wouldn't have proper since, but honestly could be a whole number of things The battery and alternator are easy enough.
Doubt it.
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