lloydjones89 Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Hey all, Last Friday i went to start my car to go to work, nothing....had two cranks and then absolutely nothing... battery was dead. Saturday morning, freind came round and jumped it. Took it for a drive, no problems at all. Even started fine Sunday when I went to work. Sunday night, after work, nothing. Got a jump and made it 100m down the road before the cars just died. Then had to get a friend to follow me home as we stopped and started 3 times as we charged my battery with his car... I'm going to assume this is an alternator problem as the battery was brand new when I bought the car about 2 months ago. But before I go through the mission of removing the alternator, could some one confirm this is what they believe to be the problem. Quote
Moderators PB260Z Posted April 20, 2014 Moderators Posted April 20, 2014 Check the alternator function with a multi meter, what voltage are you getting at say 2,000 rpm ? Should be around 13.8v or similar Quote
dat2kman Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Output at back of Alt will depend on wether it has an inbuilt Reg, or external reg. What model/type Alt is it? Your other issue is you may have a voltage drain affecting the battery, or the battery, at a few months of age, if it has been fully discharged, could now have a faulty cell. If you cant get the car to a Auto sparky, try a Battery World shop, they'll test it and let you know whats going on. Quote
Moderators PB260Z Posted April 20, 2014 Moderators Posted April 20, 2014 If you cant get the car to a Auto sparky, try a Battery World shop, they'll test it and let you know whats going on. I wasn't aware that Battery World would do that. Good old fashioned customer service, and a heap easier than diagnosing things yourself Quote
Roady Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 May be as simple as cleaning the battery terminals / connections. I had a similar issue where the car drove fine, then wouldn't start. Jumped it, got 1km away then it died again. Terminals were covered in crap, cleaned it off and away I went... Good luck with it Quote
lloydjones89 Posted May 3, 2014 Author Posted May 3, 2014 Bought refurb alternator for $180 and replaced.. Works fine now Quote
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