how do i know its my alternator?
#1
how do i know its my alternator?
here's my problem.....
i was driving home the other night and all of lights went out right after i turned my heater on.My battery light came on too. i did notice when i hit my remote start before going home, it wouldn't start up. thought it was due to being pretty cold. anyways, when i got home, it wouldnt start up at all, just a clicking noise. The next day i took the battery in to be tested and it was low.Had it charged and the car started right up, no problems. The following day i started the car and it started again.....so my question is....how do you know for sure if it's your alternator?
i was driving home the other night and all of lights went out right after i turned my heater on.My battery light came on too. i did notice when i hit my remote start before going home, it wouldn't start up. thought it was due to being pretty cold. anyways, when i got home, it wouldnt start up at all, just a clicking noise. The next day i took the battery in to be tested and it was low.Had it charged and the car started right up, no problems. The following day i started the car and it started again.....so my question is....how do you know for sure if it's your alternator?
#5
if it was your battery it wouldnt have started the next day. When i had a bad battery my car ran fine while it was on, but if i left it off for more than an hour, it wouldnt start because it already lost the whole charge, i always had to get a jump from someone. Your battery is fine because it did not discharge over night. This is just my thought though
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#7
im gonna bet that it's an alternator. I had stuff like this happen to me w/ my other car and it turned out to be the alternator. A parasitic drain would not have affected the car while it was running.
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#10
something could be staying on like if you had a charger that is staying on in your cig lighter, or something that is still getting constant power while the car is off causing it to drain the battery, but im almost positive its your alt.
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