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Starting Issues This Morning
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When looking at the power steering o ring issue the other day I noticed that there was alot of play in the serp belt tensioner, and I have one and need to change it but, I'm not sures this issue was related. This morning while sitting in a drive thru my raido shut off and lights began to dim. I drove to work about a mile away. While drivign the radio came back on. I shut the car off and went to see if it would start. I turned once and then a clicking nosie. My assumption was that the belt was slipping and the battery was dead.
A couple hours later I go out to pull the battery and put it on a charger at work so that I can at least get it home. I go to start the car and it starts with little to no issue. I shut it off and put a volt meter one it 12.xx volts. I start it and check the volt meter and its 14.6 at idle?
Any ideas what could be causing this? I know I need to change the tensioner but, it seems the starting issue is seperate.
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November 08, 2012, 11:14:11 AM »
based on what happened while driving, i would assume your alternator is dying.
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November 08, 2012, 11:22:42 AM »
It could be that your alternator is fine but the belt isn't turning it enough. I would start with the tensioner before you replace the alternator.
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November 08, 2012, 11:52:50 AM »
The alternator is pretty new.
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November 08, 2012, 12:34:56 PM »
Loose battery connection? Or maybe the main ground or alternator cable is coming loose and/or is corroded? I know I had a similar problem and had to swap out the main ground cable off the battery on mine....it was my fault I accidentally hit where the cable grounds to with engine cleaner....you want to talk about something that corroded quickly :p I changed cleaning methods after that.
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November 08, 2012, 01:43:50 PM »
Mike, I'd start with the tensioner and a new belt. Like Nelson said, your alternator may not be spinning properly.
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Start with lose battery connection, clean the terminals. Then go after belt tensioner and belt. Then get the car hot and re-check voltage off alternator, should be 14V or higher, I have gooten good readings off alts while cool, but die after heating up. Also what year is your car? The 03-05 got POS delphi alternators, if that is what you have get a 3rd gen TL Denso alt out of a yard.
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Quote from: NVA-AV6 on November 08, 2012, 01:46:38 PM
Start with lose battery connection, clean the terminals. Then go after belt tensioner and belt. Then get the car hot and re-check voltage off alternator, should be 14V or higher, I have gooten good readings off alts while cool, but die after heating up. Also what year is your car? The 03-05 got POS delphi alternators, if that is what you have get a 3rd gen TL Denso alt out of a yard.
I got a pilot alternator awhile back per ur advice...
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So heres the run down. Changed the tensioner, and the car wouldn't start in the garage. I must have tried 10 - 15 times clean grounds etc.
Went and got the battery tested, and it needed to be charged. Told the battery was good after they charged it.
Made them retest... Battery needed to be charged again.... Go new battery under warranty.
Drove home installed battery car wouldn't start. Called Paul, and left a message... Wasn't sure what was wrong.
Waited 20 minutes, and my mechanic / Dad showed up and got it to start hold the throttle. Car was smoking, and smoke smelled like gas. His assumption was that it was flooded from all the failed starting attempts, and that the battery was the culprit all along.
Moral of the story. When they test your battery and tell you its good. Make them check again.
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November 09, 2012, 10:55:49 PM »
Well, I'm glad it was something not quite so major... Silly garage.. or where ever you took it.. So there's no further damage from the battery? All is good now?
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November 10, 2012, 01:38:56 AM »
I was doing the work. I had the idiots I bought the battery from test it. I haven't tried to start it since moving it to the driveway. If it doesn't start in the morning I'm going to lose it.
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November 10, 2012, 11:24:39 AM »
I hope it starts!
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November 10, 2012, 09:10:49 PM »
Sorry Mike I was out, but yeah, sounds about right for the battery to be bad and was my next test step for you.
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November 10, 2012, 10:00:23 PM »
It's okay Paul. Makes sense that it flooded. We got her going. That post wasn't meant as a shot just a list of the steps I took. If I'm lost I call the most knowledgeable person I know! Thanks for all your help and hope all is well with you, Carrie and the kiddos.
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November 12, 2012, 05:21:26 PM »
Quote from: Mike on November 09, 2012, 10:50:25 PM
Moral of the story. When they test your battery and tell you its good. Make them check again.
I normally have two different places test the battery when I suspect battery issues.
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