My car didnt start after i put gas, i ask for a jump and right away it started. As soon as i turn the head lights on the rpm and mph gauge went down and headlight dimmed really low radio shut off.i had to keep driving it tho it was 1am at a gas station. Also as i drove it felt like the felt as the car wont shift right and was having a problem going, more i press the gas the harder it seem the car was pushing to keep up, had to turn on and off the headlights to give the car juice. Please advice
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alternator is bad,have charging system checked.it will strand you sooner or later.it will drain your battery to nothing and cut off.charge battery and check it also.
if you have a volt meter,put it on the DC scale.with car off,touch the red lead to the positive terminal of the battery,touch the black lead to the negative terminal on the battery with car off.battery voltage should be 12.6 volts.now start the car and do the same test with the battery with car running,battery voltage should be 13.5-14.5 volts.
if have no meter,you can take it to Autozone,and they will check it for you,for free.the battery must be fully charged for these test to be accurate.post findings
Its read off at 9.30, so i give it a jump to start and still at 9.30, i also turn on the headlights and it drop to 7. So i turn off car and didnt start back up again. The battery is at autozone to see if they can recharge it
with those readings,the battery is discharged!if the battery takes a charge,put it back in the car and check the readings again.when you check it with the car running and you don't get 13.5-14.5 volts,the alternator is bad.you also could have a bad battery also,but you should know with in an hour,that's about how long it takes to charge it,if it takes a charge at the Zone,post findings.
Ok got battery back. They told me it is charge it does have some wear and tear. The car turn on quick. It read at 12 tho. I kept the car on and than discounted the battery, car turn off real quick.
YOU DON'T UNHOOK A BATTERY WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING!!!YOU CAN NOT DO THAT ON THESE CARS NOW!THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU HOW TO CHECK IT WITH A METER!THAT IS NOT A 1975 CHEVY,WHICH YOU COULD DO THAT OLD SCHOOL TRICK AND UNHOOK THE BATTERY,AND IF IT CUT OFF,THE ALTERNATOR IS BAD!IF YOU DIDN'T FRY THE COMPUTER,YOUR ALTERNATOR IS MOST LIKELY BAD.
not unless you have something that is drawing power,that is not suppose to be.it's called a Parasitic drain.if the alternator is bad,you will drain that battery down to nothing,and the more stuff you turn on will drain it faster,then it will do the same thing it did before on you.i ask you to check the battery voltage with the car off,and then with the car running!but you never told me what the voltages were.you just said 12 volts,well that ain't enough.gotta be 12.6 volts with car off,and 13.5-14.5 with car running!and never unhook a battery with the car running!
13.3 volts while the car is running. 12.40 when car is off. Those readings are after i had to jump the battery again and run it for 30 mintues. The same problem occur as my first post
get your meter ready,and watch this video,pay very close attention on how to do this!copy and paste the link.
How to Test and Find a Parasitic Battery Drain …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdIKNnwEjIs
post findings.
How do i check if alternator is bad or anything else involved with the charging system
if you have a volt meter,put it on the DC scale.with car off,touch the red lead to the positive terminal of the battery,touch the black lead to the negative terminal on the battery with car off.battery voltage should be 12.6 volts.now start the car and do the same test with the battery with car running,battery voltage should be 13.5-14.5 volts. if have no meter,you can take it to Autozone,and they will check it for you,for free.the battery must be fully charged for these test to be accurate.post findings
Its read off at 9.30, so i give it a jump to start and still at 9.30, i also turn on the headlights and it drop to 7. So i turn off car and didnt start back up again. The battery is at autozone to see if they can recharge it
with those readings,the battery is discharged!if the battery takes a charge,put it back in the car and check the readings again.when you check it with the car running and you don't get 13.5-14.5 volts,the alternator is bad.you also could have a bad battery also,but you should know with in an hour,that's about how long it takes to charge it,if it takes a charge at the Zone,post findings.
Ok got battery back. They told me it is charge it does have some wear and tear. The car turn on quick. It read at 12 tho. I kept the car on and than discounted the battery, car turn off real quick.
YOU DON'T UNHOOK A BATTERY WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING!!!YOU CAN NOT DO THAT ON THESE CARS NOW!THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU HOW TO CHECK IT WITH A METER!THAT IS NOT A 1975 CHEVY,WHICH YOU COULD DO THAT OLD SCHOOL TRICK AND UNHOOK THE BATTERY,AND IF IT CUT OFF,THE ALTERNATOR IS BAD!IF YOU DIDN'T FRY THE COMPUTER,YOUR ALTERNATOR IS MOST LIKELY BAD.
The computer is still good am driving it at the moment. If i keep the batttery connected while car is off does the alternator drain the battert
not unless you have something that is drawing power,that is not suppose to be.it's called a Parasitic drain.if the alternator is bad,you will drain that battery down to nothing,and the more stuff you turn on will drain it faster,then it will do the same thing it did before on you.i ask you to check the battery voltage with the car off,and then with the car running!but you never told me what the voltages were.you just said 12 volts,well that ain't enough.gotta be 12.6 volts with car off,and 13.5-14.5 with car running!and never unhook a battery with the car running!
13.3 volts while the car is running. 12.40 when car is off. Those readings are after i had to jump the battery again and run it for 30 mintues. The same problem occur as my first post
get your meter ready,and watch this video,pay very close attention on how to do this!copy and paste the link. How to Test and Find a Parasitic Battery Drain … www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdIKNnwEjIs post findings.