 HELP!!!, Something weird going on...(video) |
 Feb 21, 2006 - 1:08 AM
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So the other day I was driving in traffic for 3 hours in the rain, when I noticed that my battery light was coming on. I eventually pull over and check everything out under the hood, everything seems to be ok. Then when I go to start the car it barely turns over, but it starts. I NOTICE THAT WHEN I TRY TO HOLD THE RPMS AT A CONSTANT RATE OVER 2000 RMP, THE CAR SEEMS TO DROP DOWN ABOUT 200 RPM THEN GO BACK UP (SEE VIDEO).
Today I went to autozone and they hooked me up to their electrical diagnostics (as I had suspected my alternator was bad), and they found that I was putting out alright voltage, but I was only making .8 amps(!), so I replaced my alt, and my car is still doing the same thing with the reving. WHATS GOING ON HERE? Sorry for the bad quality (cell phone) 3gpp, right click, save as. Should play with quicktime or realplayer. http://www30.websamba.com/aptapathy/02-20-06_1450.3gp |
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Feb 23, 2006 - 2:36 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
the light dosnt always come on . the ecu has 2 types of codes, soft codes, that just get stored inside the ecu, and hard codes that throw the light and stay on.
dont reset the ecu, and have the codes checked. if its obd1, you can check them on your own, but if its obd2 you can take it to autozone and have them pull the codes with a reader for free. This post has been edited by lagos: Feb 23, 2006 - 2:37 AM -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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CheesyLobster HELP!!! Feb 21, 2006 - 1:08 AM
XS4lv1Truch0x hmmmmm........... resetting the ecu or replacing t... Feb 21, 2006 - 1:35 AM
CheesyLobster QUOTE(XS4lv1Truch0x @ Feb 20, 2006 - 10... Feb 21, 2006 - 2:05 AM lagos have your ecu checked for codes. dont reset it. Feb 21, 2006 - 2:35 AM macavely DID you check your connections make sure nothing i... Feb 21, 2006 - 2:57 AM CheesyLobster QUOTE(macavely @ Feb 20, 2006 - 11:5... Feb 21, 2006 - 5:35 PM CheesyLobster bump Feb 22, 2006 - 7:04 PM jgreening running on a bad alternator for long can fry the b... Feb 23, 2006 - 2:50 AM Speedy2k I read somewhere that a battery light is a sign th... Feb 23, 2006 - 5:41 PM |
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