 car not starting after running ac for long times |
 Aug 31, 2007 - 3:09 PM
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i live out in cali and it seems that if i take a drive while its really hot outside and have the ac going which works really well when i turn my car off it wont turn over the battery is totally dead. it happened to me 3 times this year and it sucks! any one know the cause of this or how to fix this? thx in advance
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Sep 7, 2007 - 6:14 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 5, '05 From New-Brunswick Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
I'd get the alternator machine tested, you should be getting much more than 10.5V at idle with AC and headlights. The ECU is suppose to up the idle to compensate for the extra load w/ AC + park lights on (idle up trigger on ECU).
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punkuup5150 car not starting after running ac for long times Aug 31, 2007 - 3:09 PM
K-ESD sounds like you have a bad alternator or a crapped... Sep 2, 2007 - 7:17 PM stephen_lee i should get 13.x volts at idle with the a/c on??
... Sep 5, 2007 - 4:42 PM K-ESD QUOTE(stephen_lee @ Sep 5, 2007 - 6... Sep 5, 2007 - 9:41 PM Celiracer18 take the alternator to the parts store and they ca... Sep 5, 2007 - 9:56 PM stephen_lee Well, my old battery was actually going deaf, like... Sep 6, 2007 - 7:01 PM K-ESD QUOTE(stephen_lee @ Sep 6, 2007 - 9... Sep 6, 2007 - 7:47 PM stephen_lee no i do not.. stock pully Sep 6, 2007 - 10:08 PM
bindertch It sounds to me that you need to get your alternat... Sep 7, 2007 - 6:59 AM |
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