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benefitx · 08-31-2007, 09:03 PM

ok so my car was sputtering bad and i thought it might be a vac leak or something , i park the car...

i come back and it wont start, i had a buddy jump the car and it started, drove it down the street it sputtered bad and shut off...jumped it again

i have an optima redtop...i go to advance and have it exchanged out for a brand new one...i put it in, car starts up...but my capacitator is blinking lights , so i pull the terminals off and the car shuts off immediately...

is my alternator dead? earlier in the day i had this coolant leak from one of the intake mani hoses but i clamped them down...

i noticed that the bolt that the power line bolts onto was loose on the alternator, so i tightened it all up but still having the same problem..

im gunna have it tested tomorrow but i mean is there anything that i could try?

FastNissanSX · 09-01-2007, 10:34 AM

start your car, leave it runnning. if you can disconnect your battery and the car stays running then your altenator is doing what its supposed to do. if it doesn't, you might want to get it tested and/or look at your wiring ffrom the altenator

benefitx · 09-01-2007, 10:46 AM

got it tested, was only pushing 10 volts so its bad i guess

turbo_duce40 · 09-05-2007, 01:43 AM

yea its bad... a good alternator is suppose to push around 14 volts...

FastNissanSX · 09-05-2007, 12:09 PM

yezzzur..........

astrophixvox · 12-07-2007, 11:00 PM

Careful with the grounds...causes shorts like it's doing in mine.

08-31-2007, 09:03 PM	#1
benefitx Banned from the Marketplace Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: suwanee ga Posts: 670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Alternator dead? ok so my car was sputtering bad and i thought it might be a vac leak or something , i park the car... i come back and it wont start, i had a buddy jump the car and it started, drove it down the street it sputtered bad and shut off...jumped it again i have an optima redtop...i go to advance and have it exchanged out for a brand new one...i put it in, car starts up...but my capacitator is blinking lights , so i pull the terminals off and the car shuts off immediately... is my alternator dead? earlier in the day i had this coolant leak from one of the intake mani hoses but i clamped them down... i noticed that the bolt that the power line bolts onto was loose on the alternator, so i tightened it all up but still having the same problem.. im gunna have it tested tomorrow but i mean is there anything that i could try?

09-01-2007, 10:34 AM	#2
FastNissanSX Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Champaign,Illinois Posts: 25 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	start your car, leave it runnning. if you can disconnect your battery and the car stays running then your altenator is doing what its supposed to do. if it doesn't, you might want to get it tested and/or look at your wiring ffrom the altenator __________________ 89' hatch s13 Need 5spd conversion!! 84' porsche 944 n/a- not ruuuunning

09-05-2007, 12:09 PM	#5
FastNissanSX Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Champaign,Illinois Posts: 25 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yezzzur.......... __________________ 89' hatch s13 Need 5spd conversion!! 84' porsche 944 n/a- not ruuuunning

09-01-2007, 10:46 AM	#3
benefitx Banned from the Marketplace Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: suwanee ga Posts: 670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	got it tested, was only pushing 10 volts so its bad i guess

09-05-2007, 01:43 AM	#4
turbo_duce40 Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: lynwood Age: 39 Posts: 84 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yea its bad... a good alternator is suppose to push around 14 volts...

12-07-2007, 11:00 PM	#6
astrophixvox Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pharr, Tx Age: 40 Posts: 87 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Careful with the grounds...causes shorts like it's doing in mine.