hello, so around 2 AM my battery light come up and the car thought it would be funny to die in the middle of the street , good thing I was able to get home just before the car completely die
anyway, I had an old alternator that I know it's (working) but sometimes the batt light come on everynow and then but never die luckly ,
and then I thought , why not trying to get it fit into the car ( which would be my first time to take part of the engine out beside the air filters and hoses and other small things )
so here is a step by step showing how to do it and here is the question ...
after I get everything done I take alook on the voltage (using the milage reader as voltage reader , I am sure you know how to start this by holding the trip bottun down for about 5 sec then start that car )
anyway I am getting a reading from (15.8-16.9) and sometimes in the very first sec of running I get 18V
but the reading is very fast , changing between the numbers ...
is that normal ???
here is the steps
you will need
disconnect the negative terminal of the batt
start by losing the belt by pulling the tensioner to the right and get the belt off the alternator
using the first part of the tool only
then use a 10mm to unbolt the alternators in 4 areas in the corners
unbolt the nut holding the charging wire and the plug behind the alternator
now to fit the new (or my used alternator ) first put the lower bolts and tight them half way in , so you can put the alternator on them then tight them well
make sure to put the power wire back and the plug too before putting everything back
now to put everything back first make sure the belt is set in the right way on the other parts like crank pully etc
then to be able to put the belt, just pull the tensioner to the right again and put it back and test the car ....
in my case I get 17 avarage voltage at idle , is that fine ?
now , thats the end of the story , so .... till next time
anyway, I had an old alternator that I know it's (working) but sometimes the batt light come on everynow and then but never die luckly ,
and then I thought , why not trying to get it fit into the car ( which would be my first time to take part of the engine out beside the air filters and hoses and other small things )
so here is a step by step showing how to do it and here is the question ...
after I get everything done I take alook on the voltage (using the milage reader as voltage reader , I am sure you know how to start this by holding the trip bottun down for about 5 sec then start that car )
anyway I am getting a reading from (15.8-16.9) and sometimes in the very first sec of running I get 18V
but the reading is very fast , changing between the numbers ...
is that normal ???
here is the steps
you will need
disconnect the negative terminal of the batt
start by losing the belt by pulling the tensioner to the right and get the belt off the alternator
using the first part of the tool only
then use a 10mm to unbolt the alternators in 4 areas in the corners
unbolt the nut holding the charging wire and the plug behind the alternator
now to fit the new (or my used alternator ) first put the lower bolts and tight them half way in , so you can put the alternator on them then tight them well
make sure to put the power wire back and the plug too before putting everything back
now to put everything back first make sure the belt is set in the right way on the other parts like crank pully etc
then to be able to put the belt, just pull the tensioner to the right again and put it back and test the car ....
in my case I get 17 avarage voltage at idle , is that fine ?
now , thats the end of the story , so .... till next time