Alternator/battery is dying?
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Alternator/battery is dying?
for the past month or so when i had a cold start at night time the rev is going lower than normal
and the rev drops every 2-3 sec to 600rpm, and the dash light is dimmer too, wondering if my alternator is going out?
then i try to drive hard for a few miles and then it's going alright again
my car has 55k miles and 4 and half years, so maybe time for new alternator or battery?
and the rev drops every 2-3 sec to 600rpm, and the dash light is dimmer too, wondering if my alternator is going out?
then i try to drive hard for a few miles and then it's going alright again
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my car has 55k miles and 4 and half years, so maybe time for new alternator or battery?
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sounds like your battery to me, do you still have the original battery in your car? batteries normally last roughly 5yrs, so that is probably the problem. get an optima and be done with it.
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If it was the alternator, then it wouldn't charge the battery. But this is the opposite. So I would imagine it's your battery. It's not holding the charge well, so it's harder to start up, but once it's running, the alternator is charging it.
Get the battery tested at your friendly local auto parts store.
Get the battery tested at your friendly local auto parts store.
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i tested past monday and it was fine
but now it's getting worse, going to check again tmr
i need to pick up my girl from london tmr so i need to make sure everything is good b4 i go
but now it's getting worse, going to check again tmr
i need to pick up my girl from london tmr so i need to make sure everything is good b4 i go
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Replace the battery
Originally Posted by MikePA
Don't waste time getting your battery tested, just replace it. At 4.5 years, you're living on borrowed time.
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