my car quit charging,,,, i bought a new altenator but it wont charge
still,,,,, i hear a relay clicking and it charges,,, but it quits quick,,,
i really need help with this prob,,,, i am taking it across canada in a few
days,,, and i cant find the prob at all

 

essobill wrote:
> my car quit charging,,,, i bought a new altenator but it wont charge
> still,,,,, i hear a relay clicking and it charges,,, but it quits quick,,,
> i really need help with this prob,,,, i am taking it across canada in a few
> days,,, and i cant find the prob at all
>
The alternator is not what holds a charge; that's the battery's job. It
sounds like you may have replaced the wrong part.

 

essobill wrote:
> my car quit charging,,,, i bought a new altenator but it wont charge
> still,,,,, i hear a relay clicking and it charges,,, but it quits quick,,,
> i really need help with this prob,,,, i am taking it across canada in a few
> days,,, and i cant find the prob at all
>
The alternator is not what holds a charge; that's the battery's job. It
sounds like you may have replaced the wrong part.

 

I read somewhere that it's best to replace the battery and alternator
at the same time. A bad alternator can ruin a good battery and vise
versa.

But this isn't true for more expensive cars like Lexus and BMW.

 

I read somewhere that it's best to replace the battery and alternator
at the same time. A bad alternator can ruin a good battery and vise
versa.

But this isn't true for more expensive cars like Lexus and BMW.

 

<eastwardbound2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1136189871.392075.131650@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> I read somewhere that it's best to replace the battery and alternator
> at the same time. A bad alternator can ruin a good battery and vise
> versa.
>
> But this isn't true for more expensive cars like Lexus and BMW.
>

Don't know where you read it, but it's wrong. It's not even true for the
most inexpensive cars. This sounds like the kind of advice one hears on the
DIY type channel on TV...

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-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

 

<eastwardbound2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1136189871.392075.131650@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> I read somewhere that it's best to replace the battery and alternator
> at the same time. A bad alternator can ruin a good battery and vise
> versa.
>
> But this isn't true for more expensive cars like Lexus and BMW.
>

Don't know where you read it, but it's wrong. It's not even true for the
most inexpensive cars. This sounds like the kind of advice one hears on the
DIY type channel on TV...

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-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

 

Mike Marlow wrote:

>
> <eastwardbound2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1136189871.392075.131650@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > I read somewhere that it's best to replace the battery and
> > alternator at the same time. A bad alternator can ruin a good
> > battery and vise versa.
> >
> > But this isn't true for more expensive cars like Lexus and BMW.
> >
>
> Don't know where you read it, but it's wrong. It's not even true for
> the most inexpensive cars. This sounds like the kind of advice one
> hears on the DIY type channel on TV...

If a car battery is more than two years old I can see replacing it
along with a bad alternator, just to keep from having to mess with the
charging system again sometime in the near future.

--

 

Mike Marlow wrote:

>
> <eastwardbound2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1136189871.392075.131650@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > I read somewhere that it's best to replace the battery and
> > alternator at the same time. A bad alternator can ruin a good
> > battery and vise versa.
> >
> > But this isn't true for more expensive cars like Lexus and BMW.
> >
>
> Don't know where you read it, but it's wrong. It's not even true for
> the most inexpensive cars. This sounds like the kind of advice one
> hears on the DIY type channel on TV...

If a car battery is more than two years old I can see replacing it
along with a bad alternator, just to keep from having to mess with the
charging system again sometime in the near future.

--

 

"Screwtape III" <gfy@bkbusa.com> wrote in message
news:xn0egr46y3mji9z000@news.individual.net...
> Mike Marlow wrote:
>
> >
> > <eastwardbound2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:1136189871.392075.131650@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > > I read somewhere that it's best to replace the battery and
> > > alternator at the same time. A bad alternator can ruin a good
> > > battery and vise versa.
> > >
> > > But this isn't true for more expensive cars like Lexus and BMW.
> > >
> >
> > Don't know where you read it, but it's wrong. It's not even true for
> > the most inexpensive cars. This sounds like the kind of advice one
> > hears on the DIY type channel on TV...
>
> If a car battery is more than two years old I can see replacing it
> along with a bad alternator, just to keep from having to mess with the
> charging system again sometime in the near future.
>

As a proactive preventative measure, I suppose so, but I always get way more
than two years out of my batteries. I live in upstate NY where summer can
be pretty hot (but not like AZ), and winter can be as cold as you need to
put a battery to the test. If I had to guess, I'd say I probably average
5-6 years on a battery. At that point the winter weather will generally
show what shape the battery is in.

My truck is a '94 and it really only gets occasional use anymore. It plows
a lot in the winter but in the summer it can sit for three weeks without
ever being started up. In the winter, it's usually started within two weeks
since we seldom go that long without snowfall. It sits outside, no engine
block heater or anything like that. The battery is at least 6 years old and
it doesn't even think twice about turning that 350 over on the coldest of
days.

I just replaced the factory battery in my daughter's 2000. It finally hit
the point where it didn't take much to run it right down. It would start
the car ok under any conditions but if you left a door open for any amount
of time at all, it would drain down to the point that it couldn't supply
the starter. I threw in a battery that had been in another car of mine for
5 years. One of my other daughters had totaled the car and it was quite
convenient that the battery problem in the 2000 popped up when it did, as I
was able to pull the battery out of the totaled '98 before they towed it
away. So far, it's performing well. If it fails within any short period of
time I won't really complain - I've already gotten a useful life out of it
so anything from here on out is just a bonus.

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

 

"Screwtape III" <gfy@bkbusa.com> wrote in message
news:xn0egr46y3mji9z000@news.individual.net...
> Mike Marlow wrote:
>
> >
> > <eastwardbound2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:1136189871.392075.131650@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > > I read somewhere that it's best to replace the battery and
> > > alternator at the same time. A bad alternator can ruin a good
> > > battery and vise versa.
> > >
> > > But this isn't true for more expensive cars like Lexus and BMW.
> > >
> >
> > Don't know where you read it, but it's wrong. It's not even true for
> > the most inexpensive cars. This sounds like the kind of advice one
> > hears on the DIY type channel on TV...
>
> If a car battery is more than two years old I can see replacing it
> along with a bad alternator, just to keep from having to mess with the
> charging system again sometime in the near future.
>

As a proactive preventative measure, I suppose so, but I always get way more
than two years out of my batteries. I live in upstate NY where summer can
be pretty hot (but not like AZ), and winter can be as cold as you need to
put a battery to the test. If I had to guess, I'd say I probably average
5-6 years on a battery. At that point the winter weather will generally
show what shape the battery is in.

My truck is a '94 and it really only gets occasional use anymore. It plows
a lot in the winter but in the summer it can sit for three weeks without
ever being started up. In the winter, it's usually started within two weeks
since we seldom go that long without snowfall. It sits outside, no engine
block heater or anything like that. The battery is at least 6 years old and
it doesn't even think twice about turning that 350 over on the coldest of
days.

I just replaced the factory battery in my daughter's 2000. It finally hit
the point where it didn't take much to run it right down. It would start
the car ok under any conditions but if you left a door open for any amount
of time at all, it would drain down to the point that it couldn't supply
the starter. I threw in a battery that had been in another car of mine for
5 years. One of my other daughters had totaled the car and it was quite
convenient that the battery problem in the 2000 popped up when it did, as I
was able to pull the battery out of the totaled '98 before they towed it
away. So far, it's performing well. If it fails within any short period of
time I won't really complain - I've already gotten a useful life out of it
so anything from here on out is just a bonus.

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

 

Mike Marlow wrote:

>
> "Screwtape III" <gfy@bkbusa.com> wrote in message
> news:xn0egr46y3mji9z000@news.individual.net...
> > Mike Marlow wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > <eastwardbound2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:1136189871.392075.131650@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > > > I read somewhere that it's best to replace the battery and
> > > > alternator at the same time. A bad alternator can ruin a good
> > > > battery and vise versa.
> > > >
> > > > But this isn't true for more expensive cars like Lexus and BMW.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Don't know where you read it, but it's wrong. It's not even true
> > > for the most inexpensive cars. This sounds like the kind of
> > > advice one hears on the DIY type channel on TV...
> >
> > If a car battery is more than two years old I can see replacing it
> > along with a bad alternator, just to keep from having to mess with
> > the charging system again sometime in the near future.
> >
>
> As a proactive preventative measure, I suppose so, but I always get
> way more than two years out of my batteries. I live in upstate NY
> where summer can be pretty hot (but not like AZ), and winter can be
> as cold as you need to put a battery to the test. If I had to guess,
> I'd say I probably average 5-6 years on a battery. At that point the
> winter weather will generally show what shape the battery is in.
>
> My truck is a '94 and it really only gets occasional use anymore. It
> plows a lot in the winter but in the summer it can sit for three
> weeks without ever being started up. In the winter, it's usually
> started within two weeks since we seldom go that long without
> snowfall. It sits outside, no engine block heater or anything like
> that. The battery is at least 6 years old and it doesn't even think
> twice about turning that 350 over on the coldest of days.
>
> I just replaced the factory battery in my daughter's 2000. It
> finally hit the point where it didn't take much to run it right down.
> It would start the car ok under any conditions but if you left a door
> open for any amount of time at all, it would drain down to the point
> that it couldn't supply the starter. I threw in a battery that had
> been in another car of mine for 5 years. One of my other daughters
> had totaled the car and it was quite convenient that the battery
> problem in the 2000 popped up when it did, as I was able to pull the
> battery out of the totaled '98 before they towed it away. So far,
> it's performing well. If it fails within any short period of time I
> won't really complain - I've already gotten a useful life out of it
> so anything from here on out is just a bonus.

It sounds like batteries last a lot longer in New York than they do
down here in Florida. I just replaced the battery in my son's 2000
Accent for the 2nd time. The summer heat combined with engine heat can
really cook a battery.

--

 

Mike Marlow wrote:

>
> "Screwtape III" <gfy@bkbusa.com> wrote in message
> news:xn0egr46y3mji9z000@news.individual.net...
> > Mike Marlow wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > <eastwardbound2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:1136189871.392075.131650@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > > > I read somewhere that it's best to replace the battery and
> > > > alternator at the same time. A bad alternator can ruin a good
> > > > battery and vise versa.
> > > >
> > > > But this isn't true for more expensive cars like Lexus and BMW.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Don't know where you read it, but it's wrong. It's not even true
> > > for the most inexpensive cars. This sounds like the kind of
> > > advice one hears on the DIY type channel on TV...
> >
> > If a car battery is more than two years old I can see replacing it
> > along with a bad alternator, just to keep from having to mess with
> > the charging system again sometime in the near future.
> >
>
> As a proactive preventative measure, I suppose so, but I always get
> way more than two years out of my batteries. I live in upstate NY
> where summer can be pretty hot (but not like AZ), and winter can be
> as cold as you need to put a battery to the test. If I had to guess,
> I'd say I probably average 5-6 years on a battery. At that point the
> winter weather will generally show what shape the battery is in.
>
> My truck is a '94 and it really only gets occasional use anymore. It
> plows a lot in the winter but in the summer it can sit for three
> weeks without ever being started up. In the winter, it's usually
> started within two weeks since we seldom go that long without
> snowfall. It sits outside, no engine block heater or anything like
> that. The battery is at least 6 years old and it doesn't even think
> twice about turning that 350 over on the coldest of days.
>
> I just replaced the factory battery in my daughter's 2000. It
> finally hit the point where it didn't take much to run it right down.
> It would start the car ok under any conditions but if you left a door
> open for any amount of time at all, it would drain down to the point
> that it couldn't supply the starter. I threw in a battery that had
> been in another car of mine for 5 years. One of my other daughters
> had totaled the car and it was quite convenient that the battery
> problem in the 2000 popped up when it did, as I was able to pull the
> battery out of the totaled '98 before they towed it away. So far,
> it's performing well. If it fails within any short period of time I
> won't really complain - I've already gotten a useful life out of it
> so anything from here on out is just a bonus.

It sounds like batteries last a lot longer in New York than they do
down here in Florida. I just replaced the battery in my son's 2000
Accent for the 2nd time. The summer heat combined with engine heat can
really cook a battery.

--

 

"Screwtape III" <gfy@bkbusa.com> wrote in message
news:xn0egrf7e5ii35001@news.individual.net...
>
>
> It sounds like batteries last a lot longer in New York than they do
> down here in Florida. I just replaced the battery in my son's 2000
> Accent for the 2nd time. The summer heat combined with engine heat can
> really cook a battery.
>

I suspect that as much as we associate weak batteries with cold temps, it's
really probably more as you suggest - the heat probably hurts them more than
our cold. Our cold will sure point out a weak battery in a heartbeat
though.

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

 

"Screwtape III" <gfy@bkbusa.com> wrote in message
news:xn0egrf7e5ii35001@news.individual.net...
>
>
> It sounds like batteries last a lot longer in New York than they do
> down here in Florida. I just replaced the battery in my son's 2000
> Accent for the 2nd time. The summer heat combined with engine heat can
> really cook a battery.
>

I suspect that as much as we associate weak batteries with cold temps, it's
really probably more as you suggest - the heat probably hurts them more than
our cold. Our cold will sure point out a weak battery in a heartbeat
though.

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net