 Alternators, Alternator problem |
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 Dec 16, 2005 - 12:05 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Oct 16, '05 From omaha,nebraska Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
This is a weird question but i had a bad alternator when i bought it so i got it replaced and its draining the battery im thinking it has something to do with it not being a toyota alternator has this happend to anyone else?
Also would any toyota alternator fit my car because i am about to go get one from a junkyard? |
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Dec 16, 2005 - 2:00 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
no not all toyota alts. fit.....and i doubt its because its from a different company....
alternators don't drain a battery though...they only put power to the battery....my suggestion is have your battery checked cause thats more likely the cause that its dead and not holding charge |
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Dec 16, 2005 - 2:06 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 30, '02 From Washington Spokane / Coeur D' Alene Idaho Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
could have gotten a bad alt go and have your eletrical system checked they check the battery and alt sears auto does it i know i use to work there
-------------------- yea your 3sgte is cool but ill stick to my 7agte
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Dec 17, 2005 - 7:30 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 16, '05 From omaha,nebraska Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Yeah right b4 i got the new alt i got a brand new battery and i was talking to my cousin that works at a dealrship and he said that this is a common thing he said if its not toyota he is alwaysd replacing them every couple of months. And i even talked to a toyota specialist that owns a after market shop and he said he would never put any alt in a toyota unless its a toyota one, b/c he has had the same problem.
And im pretty sure its the alt. b/c when ever i pull up to a red light all my gages and headlights dim untill i start giving it gas. So i would guess that its not the batery. |
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Dec 21, 2005 - 4:54 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i had this problem before.. but it wasn't the alt. it was the cables where lose.. so the alt wasn't recharing the batt. at full power ... check the the wires the clip on to the alt... also check that you don't have any oxidation(sp) on your batt. cables...
i had this problem before.. but it wasn't the alt. it was the cables where lose.. so the alt wasn't recharing the batt. at full power ... check the the wires the clip on to the alt... also check that you don't have any oxidation(sp) on your batt. cables... -------------------- |
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Dec 21, 2005 - 11:16 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 17, '03 From Florence, KY Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Is there such a thing as a Toyota alternator? Or does he mean OEM? I figured the alternator would be from a supplier like the other accessories like NGK plugs or NipponDenso A/C compressors.
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