Help! Battery problem!
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Help! Battery problem!
I recently changed my battery and my car starts up fine but dies after a few minutes with all the lights in the dash still lit. I've had this problem before when my alternator died but I recently replaced it so I don't think that's the problem. Could it be the battery terminals? All help is greatly appreciated.
Here's a picture of my the terminal that worries me.
Here's a picture of my the terminal that worries me.
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Wow! Where is the rest of the clamp?
I'll post trukn1's charging thread for reference.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...g-problem.html
I'll post trukn1's charging thread for reference.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...g-problem.html
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Not to mention the corrosion down the cable as viewable in the pic
The corrosion will result in a bit of a loss of charge, but you could just replace the cable end and be good for a while. If the cable is stiff past 4inches from the battery, you should replace the cable as well as the cable end.
The corrosion will result in a bit of a loss of charge, but you could just replace the cable end and be good for a while. If the cable is stiff past 4inches from the battery, you should replace the cable as well as the cable end.
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First, thanks for all the helpful advice.
I ran a test and the alternator is fine. I guess its that terminal that needs replacing. Not too savvy with car stuff so I'll probably take it into the shop to get the entire set up replaced.
Thanks again!
I ran a test and the alternator is fine. I guess its that terminal that needs replacing. Not too savvy with car stuff so I'll probably take it into the shop to get the entire set up replaced.
Thanks again!
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With a fully charged battery and a totally dead alternator, my old '90 ran ~20 miles before dying. As far as I can tell, it will run with a dead alt, and a 24f battery holds ~20 miles worth of spark at full charge.
Check for codes if the batt cable doesnt fix it. my '93 is doing this now, had corrosion on cables, that wasnt the problem, throwing a code 14. I think its the main relay in my case, fwiw.
Check for codes if the batt cable doesnt fix it. my '93 is doing this now, had corrosion on cables, that wasnt the problem, throwing a code 14. I think its the main relay in my case, fwiw.
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battery/terminals
just got a new battery and neg. terminal. my old battery would sometimes just turn on the int. lights and not even attempt to turn over the engine. replaced the 2 things and it starts perfectly
just got a new battery and neg. terminal. my old battery would sometimes just turn on the int. lights and not even attempt to turn over the engine. replaced the 2 things and it starts perfectly
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Not broken. Its missing the bolt and square nut. Plus the initial charge of starting the car will cause an electrical surge, resulting in a surge that makes the terminal end losing contact, and the milisecond is all it takes for a ....cra...then nothing.
The "cra" is the crank that ends as soon as you try to start the car.
Replace the cable end, and keep on truckin for a couple more months....whenbit starts to fail in a couple of months, i will post a link to this thread, to my previous post.
Just sayin
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