young's 96

ok guys i am having problem with my car its been acting weird lately.Just recently not even 2mo ago I purchased a brand new battery @ oreiley, and every time I get up in the morning or late at night when I am going home from work the car wont start. After giving it a jump it starts up perfectly and I drive it home the car is fine untill in the morning time when iam ready to go to work again.Two days ago I took the car back to oreily to let them check the battery,and they checked it and said its my altenator.After that went down put a brand new alternator on and the guy that installed the alternator put the new one on and it was only putting out 11- 12 volts.He told me that the alternator was supposed to be putting out atleast 14 volts I woke up this morning and the car is still doing the same thing w.t.f. know i'm getting anger can someone think of some other solutions why my car is doing this.

Rock-a-Lex

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Listen to me, I spent waaaay too much on replacement alternators. They either didnt hold up or crapped out early. A new OEM one was very expensive. I got an OEM one from a junk yard with low miles, for $80 bucks. It's been perfect since. Also, keep in mind...NOW it may be your battery. If your battery has been taxed over and over again from having a failing alternator it may not be able to hold a charge anymore. I would get a used OEM alternator and have your battery re-checked and go from there. Gl!

NEbiker10

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Easiest and best way to quick diag an alternator is once the car is running take off the + battery cable. Do it right after you jump it


If the alternator is good the car will continue to run just like nothing happened. If its malfunctioning it will die.

phillygs3

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Make sure this is no draw on the battery while the car is off, lots of times after market alarms can kill a battery.

young's 96

i think thats what it is philly cause i got a new battery yesterday and after I started the car i disconnected the pos side of the battery and cut the headlights on and the car was running, so i know its not the alternator. Alternator fine, the battery is new woke up this morning the ****ing car is dead im getting frustrated now

02Legend

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Check your ground cable. Most likely a parasitic draw somewhere. When I had my IS300, the battery would die every couple of days. Even after putting a new battery in. I decided to check all connections and cables and realized that the factory ground connection on the car was loose and corroded. Replaced the cable and cleaned everything up and never had problems after that.