how do i know its my alternator?
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how do i know its my alternator?
here's my problem.....
i was driving home the other night and all of lights went out right after i turned my heater on.My battery light came on too. i did notice when i hit my remote start before going home, it wouldn't start up. thought it was due to being pretty cold. anyways, when i got home, it wouldnt start up at all, just a clicking noise. The next day i took the battery in to be tested and it was low.Had it charged and the car started right up, no problems. The following day i started the car and it started again.....so my question is....how do you know for sure if it's your alternator?
i was driving home the other night and all of lights went out right after i turned my heater on.My battery light came on too. i did notice when i hit my remote start before going home, it wouldn't start up. thought it was due to being pretty cold. anyways, when i got home, it wouldnt start up at all, just a clicking noise. The next day i took the battery in to be tested and it was low.Had it charged and the car started right up, no problems. The following day i started the car and it started again.....so my question is....how do you know for sure if it's your alternator?
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how do i get it tested, should i take it off and have it tested? i really thinks its my alternator, a couple months back the power steering fluid was leaking into it.
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if it was your battery it wouldnt have started the next day. When i had a bad battery my car ran fine while it was on, but if i left it off for more than an hour, it wouldnt start because it already lost the whole charge, i always had to get a jump from someone. Your battery is fine because it did not discharge over night. This is just my thought though
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