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Help...check Charging System Has Come On

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Posted by: the_1calledgod

Hey everyone,
Thanks again for looking at my thread, and give me all your great info. Ok so im on my way home from the office today, and my air conditioner kick off and on with the numbers you can't read. then my ANTI-LOCK lights up, and my check charging system light comes on. about 2 miles after this starts happening i start to give my mk8 some gas to get off the on ramp, and sure as shi-t the car feels like its running on 2 cyclinders. i just put a new Alt, and new battery on the car. i did notice that the top of the battery is leaking fluids out of the top.
thanks
stu

Posted by: mespock

My guess Alternator. Get your voltage checked....

Had this happen on 2 of my Mark VIIIs my 93 and my 94

Posted by: 94m5

Alt. I've had the same thing happen on a different car. I went through 3 different alts before I got a good one. I would even check the main charging wire comming off of the alt. could be shorting out.

Mike

Posted by: 1wykdmk8

Alt alt alt.....most likely.

Posted by: bigdog1279

yeah make shure you get a good alternator dont just get the chepest one
i when thre 3 also on my 95 conti just this year well 1 in Dec last year and 2 more between jan and march befor i got a good one in there that worked longer then a month

Posted by: Prophecor

Just changed mine about a month ago. I'm probably gonna' wind up changing it again soon. My ABS light came on briefly a coupla' days ago, usually an indicator that theres an alternator problem coming down the pike soon. I am amazingly enough getting better gas mileage since changing it though. I'm a lifer with Auto Zone so when ever it goes bad, I trudge my way back to the Zone to get another one. I burned up three in less than 72 hours fooling with Pep Boys products. Steer clear of those whenever possible. Have them bench test the new one before they sell it to you.

Posted by: the_1calledgod

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Originally Posted by Prophecor

Just changed mine about a month ago. I'm probably gonna' wind up changing it again soon. My ABS light came on briefly a coupla' days ago, usually an indicator that theres an alternator problem coming down the pike soon. I am amazingly enough getting better gas mileage since changing it though. I'm a lifer with Auto Zone so when ever it goes bad, I trudge my way back to the Zone to get another one. I burned up three in less than 72 hours fooling with Pep Boys products. Steer clear of those whenever possible. Have them bench test the new one before they sell it to you.

thanks for the info. i got this new alt and Oreily's, i will be takin it back tomorrow.

Posted by: rmac694203

When I had my Eldorado I got an alternator from Auto Zone that went bad in about a month.

Posted by: Bates93Mark8

the alt's on the early marks are the worst I change mine about twice a year... the best bet is a napa or ford alt... the marls have alot of things to run with 8 onboard computers on some it takes alot of amps. The cheapys just cant pull it off or if they do they wont for very long

Posted by: aggiestckl

thats an alt bro... got mine from napa seems good so far..

Posted by: the_1calledgod

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Originally Posted by aggiestckl

thats an alt bro... got mine from napa seems good so far..

thanks alot! im omw way to take this POS back!!! i bought a yellow top optima battery. hope that helps too.

Posted by: 94m5

Napa = the win!!!!

You can take autozone and burn them all to the ground for all I care. I don't have any other parts stores in this area, so I can't say whether they are good or not.

Mike

Posted by: Bates93Mark8

Well just depends on if you want to change them all the time or not???

Posted by: wm_sorg

I stay away form autozone, pep boys, etc as well. I went to a local parts store and picked up a bosh. No problems whatsoever, save for the a-hole who sideswiped me a week later.

Posted by: the_1calledgod

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Originally Posted by wm_sorg

I stay away form autozone, pep boys, etc as well. I went to a local parts store and picked up a bosh. No problems whatsoever, save for the a-hole who sideswiped me a week later.

i have the charging problem fixed, but im sure it will mess up in a week or so.