haha well guess what, there was a snowstorm today and the guy bailed out.
called me in the morning and said he was sick... lol
i dont want to do it but i think i'll end up going to canadian tire to get the alt replaced with a generic one, i just need the ls to be in running condition asap
alright well I've called a few alternator places and tomorrow this guy will be coming to pickup my car and rebuild the alternator for 195$
tomorrow is the day i'll finally know if the problem is fixed....
so tired of it
02 v6 / 210000km
ongoing problems:
no driver seat controls (the fuse blows when i use it)
vcg / coils (bought new set need to find time to go to garage)
battery drain (alternator suspected)
broken rear window regulator
water leak in a few spots
no ac
recently fixed:
no horn / steering control...
update:
ok finally some breakthrough in my ongoing problem,
went to canadian tire (canadian equilvalent of autozone) and bought another dmm, a reviewer said the meter was able to read ac, plus it was on sale (60% off)...
alright,
did some further research and i've concluded that it must be indeed my meter;
this guy was having the same readings:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-75551.html
and as per this post:
"At one time it was extremely common for AC meter ranges on analog meters to...
alright,
i tested the voltmeter on my mdx and also getting the same reading? :confused:
am I doing something wrong or could my meter be busted?
attached pics of the reading on the mdx
can someone confirm if my settings are right lol
alright so i plugged the voltmeter and got a reading of 30vac?
i attached some pics just to be sure i did it correctly :p
also uploaded pics of the reading of the drain (5.7amp)
so what do you say joe? bad alt?
yea I pulled out every single fuses and relay, and it was not fun at all lol, especially the passenger fuse box
on the flip side i found 2 blown fuses; for my cig lighter and for the driver power seat, cant believe i drove with no seat adjustment for over a year!
so anyhow, how would i...
Hey all,
i've been dealing with a really bad battery drain for the last few months
the issue became a major problem when i stopped using the car as my daily driver.
If i leave the car overnight it will drain the battery out.
I have to jump it everytime when that happens, so i started to...
Thanks fellas, more coming later tonight (currently at work)
lol somebody had to say it :p
Yea didnt realize how bad it was till she was under the lights!
Cant wait to restore the paint, but that will have to wait, gotta fix her up first
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