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Sonny Gaston Posted on Jun 05, 2015
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Is this bad my alternator wire looks like this my car shuts off after 30 min

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Does the car restart after shutting off or does it need to be jumped? If it needs to be jumped then I would lean towards a bad alternator as you're running solely on battery. The alternator runs the car and charges the battery. If the car starts right up after shutting down then you're probably are going down the wrong rabbit hole. More information would be needed in order to troubleshoot further.

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Well, that doesn't look good, but I can not see that shutting your engine off.

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  • Posted on Sep 02, 2009

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I HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE ITSELF BECOME FAULTY ON THESE VEHICLES..CHECK FOR LOOSENESS OF WIRES RIGHT AT BATTERY CLAMP..ALSO CHECK BATTERY CONNNECTIONS AT UNDERHOOD FUSEBLOCK AND AT STARTER SOLENOID..

Testimonial: "had alternator tested in vehicle. tested bad, replaced, and cleaned terminals and connections..so far no problems. thank you"

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SOURCE: 95 mark Vlll. Check charging system came on.

have the anti theft module checked out

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SOURCE: 2000 Acura RL battery light on. All the lights on

Charge the battery first with the connectors well cleaned. remove if crusted up and wire brush the connections well. After starting the engine take a volt meter which can be purchased for around $10 at Auto Zone or any other discount store. Attach the meters probes, red on positive and black on negative in the DC setting. You should get a reading of voltage if good at 13.5 volts. If lower than that tha output is bad from the altenator. If 13.5 is seen disconnect the probes and set the mode setting to AC. Attach the probes as follows.....Red on the negative and black on the positive of the battery terminals. If you get the same reading in the AC mode that means the diode inside the alternator is at fault. You will need a alternator if any readings are below 13.5 or if the reading runs both ways in AC/DC modes

Anonymous

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SOURCE: how to change alternator belt

Most likely what is happening is that either the fan/water pump is no longer being turned by the engine, which it needs the belt on for (Assuming it's a '98, not an '89), causing it to overheat, or the battery is being drained because the belt being off the alternator is causing the alternator to not turn, therefor producing no power. Make sure no shards of old belts remain, and put on the new belt. That should solve the problems.

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  • Posted on Oct 03, 2011

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Yes, your car's engine will cut out if there is no electricity being (ultimately) supplied to the spark plugs..
You could have a bad ground, loose connection, or bad alternator.
Carefully inspect all connections - even the ones on the starter, ground at the frame, battery terminals, and connection on the alternator and the other end of the wires coming from the alternator.
Typically most parts stores will test your alternator for free, while it is still on the car. Call ahead to be sure.
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