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My brother has one of these and his mechanic tried the quick fix for $1,000. Lasted 2 weeks. He wanted nearly $4000 more for rebuilt unit installed, so brother sold him the car cheap. (reliable mechanic for last 13 years and 6 cars.) How many miles on yours?
If you suspect the alternator, disconnect the 12V line coming directly from the battery and check for current drain. Are you sure the current unit is in ampere (A) and not milliampere (mA)? A 5A current will drain your battery in about an hour. A 5mA current is just about normal considering the parasitic load (radio memory chip, clock, ECM memory circuit, etc.). Try checking your battery. It could be the real culprit.
Take off the battery cables. Touch the positive and negative together for 10 seconds. Reattach the positive first and then the negative. Your computer will be reset to factory settings. Idle will be better, cruise will work and air will be fine at the idle position.
You might have something draining it, as an example...glove box light, under the hood light, trunk light may be staying on.
Any shop can verify a draw with a meter or amp meter.
You can disconnect the battery connection and connect them again. If it has a check engine light, it will pop up again untill the problem is fixed. If you are trying to get an inspection, there is way around it but to fix it.
best way is tomeasure your battery.read what cranking amps and such it says on battery.take measuments to store neasure batterys compare cca and such or simplt call a parts store and ask them.theyll tell you..
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