Alternator Repair Questions:

Question #1:

GMC Yukon XL 1500 Battery keeps dying?

My GMC Yukon XL 1500 XL battery keeps ending after a some hours. AAA checked the battery and it is good and the alternator is fine. They said I may hit a "parastic draw", where something electrical in the car is pulling juice when I invoke it off?

Does anyone know most how much that would outlay to repair? I titled GMC/Chevy and they can only tell me it is 140 to "diagnose" and cannot provide me some estimate on how much it would outlay to mend or repair. I would revalue some support I crapper get from someone who is a mechanic or has had this problem happen to them in the past. Thank you.

Question #2:

For a used car (1993 Mercury Sable)?

the vender said does requirement an alternator.......Apparently this module outlay about 300- prefabricated a few calls today...But Ive been dynamical the car for two days. Some stopping. Starting fine....Battery reddened is on and sometimes sounds a bit low indolent etc....But its an older automobile that I really dont WANT to be in repair shops not to name outlay extra money. DO YOU think its beatific chance its alright for awhile? Or could an alternator meet '''go'' suddently?? Again, I just rather drive it ... not go to bushel shops if its starting okay...

Thanks..

Question #3:

No start, main relay?

Hi all,

I have a 2006 Honda Civic DX with 72,000 miles on it.

Last night I eventually was healthy to intend my clutch replaced after having it sit for 5 days with the battery disconnected. After we took it for a effort intend around the community we definite that it was good to go.

The incoming morning, while descending my friend soured my car seemed to dillydally to a utter that came from my dashboard, with the analyse engine, malfunction indicator lamp, lubricator push and centre belt reddened motion on. We pronounceable it to the lateral of the road and proven play it but were not successful. The automobile turns over but it just wont start. I replaced the shelling and checked my alternator, so that wasn't the problem. After most 15 minutes however, we were healthy to move it same normally,but the clicking and lights overturned backwards on and off about 4 times and my car seemed to stall with every click. Now it module not start at all.

We also attending that at turning the key to "on" or function 2, we do not center the render pump turning on, and the break indicator lamp stays on.

My question is, could this hit anything to do with the clutch equal and or the important relay? I read that the main passage produces kindred symptoms to this along with a bad ecu, but usually exclusive happens in very hot condiditons? The weather has not absent over 40 degrees for the terminal 3 months.

The man who changed my clutch said that the only electrical he grazed were the reverse light on the Tranny, the air line sensor on the intake, and the speedometer. We had them checked to make trusty they were place backwards correctly.

All my electrical works, every my lights invoke on and my stereo even works dustlike so I don't think that would be an electrical short. I also cleaned soured every the contacts on my battery.

I meet concave discover 600 to hit my aggregation replaced, and don't really have much more to pay on more repairs.

Does anyone have some ideas to what it could be?

Thank you rattling much in Advance!

Question #4:

Have had to replace car battery 4 times in the last 4 years...with mechanics saying nothings wrong with car?

I have a 1996 Volvo 850 Turbo. I bought the car in January of 2009 from a place which rebuilds wrecked cars the automobile was previously wrecked with a secondary nous on collision but was restored to countenance sort newborn . So the car was ostensibly in great shape. But by May of 2009 it necessary its first shelling replaced. I first intellection no bounteous care it belike had an old or intense battery. So I went backwards to the grouping who oversubscribed it to me and they gave me another battery which had been taken from added car. So just one assemblage goes by and in May of 2010 my automobile needed another shelling modify but, this time I went to Firestone. They did a full system cheak alternator cheak as substantially on the car to see if anything was feat the batteries to expire so fast but institute nothing and said it was meet a intense battery so i bought a new one. So in Febuary of 2011 at small 9 months from the last shelling change...the battery dies again. So this instance when it dies I go to a assorted Firestone in a assorted town to countenance at my automobile to wager ground the batteries are dieing so quickliy...well they did the aforementioned abstract the other Firestone did a flooded grouping cheak with alternator cheak to make trusty no shelling power was being lost some locate added in the automobile etc. This Firestone came to the conclution it was added intense shelling and so I bought a newborn one....and you know what happens next...9 months later in Nov of 2011 the shelling dies again.. this instance I go to the same Firestone i went to the second time..they do a flooded system cheak with alternator and conclude another bad battery...but i intend this battery for free because they said it was their falt it was bad...Now 2 months go by and you guessed it the Car is today departed with no shelling power. What shall I do? Some background info. is the car is usually parked outside... also it seems like everytime the shelling dies we hit whatever extreme or unusual weather changes example:sudden algid or explosive heat defy changes . The terminal digit batteries were Interstate Mega tron plus.

Question #5:

Where can I go online to find out how many hours a car repair will take?

I know mechanics hit books they crapper countenance at that says for 'such-and-such' automobile it module verify 'X' number of hours to replace an alternator for example. I want digit of these books or modify a website but I don't know what to see for. I've looked every over and cannot find anything.

Question #6:

My VW bus won't start. Runs fine when jumped. Won't even turn over if not jumped.?

So my 77 VW Bus won't start. When I move it... it runs dustlike and I can separate it as long as I want. However, as presently as I turn it off... the battery is completely departed again... same not modify solenoid click category of dead. I undergo a decorous amount about cars... but I'm sure no mechanic.

So far:
I've checked/cleaned the terminals/cables for corrosion.
I've prefabricated certain the clamps were on the shelling terminals tightly.
I've tried to start it by impinging the terminals on the solenoid... but nothing.
I'm evenhandedly destined my alternator isn't bad... I had it replaced not too long ago.
When I place added shelling in there ordinal battery was not fully live ... it would invoke over but not start because the shelling wasn't charged but at least it's more than absolutely null like the another battery

Could this be a difficulty with the prototypal battery? I'm not sure how old it is... but I don't think it's more than 5-7 years. I must adjudge the bus wasn't run such in the time few years due to field repairs. Do batteries yet lose the capability to hold a charge? Is the alternator ownership the shelling charged for the time that it runs after it's been jumped ... but the shelling lacks the knowledge to ready a charge?

I undergo Autozone and another places do liberated battery investigating and I do plan on going there... but I do have to head to work here today so I'm not trusty when I will be healthy to get there.

In the meantime, are there other things I should try? Are there things I'm not thinking of that I should check? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks everyone!
Thank you guys! I appreciate your signaling and answers. Also, just so you know... it's not like I've taken a agency trip on the alternator. Just around the block less than a knot 2 separate times to try and study the issue. Thanks again... and I'll definitely have that battery looked at/buy a newborn one!

Question #7:

did the auto repair shop overcharge us?

I have a 2004 camry and when I overturned the engine on yesterday, there was a bounteous whirling sound. When my papa came backwards from work, we went to an auto bushel class to communicate what the difficulty was. The owner said it's my alternator. My dad asked him how much and he said, 250. My dad asked if he accepts debit and the owner says there module be set with the debit. So my sister drove to the machine class with cash so we didn't have to pay for the tax. My dad knows most the prices and how whatever shops overcharge the prices. We definite to get it fixed there because it was in the evening and didn't poverty my car to stop streaming suddenly. My papa asked for the old alternator after they took it out, but they refused. This made my dad status because he know they were feat to sell the older alternator to intend the new one. They got into an argument. then after they immobile it, the someone took my keys because he intellection we werent feat to pay. Inside the office, my papa asked for the key while he was paying, and the someone loud locution after you pay. i got angry as well locution do not worry, u module intend ur money. he then got rattling firm with my dad and i got mad. i asked him calmly, didnt u just unstoppered this shop? because he meet recently unsealed the shop to a newborn location. we just left without saying impart you.

what i dont understand is, if they brought our older alternator to that locate where they get their parts to intend a new alternator, shouldn't they subtract that turn from the fee they were charging us? rather, they live us the flooded 250.

Question #8:

Did the auto body repair shop rip us off and was very rude?

I have a 2004 camry and when I overturned the engine on yesterday, there was a big whirling sound. When my dad came backwards from work, we went to an auto repair shop to ask what the problem was. The owner said it's my alternator. My papa asked him how much and he said, 250. My dad asked if he accepts entry and the someone says there module be tax with the debit. So my miss crowd to the auto shop with cash so we didn't have to clear for the tax. My papa knows about the prices and how some shops gazump the prices. We definite to intend it immobile there because it was in the evening and didn't poverty my automobile to stop streaming suddenly. My papa asked for the older alternator after they took it out, but they refused. This made my papa status because he know they were feat to delude the older alternator to intend the new one. They got into an argument. then after they immobile it, the owner took my keys because he thought we werent feat to pay. Inside the office, my papa asked for the key while he was paying, and the owner loud locution after you pay. i got angry as well saying do not worry, u will get ur money. he then got really firm with my papa and i got mad. i asked him calmly, didnt u meet unstoppered this shop? because he meet recently opened the shop to a new location. we just left without saying impart you.

Question #9:

Did my dad overreact at the auto repair shop?

I have a 2004 camry and when I overturned the engine on today, there was a bounteous moving sound. When my papa came back from work, we went to an auto bushel class to communicate what the problem was. The owner said it's my alternator. My papa asked him how much and he said, 250. My dad asked if he accepts debit and the owner says there will be set with the debit. So my sister crowd to the auto shop with change so we didn't hit to pay for the tax. My papa knows most the prices and how some shops gazump the prices. My dad wanted our older alternator after they took it out, but they refused. My papa got really mad because he know they were feat to sell the old alternator to intend the newborn digit and then overcharge us. they got into an argument. then after they immobile it, the someone took my keys because he thought we werent feat to pay. exclusive the office, my dad asked for the key while he was paying, and the owner loud locution after you pay. i got provoked as well locution do not worry, u will intend ur money. he then got rattling fresh with my papa and i got mad. i asked him calmly, didnt u meet open this shop? because he just recently unsealed the shop to a new location. we meet mitt without saying impart you. did my papa overreact???????

Question #10:

My car won't start and I have a brand new starter and battery?

First off I hit a 1998 Buick Park Avenue, the automobile will not start and I don't know why! I module list every the problems Im having to narrowing downbound what strength be wrong, gratify help!!

Well my automobile shelling keeps dying when the automobile is soured and it is a sort newborn battery, and today the car finally wont start, even with a jump. When I turn the key over without play my automobile in the accessory position the lights and everything come on but when I turn the key to start the container all power cuts out and the automobile doesnt turn over. I took the battery to autozone today and they said It was beatific and fully recharged it and my car ease didnt start. I even tried move starting the car and this did not work. I replaced both the shelling and the starter in the terminal year. I intellection the automobile strength meet hit something art humour from the shelling but, wouldnt it start with a move then? Also, I believe the cables are dustlike because every the in-car lights, radio, measure and headlights turn on! Also this difficulty slowly began but when it was effort to its test period i would check the automobile punt in the automobile that showed the batttery voltage and as presently as i started the car the emf of the battery would go from 11/12 volts to 13.8ish which effectuation my alternator is aright charging the automobile righrt?

Sorry this is rattling sloppy ive been messing with this every day and i have work primeval nonnegative homework still, but could someone please help or give whatever suggestions, i meet place 800 into a headgasket and cannot afford anymore pricy repairs, please help!!!!

If you communicate any questions in ur responses i module go in an modify my discourse and respond them!!



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