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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / January 2008

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Devils Advocate - 07 Jan 2008 03:04 GMT
Had my altenator rebuilt about 4 mths ago. Then 2 mths after that, I broked
down.......lights went, radio went, no heater, no nothing.......put my
booster pack on and managed to make it home. I then returned the car to the
garage who repaired the altenator, he indicated the alternator was fine, but
rather there was a wiring issue coming from altenator. (I didn't believe him
to be honest, bec it was under warranty, and he just wanted more money out
of me) Anyways, he did what was neccessary, and the car has been doing great
since. However, the past couple of weeks I have been noticing this, the
instrumental cluster lights will go dim/bright then dim/bright........the if
in fourth gear and kinda kick the car in, the instrumental cluster lights
would dim, and the heater would cut down (just like being on level 1 instead
of 4, even though the heater is on 4).

So I'm thinking I still have a charging/altenator issue?

any ideas?
codifus - 09 Jan 2008 15:43 GMT
On Jan 6, 10:04 pm, "Devils Advocate" <devilsadvocat...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> Had my altenator rebuilt about 4 mths ago. Then 2 mths after that, I broked
> down.......lights went, radio went, no heater, no nothing.......put my
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>
> any ideas?

Get a voltmeter. Measure the voltage at the battery connection. You
should see 12 volts or so with the car off and 14.2 with the car on.
If you dont see 14.2 you should see at least 13. The voltage with the
car on has to be greater than with the car off so that the alternator
can charge the battery. If the voltage is lower then replace the
alternator.

CD
Al Moodie - 10 Jan 2008 15:13 GMT
>Had my altenator rebuilt about 4 mths ago. Then 2 mths after that, I broked
>down.......lights went, radio went, no heater, no nothing.......put my
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>
>any ideas?

You would have to think it was either the alternator or the battery.
How old is the battery, 3-4 years is about the maximum lifespan. Get
it "load tested" at Autozone, Pep Boys or similar shop.

If the battery is OK then I would have to suspect your rebuilt
alternator. Faulty diodes?

Al Moodie.
 
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