Battery Draining
11-07-2007, 09:03 AM
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Battery Draining My car has been running completely fine until yesterday. I went to go fill up on gas, and I notice that my battery gauge is around 10 volts. As i drive home the battery slowly goes down until it is at about 8 volts when i get into my driveway. I am getting a battery drain and have no idea why. Anyone know how to fix this or what to look for?
11-07-2007, 09:16 AM
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sounds like the alternator is dead. Your voltage went low and ran the battery down because with the alternator not generating power for the car you were running off the battery alone.
11-07-2007, 09:21 AM
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Anyway to test if it is my alternator?
I also noticed that this past couple weeks it looked like my battery gauge was reading high. Normal it is around 13-14, but it has been around 14-15 lately until yesterday.
I also noticed that this past couple weeks it looked like my battery gauge was reading high. Normal it is around 13-14, but it has been around 14-15 lately until yesterday.
11-07-2007, 11:22 AM
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Alternator went bad b/c my powering steering pump was leaking onto the alternator. Now i am replacing my alternator and getting my power steering pump fixed....
11-13-2007, 09:35 PM
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to check for a bad alternator make sure your battery is fully charged while car is off. start the car and watch the battery's voltage if its 1-2 volts low and dropping. alternator is bad.
Use a voltage tester that reads you the measurements. a fluke 88 dmm is choice
Use a voltage tester that reads you the measurements. a fluke 88 dmm is choice