Went to move my car this morning and whaddya know, the c*nt won't start... Took the battery out and charged it and the car started. Took it for a drive, turned the engine off and the c*nt won't start again Also when I turned on the headlights or foggies there was a dip in the rpm.
Must be able to post...
Also if I remember reading correctly in posts ages ago, wasn't there a place that sold uprated gpx alternators new? Can't remember :S
Last edited by den0va on Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
It's a Century one, bought from supercheap :L So in saying this if the alternator were to be f*cked mivec would not activate at all right? Since the 2 of the 4 pins activate it. When I drove it Mivec did activate or is that a stupid test?
den0va wrote:It's a Century one, bought from supercheap :L So in saying this if the alternator were to be f*cked mivec would not activate at all right? Since the 2 of the 4 pins activate it. When I drove it Mivec did activate or is that a stupid test?
Ummm.
I know that MIVEC won't activate if the alternator is rooted.
Done that, alternator is fine... Took battery to supercheap tested as a good battery at 13.3V Went for a short drive around, all normal functions no dip in rpm when turning on headlights etc turned car on and off multiple times all good? Temperamental b*tch... Battery must not have been sustained the first time around or something.
PS. Admin please move this thread to help section thanks :L changed name of thread.
Happened to me with a bad negative grounding terminal. The headlights would sometimes dip and the volt meter fluctuated a lot when indicating etc. Make sure the terminals are clean and the battery has a good ground.