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I'm so f*cking frustrated, someone help me (voltage related)

Old May 9, 2011 | 09:00 PM
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See it's such a pain to get to the alternator, so I had a mechanic do it. What should I tell him to check?
 
Old May 9, 2011 | 09:21 PM
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bad ground/open neutral maybe...

also...I noticed with mine during winter, if i have my headlights, heater, heated seats, heated mirrors, and my radio all on, my battery guage sits at 13.5V. Then i hear my SAI kick on and i see it drop down to almost 12V...sometimes makes me think that a bad SAI could cause a bad short when its activated and could drain the battery while the car is idling.
 
Old May 9, 2011 | 09:25 PM
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Man how am I the only person with this problem.. amazing
 
Old May 11, 2011 | 10:43 PM
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New update, revved engine today and the volts shot up to 14, and for some ******* reason the battery light turned on... go figure
 
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