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05-25-2021, 06:25 AM | #1 | |
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Battery charge light will not turn off
I am having really big trouble with my 1991 Honda Prelude and it's getting to the point where I am starting to feel like I want to get it towed to the wreckers. I don't really want to do that but it's really taking the cake.
I hosed down my engine bay and the battery warning light came on and then an hour later my battery went flat. So far, this is what I have done to try and fix the problem: - Checked the alternator fuses - Fully charged the battery - Replaced the alternator with a remanufactured unit - Replaced the crankshaft pulley - Replaced the drive belt Today I checked the replacement alternators' B terminal with a multimeter and it's reporting just 3.84 volts! I thought perhaps the belt was slipping so I tightened it but it made no difference. The only thing that I haven't checked is the air conditioner compressor pulley. This could be a hint but it could also mean nothing... when I first installed the replacement alternator, the battery charge light no longer came on but the drive belt was squealing really loud. Then half an hour later, the squealing stopped and the battery charge light came back on again and has been on ever since. What do others think? |
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05-25-2021, 08:07 AM | #2 | |
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Re: Battery charge light will not turn off
I've gotten reman alternators bad out of the box.
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05-26-2021, 04:51 AM | #3 | |
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Re: Battery charge light will not turn off
Today I used a multimeter to perform tests on the alternator. I hope someone can tell me why the alternator is putting out 3.88 volts only.
All tests were carried out with the engine running at 800 RPM except for the last rectifier test, and the battery cable was disconnected from B terminal. B terminal with alternator connector connected: 3.88 volts between B terminal and engine 3.89 volts between B terminal and battery negative post -7.9 volts between B terminal and battery positive post 6.8 millivolts between alternator housing and battery negative post B terminal with alternator connector disconnected: 0.93 volts between B terminal and engine 0.94 volts between B terminal and battery negative post -9.74 volts between B terminal and battery positive post 0.64 millivolts between alternator housing and battery negative post Alternator terminals (grounded to engine/grounded to battery negative post): IG: Nil/6.2 volts S: 3 volts/3 volts L: Nil/6.4 volts FR: Nil/6 volts Alternator connector (grounded to engine/grounded to battery negative post): IG: 11.5/11.52 volts S: 4.58 volts/4.58 volts L: 11.49/11.5 volts FR: 11.81/11.82 volts Alternator rectifier test with engine running: Multimeter positive probe to B terminal/Multimeter negative probe to alternator housing: Nil Multimeter negative probe to B terminal/Multimeter positive probe to alternator housing: -240 millivolts Alternator rectifier test without engine running: Multimeter positive probe to B terminal/Multimeter negative probe to alternator housing: Nil Multimeter negative probe to B terminal/Multimeter positive probe to alternator housing: -933 millivolts Last edited by Kolusion; 05-27-2021 at 09:08 AM. |
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Re: Battery charge light will not turn off
Is it just me or do others also see a grounding issue with either the alternator or the engine?
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05-26-2021, 07:39 AM | #5 | |
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Re: Battery charge light will not turn off
Further down in this article are more tips.
https://www.aa1car.com/library/charging_checks.htm
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05-27-2021, 01:40 AM | #6 | |
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Re: Battery charge light will not turn off
I just tested the voltage between the following:
Battery positive terminal and battery negative terminal Battery positive terminal and engine Battery positive terminal and alternator All results matched, so the problem can't be bad grounding. Does anyone know what else could be the problem? |
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Re: Battery charge light will not turn off
It sounds like your reman alternator is crap.
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Re: Battery charge light will not turn off
Ow. What makes you say that?
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Re: Battery charge light will not turn off
Hmmm yeah, it working at the start and it not working now is strange. But there is another strange thing to this, when it was working the belt was squealing badly, then when it stopped working the belt stopped squealing.
I haven't recorded the figure of what I get at the battery but I do know that the battery goes from 12 volts to 11 volts once I start the car. |
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Re: Battery charge light will not turn off
Yes. Maybe.
Do you see anything abnormal in the test results? |
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Re: Battery charge light will not turn off
So you don't see anything abnormal?
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Re: Battery charge light will not turn off
I think I may have found a clue. S should be 12 volts, have a look at S in the charging system circuit diagram.
http://media.honda.co.uk/car/owner/m...f100/16-66.pdf Now have a look at my test results of the alternator connector. IG: 11.5 volts/11.52 volts S: 4.58 volts/4.58 volts L: 11.49 volts/11.5 volts FR: 11.81 volts/11.82 volts S isn't even hitting 6 volts, so there is resistance either in the wiring or the fuse. Does anyone know if this is of significance? |
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