Battery draining

Jos4DCivic · #1 01-08-2005, 02:11 AM

well my battery keeps draining. when i went to start it in the morning it was dead. i went out and bought a cheap battery and within 5 hours it is dead again. i tried pulling all fuses and watching voltage but none made it drop. anything else i should look at?

JiNx_89CRX · #2 01-08-2005, 02:21 AM

Are you sure its not your alt?

Juicy05 · #3 01-08-2005, 02:21 AM

Check the Alternator.... same shit happened to me.......after a battery, and a tow i found it to be the culprit.....

Jos4DCivic · #4 01-08-2005, 11:01 PM

alternator pulling current or Not charging battery? no i havent checked it yet.

CRX-Crooks · #5 01-09-2005, 01:18 AM

To check if its your alt just turn the car on (if you can) then rev your engine in front of a wall or something. If the light beam stays normal its not the altinator if it dims and brightens dims and brightens its your alt.

]{iwi · #6 01-09-2005, 01:32 AM

ive had a alt. drain my battery, it would still charge the battery but it had a short in it

Jos4DCivic · #7 01-09-2005, 03:44 PM

yeah my alt still charging but i think it has a short like ]{iwi said. could it be starter has a short?

Jos4DCivic · #8 01-09-2005, 07:49 PM

well i pulled all fuses and put them back 1 at a time while checking battery with DVOM with ignition off. found that horn/stop light fuse under the hood pulling a little bit. then i did it with ignition in the on position. voltage was sturdy till i put back alternator solenoid valve fuse which caused voltage to drop about 2.5v. tried same thing on my 4d and voltage only dropped about .5. so im figuring its alternator, as stated before. what you all think?

terriblenone · #9 01-09-2005, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRX-Crooks

To check if its your alt just turn the car on (if you can) then rev your engine in front of a wall or something. If the light beam stays normal its not the altinator if it dims and brightens dims and brightens its your alt.

What exactly does this mean? My headlights and guage lights get slightly brighter when I rev the engine. What exactly is the problem with my alternator now? Is it a serious problem?

Nate

CRX-Crooks · #10 01-10-2005, 12:07 AM

Yes its the altanter for shure no matter waht lol just go and buy a new one trust me on this one.

Hilikus Funkin · #11 01-10-2005, 12:33 AM

theyre not too expensive, just get a new alternator and swap it out.

rosshatch89 · #12 01-10-2005, 01:38 AM

lol i bought a rebuilt one about a year ago since then i've went through about 5-6 some of them were problems like diodes but i think over revving was the death of them

terriblenone · #13 01-10-2005, 01:45 AM

whats a decent price for an alternator? (new/rebuilt) and is it an easy fix for a beginner/novice mechanic? I've taken a look in the honda shop manual and it looks easy enough, but I'm not sure how much space there is to work with...

I just spent a bunch getting the water pump and timing belt replaced after being stranded 2 hours on the side of the road 6 hours from home, so another repair is not something I want to have to deal with.

Nate

Onimacus · #14 01-10-2005, 03:48 AM

Checking the alternator is as easy as removing the red (+) wire from the battery while the car is running. If the car dies, your alternator is dead. If it keeps running the alternator is not dead. But now that i think about it i don't know how this would find shorts in the alternator or anything.

]{iwi · #15 01-10-2005, 03:51 AM

^^^true

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