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Car Doesn't Start Randomly - Think it's actually 2 problems...
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<blockquote data-quote="vipergts281" data-source="post: 15069237" data-attributes="member: 10912"><p>Just updating for future reference in case anyone comes across this while searching...</p><p></p><p>I got under the car and checked the connections at the alternator and where the ground wire connects to the engine mount bolt. All were tight, no obvious signs of fraying or anything like that. I also cleaned up the connection where the wire connects to the alternator, under the rubber boot.</p><p></p><p>Then I cleaned up the 3 ground connections on the front of the car, near the headlights.</p><p></p><p>Bought a battery tender and had the car hooked up last night so the battery was fully charged.</p><p></p><p>Went for a drive today and the car felt better. I don't know if my mind was playing tricks on me or not, but the car just felt like it drove a little better. Perhaps the battery hasn't been fully charged in a bit and/or the ground connection cleaning did something?? Car didn't seem to misfire either (it was <strong>very</strong> slight before), so maybe this whole time it's been a battery voltage problem? Need to drive it more to see for sure.</p><p></p><p>Mainly I was hoping the battery light wouldn't come on. Drove for about 8 minutes to a store, no light. There's hope! 20 minutes later started driving home and the light came on about 2 minutes into the drive and stayed on for the remaining 5 minutes or so until I got home.</p><p></p><p>I may just buy a new alternator and see if that fixes everything. I'm tired of dealing with this. But at the same time throwing money at something that may not fix the problem isn't the smartest idea either.</p><p></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>As for the car not randomly starting</strong>, I'm 99% sure it was because the voltage was too low (was usually around 12.3) after sitting for a bit. Waiting on the car to be sitting for enough time for everything to power down so I can run a parasitic draw test.</p><p></p><p>As of now I believe it has something to do with the radio. I pulled 2 fuses (9 and 27) which are the radio and subs and the car started fine. Double checking things before I know for sure though. I recently plugged the fuses back in and I'm now giving it time to see if the voltage drops while sitting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vipergts281, post: 15069237, member: 10912"] Just updating for future reference in case anyone comes across this while searching... I got under the car and checked the connections at the alternator and where the ground wire connects to the engine mount bolt. All were tight, no obvious signs of fraying or anything like that. I also cleaned up the connection where the wire connects to the alternator, under the rubber boot. Then I cleaned up the 3 ground connections on the front of the car, near the headlights. Bought a battery tender and had the car hooked up last night so the battery was fully charged. Went for a drive today and the car felt better. I don't know if my mind was playing tricks on me or not, but the car just felt like it drove a little better. Perhaps the battery hasn't been fully charged in a bit and/or the ground connection cleaning did something?? Car didn't seem to misfire either (it was [B]very[/B] slight before), so maybe this whole time it's been a battery voltage problem? Need to drive it more to see for sure. Mainly I was hoping the battery light wouldn't come on. Drove for about 8 minutes to a store, no light. There's hope! 20 minutes later started driving home and the light came on about 2 minutes into the drive and stayed on for the remaining 5 minutes or so until I got home. I may just buy a new alternator and see if that fixes everything. I'm tired of dealing with this. But at the same time throwing money at something that may not fix the problem isn't the smartest idea either. [B] As for the car not randomly starting[/B], I'm 99% sure it was because the voltage was too low (was usually around 12.3) after sitting for a bit. Waiting on the car to be sitting for enough time for everything to power down so I can run a parasitic draw test. As of now I believe it has something to do with the radio. I pulled 2 fuses (9 and 27) which are the radio and subs and the car started fine. Double checking things before I know for sure though. I recently plugged the fuses back in and I'm now giving it time to see if the voltage drops while sitting. [/QUOTE]
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