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Electrical
Alternator Dying-Updated 1/1/11
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<blockquote data-quote="scott degroot" data-source="post: 943723" data-attributes="member: 66039"><p>This is what I am trying to tell you. Once the vehicle is shut off the battery will continue to discharge for 45 minutes until all the vehicle systems shut down...the idiot at Advance Auto has no clue as to what he is doing. Is there a possibility that the alternator is casuing it...sure but I can't remember the last time I saw an alternator cause this issue on a late model vehicle.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>These systems are a pain in the but to check becasue you have to disconnect the battery - cable and then put an ammeter inline and then wait 45 minutes for the system to time out until you can determine if you have a draw or not...that is if you don't have the scan tool to force the system to go into sleep mode. What sucks is if you accidentially wake the system up by opening a door or something stupid like that becasue once the system wakes up it takes another 45 minutes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I sure would hate to see you spend the money replacing the alternator based on the uneducated decision of the sales clerk at Advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scott degroot, post: 943723, member: 66039"] This is what I am trying to tell you. Once the vehicle is shut off the battery will continue to discharge for 45 minutes until all the vehicle systems shut down...the idiot at Advance Auto has no clue as to what he is doing. Is there a possibility that the alternator is casuing it...sure but I can't remember the last time I saw an alternator cause this issue on a late model vehicle. These systems are a pain in the but to check becasue you have to disconnect the battery - cable and then put an ammeter inline and then wait 45 minutes for the system to time out until you can determine if you have a draw or not...that is if you don't have the scan tool to force the system to go into sleep mode. What sucks is if you accidentially wake the system up by opening a door or something stupid like that becasue once the system wakes up it takes another 45 minutes. I sure would hate to see you spend the money replacing the alternator based on the uneducated decision of the sales clerk at Advance. [/QUOTE]
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