z34_nut Posted August 18, 2003 Report Share Posted August 18, 2003 ok, this might be a problem that i caused, but i had to check the chip # on my car the other day (thursday). well after having the ECM out, i have had a serious problem with my battery charge. all day during friday, it was fine, but on the way back to my g/f's house at about 11:00 pm, the charge light came on, and my battery charge is only 1/4. fuck that night i pulled over at the state line store and called a freind to follow me back to my house, my g/f mom came and picked her up. in the meantime, i had my freind help give me a charge, but the battery did not taking a single volt. WTF is the deal here, i've swapped batteries, and the new one drops to 1/4 and stays there. i left the charger on it all night on sunday, and its still 1/4. another thing witch is doesn't sound to promising, is the small grinding noise that is coming from my serpintine belt drive. also on top of that, i've got a a rough idel problem. it not my timing belt. i have a brand new alt, brand new battery. wtf is the deal here. i'm seriously about to kick the shit out of my car. i just got all these great goody's, like the wheels, and the headlight/tailight covers, but i havn't had time to install the FFP chip yet, for i have just received it. any help? i would like my z back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 18, 2003 Report Share Posted August 18, 2003 Can we say alternator time? The battery light/gauge is I would say 9 times out of ten going to come on/drop voltage due to your alternator, not your battery. Hook up a multimeter to your battery posts, you should be getting 13.5-14.5V with the car running. If it's low you need to check your connections to your alternator, but since you said you've got a grinding noise from your belt drive I'd say it's probably toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z34_nut Posted August 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2003 sigh, i guess i was in denial, i already have the car apart anyway. but it still seem weird that the battery charge will not go up any with a charger or jump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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