Recently the battery light on my gauges pops on randomly. It appears to go off depending on the rpm range. Also if the headlights are on, it stays on. Nothing out of the ordinary besides the light coming on. I am thinking either alternator or battery might be dying soon. I am going to hook it up to my voltmeter tomorrow, but curious if anyone had any thoughts.

 

that light is for when there's not enough of a charge being made. Most likely it's your altenator going bad. Battery doesn't make a difference once the car is running.

 

Thanks Dave, that's what I was figuring. The alt has always had a whine to it since I have owned it.

 

definately alternator in need of replacing.

 

if you need one i got a few. pm me

 

alternator

 

have fun removing it. this has been covered MANY times in other threads, but I had to remove the driverside axle, jack up the motor, and remove the oil filter (and as a result, just gave it an oil change). I would not recommend trying to take it out the top, unless you want to remove your master cylinder. (I screwed up my throttle cable housing trying to squeeze the alt past it).

just a heads up!

 

I only had to take off my wheel, and the alternator of course, I even got a bigger EG radiator in there without removing anything. I don't see why people remove all sorts of ****...

 

im takin mine off today, it cought fire on my way back from school. all u have to remove is the wheel and thats it.

 

hmm, i must be the only one who hasnt taken a sledge hammer and banged back the metal for clearance. I know it certainly wasnt happening without taking the axle off (this was with the stock d16a6). either you guys are lucky or I was just not experienced enough.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by saaron34 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">have fun removing it. this has been covered MANY times in other threads, but I had to remove the driverside axle, jack up the motor, and remove the oil filter (and as a result, just gave it an oil change). I would not recommend trying to take it out the top, unless you want to remove your master cylinder. (I screwed up my throttle cable housing trying to squeeze the alt past it).</TD></TR></TABLE> No need to do all that, you're just creating extra work for yourself. I don't know what kind of mods you have, but I have a 91 CRX Si with a B16, so it's a tight fit in there.

I just replaced my alternator in May. Instead of doing what he said, ^^ do this, loosen your master cylinder just enough so you can move it to the side. It may help to have another person. You don't want to take it off completely or you will obviously have to bleed your system, you just want to loosen it enough so you can move it to the side and the alternator will come right up, then do the same to get the new one down. PM me if you have any questions. I did this and it worked great and saved me a lot of time and hassle.

 

I had the same problem, so i changed out my alternator this morning. Light won't go away. Does anyone know why my battery light is still lit? I have a 89' CRX Si with a B16a.

 

get a voltmeter and test it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mzaner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> No need to do all that, you're just creating extra work for yourself. I don't know what kind of mods you have, but I have a 91 CRX Si with a B16, so it's a tight fit in there.

I just replaced my alternator in May. Instead of doing what he said, ^^ do this, loosen your master cylinder just enough so you can move it to the side. It may help to have another person. You don't want to take it off completely or you will obviously have to bleed your system, you just want to loosen it enough so you can move it to the side and the alternator will come right up, then do the same to get the new one down. PM me if you have any questions. I did this and it worked great and saved me a lot of time and hassle. </TD></TR></TABLE>

wow, I'm trying that next time. Yeah, it did seem like a LOT of work just for a freakin alternator. Good to know, thank you.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SmoGuy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I had the same problem, so i changed out my alternator this morning. Light won't go away. Does anyone know why my battery light is still lit? I have a 89' CRX Si with a B16a.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I've heard of remanufactured alternators being bad out of the box. This could be something to consider. I know this has already been said to not make a difference, but whenever I have an electrical problem I take it as an opportunity to get new parts. New terminals, new battery, and better grounds. Eventually you'll nail down the problem.

 

make sure your alt belt is tight..

 

Totally off topic, but what color is your 88std model?

 

Mine is red

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RexOwner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">make sure your alt belt is tight..</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

when i did the alternator i took off the alternator braket off and got it out from the wheel well but i like this to <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mzaner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
I just replaced my alternator in May. Instead of doing what he said, ^^ do this, loosen your master cylinder just enough so you can move it to the side. It may help to have another person. You don't want to take it off completely or you will obviously have to bleed your system, you just want to loosen it enough so you can move it to the side and the alternator will come right up, then do the same to get the new one down. PM me if you have any questions. I did this and it worked great and saved me a lot of time and hassle. </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Want to sell it? Does it have any rust?

 

Not at this time, gets great milage. I am wanting to get it painted first. There is a new quarter welded on the driver's side but the pasenger has some signs of rust.