I got a stock 98 Hatch with a AEM intake. I just recently bought a new battery and my car is still dying on me. the light flashes on and off when i'm driving and sometimes stays on until i shut it off. everything was fine for about 2 days then this happened. can anyone tell me what my problem is? could it be my alternator? I also have a sound system, could it be this also?

update: when i turn on all my switches and stuff my kind of bogs like it wants to die but is hanging on to her life. is this a sign of the alternator?


Modified by h22xcivic at 10:04 PM 11/6/2006


Modified by h22xcivic at 12:03 PM 11/8/2006

 

could be the alternator... take it off and autozone will test for free

check all connections for your system to make sure the battery is not getting drained from that... Also make sure the remote for the amp is wired into the radio, so it only turns on when the car is on

 

While the car is running disconnect the positive from the battery. Most likely it will shut off because it sounds like your alternator is dead. Does the belt sqeek? do the lights dim with the bass from the music??

 

what is your sound system setup?
watts?
check your alternator wires

 

i dont know how my system is connected but i got a 10" W12 with a sony 600 watt amp. i dont think its the system becuase when im driving i shut off my stereo completely. and also the clock on my radio is off too...usually its still on when you turn it off.


i dont get no squeeks or anything like that....it kind of just slowly loses life.

but when i jumpstart it with a cable it starts fine, but again slowly loses life....what can it be? any one else got suggestions?

i hope its just the alternator!!!

 

will it help if i just disconnect the radio wire thats connected straight to the battery?

 

why is you radio wires straight to the battery? who installed it? sounds like that might be your problem. off the back of the radio what color wire is ran directly to the battery? what type of head unit (cd player)? of the power wires on the back of the cd player
red= 12 volt constant wire
yellow= 12 volt ignition wire
black= ground wire
solid blue or blue with white stripe= amp remote wire

 

His amp is should be hooked directly up to the battery. Just go get the altinator checked. Or get a multimeter and do what you can yourself.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Andres-eh2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">While the car is running disconnect the positive from the battery. Most likely it will shut off because it sounds like your alternator is dead. Does the belt sqeek? do the lights dim with the bass from the music??</TD></TR></TABLE>

when my bass hits the lights dim on my headunit...and when i turn on the headlights and higbeam and stuff my radio shuts off and my car starts to bog alittle. so is it my alternator???

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ej8pwr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">could be the alternator... take it off and autozone will test for free

check all connections for your system to make sure the battery is not getting drained from that... Also make sure the remote for the amp is wired into the radio, so it only turns on when the car is on</TD></TR></TABLE>

now how hard would it be to change an alternator by yourself....im ok around cars, but it looks really ahrd to get to??

 

if you have little hands and patience its not a big deal. remove 2 bolts and its off

 

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