two days ago i replace my alternator belt on my 01 integra much needed replacement, when i was done with replacement the car would not crank the battery was low charged, i charged it enough to start it and it seemed fine after driving cranked up a few more times that night and the next morning. when school was over i went to my car tried to crank it it wouldn't i couldn't even jump it i took the battery out and it would start hooking jumper cables directly to the battery cables. i took the dead battery to advanced the guy put it in for 520 cca when its rated for 435, and it came up with replace battery. i took it to walmart they charged it and said the battery was good gave off 439 cca took it back to advanced and had alternator tested everything checked off good then thid morning the battery was dead again it cranked but barely how can i fix this the battery read 12.6 volts in the car when i did it myself? Please help

 

Sounds like you have a connection problem.

Check the batt. voltage at the batt. when trying to start the engine.

Another simple test, is to leave the door open so dome light stays on, watch the dome light as you try and start the engine, if the dome light goes out, you have a connection problem.

Check/redo your main grounds, DO NOT just eyeball them, disconnect/clean/reconnect.

Your main ground connections are the neg.(-) batt. post and cable clamp, the batt. to chassis ground and the chassis to engine ground. 94

 

i dont know if its the multimeter but i charged the battery hooked up o the car last night it bareley started this morning the volts read 1.2 but i guess i dont know how to use a multimeter that well because sometimes the volts keep going up by point 1 or down by point.1 and dont stop, but when i plugged it into a wall socket i got a steady 35- 36 so maybe i am but it charged all night bareley cranked

 

The dome light only dimmed

 

Get another meter, at 1.2V the engine would not crank at all and the dome light would not be on at all. 94

Or maybe you do not know how to use the meter, can you post a pic of it?

 

Bought another multimeter worked find and turns out the battery was junk, so replaced it and im all good. thanks for the help