i look on the first page of this forum and there`s 4 posts about why is my car dying , my battery won`t stay charged , wawawa. come on guys ,do a little reading before you just post up anything . it`s called BANDWIDTH and your sucking it all up ! sorry but had to vent .

 

and this thread is helping?
How?


Rob

 

like i said ,just venting . but it is a common occurence right now . like all hondas are linked up by satellite or sumtin. mine just went out 2 months ago .

 

My voltage regulator took a crap last night, replaced the battery-old one fried. Too lazy to pull the alternator . Thank God for 24 month replacement @ Autozone.
Just thought I'd vent too.

 

i have a spare alternator sitting in my room, just in case, along with a spare head, spare steering rack, spare flywheel, spare clutch...

i DON'T have a spare sunroof panel though and i JUST punched three holes with a key through the rust bubbles
stan

 

My alternator is going to. Making loud whining sounds and what not when the car is warm. Just waiting for it to go out...

 

I went through 3 Alternators and 4 distributors with my CRX/SOHC ZC, I hated my car every time it happend but once it was fixed again i was always happy. Too bad i had to sell it. Oh well, DA time

 

Bearings are going........Mine just did it. I had metal flakes falling out of my alternator and it was throwing sparks from the flakes.

 

Yea, mine went to hell about a month ago

 

Dont spin the things so high guys 9k ain't good for 'em

 

Quick question. How long does an average aternator last?

Thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by -Bionic- &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Quick question. How long does an average aternator last?

Thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

That is seriously hard to tell actually. I had a factory alternator on my old D16A6 last for 145K miles then it shitted on me. Bought a rebuilt one, shitted out on me a week later, got another alternator under warranty and it lasted for about 3 months but it was starting to die out before i sold the car So it really varies. As long as you have a warranty it'll be ok, it's just a hassle changing out alternators all the time. Of course, if you're a high roller, you can buy a brand new factory Honda one, it'll last you a good 100K+

 

Thanks for the fast reply. What are some of the early signs of a weak alternator?

 

i was on my way back from a trip and mine dies 200 miles away from home. had a friend come out with a spare and fixed! but does make a whining noise. although the engine he pulled it from only had around 50k. it is an original honda alt. although i bet it will be goin out soon. fuggin things!!

 

1 obvious one is your battery light coming on, or your battery dying often. When you drive your lights steadily get dimmer and dimmer (THats because the alternator is already dead, and your battery is dying), Thats all that I can think of right now because those all happend to me. 1 way you can test if the alternator is dead, or going to die is take off your positive battery terminal, if your motor dies that means the alt. is totally dead. If the motor loses rpm and sounds like it wants to die but keeps holding on and running, the alt. is going to die very soon. A healthy Alt. will allow the engine to run perfectly fine when the positive batt. terminal is disconnected while the car is running.

 

If you own an EF and havent replaced the Dizzy or the Alt. yet, expect it in the future because it seems really common with our cars (Well, i dont have a CRX anymore, but i still like to go to this section when im not in the Teg forums )

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ThE bEe GuY &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">1 obvious one is your battery light coming on, or your battery dying often. When you drive your lights steadily get dimmer and dimmer (THats because the alternator is already dead, and your battery is dying), Thats all that I can think of right now because those all happend to me. 1 way you can test if the alternator is dead, or going to die is take off your positive battery terminal, if your motor dies that means the alt. is totally dead. If the motor loses rpm and sounds like it wants to die but keeps holding on and running, the alt. is going to die very soon. A healthy Alt. will allow the engine to run perfectly fine when the positive batt. terminal is disconnected while the car is running. </TD></TR></TABLE>

bingo

the og alternator finally gave out on my b16 about 3 weeks ago, so i replaced it with a DA alternator. just today my battery light turned on again, damnit.

 

Mine just started to go a few weeks ago, then was fine for about a week. I replaced the belt with sircrxracer and now it screams like a bitch from 1K to 2K and when I hit the breaks or turn on the wipers.

CRX Forum

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ThE bEe GuY &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">1 obvious one is your battery light coming on, or your battery dying often. When you drive your lights steadily get dimmer and dimmer (THats because the alternator is already dead, and your battery is dying), Thats all that I can think of right now because those all happend to me. 1 way you can test if the alternator is dead, or going to die is take off your positive battery terminal, if your motor dies that means the alt. is totally dead. If the motor loses rpm and sounds like it wants to die but keeps holding on and running, the alt. is going to die very soon. A healthy Alt. will allow the engine to run perfectly fine when the positive batt. terminal is disconnected while the car is running. </TD></TR></TABLE>

ah nice info

 

Is it true that if the belt is too tight it would kill it quicker? Or at least ruin the bearings faster? j/w

 

i'm not laughing....

 

To this day my alternator is ok....

 

Ive got 3 alts. One took a **** with 125k, other is fine with 175k and bought a brand new 135 amp alt for 200 and dam I love it

 

cold= rough on alternators and bateries. it always happens more in the winter

 

so you are telling me cold weather could screw your alternator? i am in 10 degree weather right now and my rex pooped on me. i dont know why, but when i put it in first and gave it gas it hesitated and hesitated then went and today it did the same thing then finally died. i couldnt get it cranked back up. it sounded fine and was turning over fine but just wouldnt crank up. do you all think that my alt. is bad?