Why is the battery on my Mitsubishi Galant not working?
Why is the battery on my Mitsubishi Galant not working?
After several weeks of driving with this condition, the car refused to start. The battery was completely drained. Mechanic tested the new battery and found it to be bad. Replaced with new second new battery. Symptoms disappeared totally for about 2 weeks. Now back to same symptoms of having the battery light come on at start up.
What’s the idle speed on a Mitsubishi Galant?
The car will idle around 1200 rpm. 4- put your foot on the brakes, put the car in drive, don’t go anywhere! 5- slowly start turning on everything electrical.
What kind of load tester does Mitsubishi Galant use?
It is the volt differential that forces current to your battery to charge. A carbon load tester with volt reading is much better for testing batteries or charging systems but the younger techs are usually a little cautious on using them on newer vehicles.
Why does my alternator not charge the battery?
If I leave the generator relay unplugged, the battery light does not work at all. If I bridge the wires it will only come on with the car off and key forward. I did notice however that the battery light is slightly more dim than the rest of them. A picture of the back of the plug and what wires go where would be much appreciated.
After several weeks of driving with this condition, the car refused to start. The battery was completely drained. Mechanic tested the new battery and found it to be bad. Replaced with new second new battery. Symptoms disappeared totally for about 2 weeks. Now back to same symptoms of having the battery light come on at start up.
It is the volt differential that forces current to your battery to charge. A carbon load tester with volt reading is much better for testing batteries or charging systems but the younger techs are usually a little cautious on using them on newer vehicles.
How can I tell if my alternator is charging the battery?
Use your multimeter (if you don’t have one get one). Turn it to dc volts put your leads on your battery (with the car running), if your alternator is charging it should read from 13.5V-14.5V (thats a good charge). If your not getting a reading from there you can check your output from your alternator.
Why does the altenator battery light go out?
Replace the altenator. The battery light is only on when the altenator is not charging your system. After starting the light should go out asap. It’s not so that tells me that the altenator is weak, and once the light does go out I’m thinking it’s not charging at full output, hence the new dead battery.
