Bought a car today...
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Altron
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I did get the car tuned up, well the first tune up at least. The guy (reliable guy, my mom's known him since childhood and he's a professional mechanic, works out of his own garage.) said that he fixed a bunch of hoses and stuff, there were like ten small things that he fixed, don't have the list on me at the moment. He said that he got everything immediate, but in the next six months I should get new tires, a new fuel pump, and some other stuff. Gotta find that list...
Altron
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If I put it into drive and the RPMs drop, is it better to let it stall then try to start it again, or is it better to give it gas until the RPMs come back up?
Also, for a few days my 'Charge Battery' light has been on. On the way home from work today, the turn signal was acting all funky. It would light up, but instead of clicking and blinking, it would stay lit.
Then I was at a stoplight, and the radio cut out. It flashed back on for a second, then went off for good. It appeared that the head unit wasn't getting power.
Then all of the lights started to dim. The car had very little power, the gas pedal had a Japanese lightweight feel to it, needed to really move it to get the car moving. The engine tone was different too, more of a higher pitched 'woosh' sound instead of a lower pitched hum.
So, uhm, any ideas?
On a side note - I think it's funny how, for the most part, women want to avoid car problems and go to great lengths to do it, but men just don't care. Case in point - My mom recently replaced her Nissan minivan with 95,000 miles on it because the timing belt was going and the check engine light was on and she was afraid of breaking down. She then made sure to get a brand new Japanese car, because they're so reliable and everything. My dad's car, on the other hand, hit 130k last month, makes strange dying noises, and stalls all the time on the highway. Not only that, but he got several mechanics including the Nissan dealer mechanics to look at it, and they can't find the problem. He drives it, no worries. My car has all these issues, and yet until an hour ago, I wouldn't have thought twice about needing to worry about breaking down. Now I'm concerned. It took nearly losing all electricity in the car for it to happen though. Radio was gone, headlights dim, dash lights gone, etc.
So, any ideas?
Also, for a few days my 'Charge Battery' light has been on. On the way home from work today, the turn signal was acting all funky. It would light up, but instead of clicking and blinking, it would stay lit.
Then I was at a stoplight, and the radio cut out. It flashed back on for a second, then went off for good. It appeared that the head unit wasn't getting power.
Then all of the lights started to dim. The car had very little power, the gas pedal had a Japanese lightweight feel to it, needed to really move it to get the car moving. The engine tone was different too, more of a higher pitched 'woosh' sound instead of a lower pitched hum.
So, uhm, any ideas?
On a side note - I think it's funny how, for the most part, women want to avoid car problems and go to great lengths to do it, but men just don't care. Case in point - My mom recently replaced her Nissan minivan with 95,000 miles on it because the timing belt was going and the check engine light was on and she was afraid of breaking down. She then made sure to get a brand new Japanese car, because they're so reliable and everything. My dad's car, on the other hand, hit 130k last month, makes strange dying noises, and stalls all the time on the highway. Not only that, but he got several mechanics including the Nissan dealer mechanics to look at it, and they can't find the problem. He drives it, no worries. My car has all these issues, and yet until an hour ago, I wouldn't have thought twice about needing to worry about breaking down. Now I'm concerned. It took nearly losing all electricity in the car for it to happen though. Radio was gone, headlights dim, dash lights gone, etc.
So, any ideas?
unclehobart
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Yup... sounds like you need to recondition the alternator.. and probably get a new battery at this point.
I can't believe you were running the radio with the check battery light being on. You were accelerating the chaos.
I can't believe you were running the radio with the check battery light being on. You were accelerating the chaos.
