2003 civic lx brand new alternator not fully charging

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Dec 23, 2019
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so i have been having some electrical issues in my 03 civic lx coupe i just recently swapped engines a month ago and been trying to fix the tweaks since. so atm the alternator is getting power to 3/4 pins in the light green connector on the alternator 1 wire is giving off 13.4v because i charged my battery right up and its giving that reading and 2 others are low voltage 5.3v and 4.7v (videos below to see) and then the ground ive chased the wires and they seem to be good checked the alt fuse under the dash and replaced it with a new 10amp and some people say the fuse 15 problem well thats good too i also went out bought new battery ground cable and cleanned everything right up so they are nice solid grounds please i need some help with this
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Dec 24, 2019
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Re: 2003 civic lx brand new alternator not fully charging
If it's an aftermarket alternator return it and go get an OEM one from the junkyard
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Dec 24, 2019
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i cant return it
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Dec 24, 2019
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Re: 2003 civic lx brand new alternator not fully charging
I suggest you do a load test on you battery and alternator. You can search YouTube on how to do it. You'll need a multimeter though.
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Dec 25, 2019
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Re: 2003 civic lx brand new alternator not fully charging
Quote: i cant return it
Well sell it to someone else then
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