Dropping voltage when pressing the brake or at a stop
Dropping voltage when pressing the brake or at a stop
Once the car is waiting at a redlight i have my turbo timer on the volt settings and i see it drop from 13.5V to 12.1V
If i put the car in park, while still stopped the volts will jump up then once in drive it'll drop. I also notice lower levels while coasting, but once I accelerate a little bit itll jump back up.
couple things to note,
1. I need to clean the battery connection cables, little bit of battery corrosion on it from the old battery.
2. Cheaper-side aftermarket alternator, destroyed my OEM alt with a sound system (no longer connected)
3. the ground and power cables are looking a bit old, going from the alternator. maybe have to replace soon or in future
4. Battery is new when i got the alternator.
not sure what is drawing so much power when it's stopped or while its coasting, I would maybe say the aftermarket injectors or something but those aren't even going when stopped.
If i put the car in park, while still stopped the volts will jump up then once in drive it'll drop. I also notice lower levels while coasting, but once I accelerate a little bit itll jump back up.
couple things to note,
1. I need to clean the battery connection cables, little bit of battery corrosion on it from the old battery.
2. Cheaper-side aftermarket alternator, destroyed my OEM alt with a sound system (no longer connected)
3. the ground and power cables are looking a bit old, going from the alternator. maybe have to replace soon or in future
4. Battery is new when i got the alternator.
not sure what is drawing so much power when it's stopped or while its coasting, I would maybe say the aftermarket injectors or something but those aren't even going when stopped.
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Re: Dropping voltage when pressing the brake or at a stop
lots of people that installs oil pressure gauges freaks out when they see the low pressures at idle (which is absolutely normal)
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