First I replaced the battery with a new one, while running for 2minutes the car displayed "Service battery charging system" then "Battery Saver Active"
So I went ahead and got my alternator rebuilt(I live in BC, Canada) considering none are new anymore anyhow.
Put the alt back in, started up at 13.8 volts but started to drop .01 every 10seconds until it couldnt power the car anymore and died, rev'd to 2k and 3k still no charge.
Now when I get the car jumped it wont charge passed 12.4 volts, and it drops from 12.4volts to 11v as soon as I unhook jumpers.
Then takes 2mintues to die at 8vs and even went down to 7volts. Its dying faster than ever.
So bother alt and battery are new, Batter does hold its charge overnight while plugged in. Only start to lose power when car is on.
I pulled every fuse to check them, by eye nothing looked wrong.
Im stumped and frusturated, for 2 days before my alt gave out and these problem started to occure, i had a transmission flush and oil change. After that appointment when i was looking at my alt there was oil on the back of the alt and inside, and im pretty sure Cadillac spilled oil on it, either way it got fixed.
So with new alt and battery still dying,
Could it be that I need to replace the starter, maybe its bad and drawing more power? from the 3 years of me owning it I haven't replaced the starter. Either way when it starts the battery starts to drain.
Do I need to get a new alt sensor?
Do I need to get new wiring if so from where to where?
Also how would you check for faulty grounds?
Or how do I check if there is an accessory problem, as if something were keep turned on, either way what could be draining the power so much to drop the charge to quickly? Perhaps the ground?
Thank you for any help!
Here are 2 pictures of how it looked before I got the alt rebuilt.
So I went ahead and got my alternator rebuilt(I live in BC, Canada) considering none are new anymore anyhow.
Put the alt back in, started up at 13.8 volts but started to drop .01 every 10seconds until it couldnt power the car anymore and died, rev'd to 2k and 3k still no charge.
Now when I get the car jumped it wont charge passed 12.4 volts, and it drops from 12.4volts to 11v as soon as I unhook jumpers.
Then takes 2mintues to die at 8vs and even went down to 7volts. Its dying faster than ever.
So bother alt and battery are new, Batter does hold its charge overnight while plugged in. Only start to lose power when car is on.
I pulled every fuse to check them, by eye nothing looked wrong.
Im stumped and frusturated, for 2 days before my alt gave out and these problem started to occure, i had a transmission flush and oil change. After that appointment when i was looking at my alt there was oil on the back of the alt and inside, and im pretty sure Cadillac spilled oil on it, either way it got fixed.
So with new alt and battery still dying,
Could it be that I need to replace the starter, maybe its bad and drawing more power? from the 3 years of me owning it I haven't replaced the starter. Either way when it starts the battery starts to drain.
Do I need to get a new alt sensor?
Do I need to get new wiring if so from where to where?
Also how would you check for faulty grounds?
Or how do I check if there is an accessory problem, as if something were keep turned on, either way what could be draining the power so much to drop the charge to quickly? Perhaps the ground?
Thank you for any help!
Here are 2 pictures of how it looked before I got the alt rebuilt.
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