Cars Dead Battery or alternator?

[krisv420]

Originally Posted by Glyn M Ruck Yes - but at that voltage if the charge light is not coming on the battery is shot. Well i charged the battery fully car started up perfectly.. I checked the alternator with my new toy. Tested good at 14.5V i unpluged the seat controls grrr thats not the biggy just miss the telescoping wheel.. I just drove the car around for 20 mins everything seemed great. Im going to let the car sit over night and check the battery in the morning. My sunroof for some reason is messed up.. I push the button and it moves an inch and stops.. hmm

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[samaritrey]

resync the sunroof and it will be fine

[Glyn M Ruck]

Good luck & do as samaritrey says

[mleskovar]

Originally Posted by krisv420

... Im going to let the car sit over night and check the battery in the morning....

Measure the voltage of the battery with a DVM tonight....and then again in the morning.

[krisv420]

Originally Posted by mleskovar

Measure the voltage of the battery with a DVM tonight....and then again in the morning.

Thats what im going to do i know its the battery not holding a charge for sure. Ill get one when i can =/ blah it felt good to drive her again today

[krisv420]

Last night was at 12.7 woke up and it was 12.0 i hooked up my battery charger that has a DVM built in. Battery Charger threw a fault code / Internal Open Cell - Replace Or Sulfated Condition - Recondition or replace

[Glyn M Ruck]

Replace before C230 Sport Coup throws all his toys out of the cot

[krisv420]

Originally Posted by Glyn M Ruck

Replace before C230 Sport Coup throws all his toys out of the cot

hahah the guy is coming in 15 mins just got off the phone can't wait =D

[krisv420]

woot cars working great took 20 mins... a guy came out in the benz car and everything off to the beach laterrrr

[Glyn M Ruck]

Great - sorry I forgot C230 Sport Coup drives a pram

[C230 Sport Coup]

35 posts to replace a battery and a 20 minute fix, more time spent at the keyboard than actually doing something about it. And how many days sitting on jack stands? Gaaaawwwd! Any auto parts store can test a battery for free...... unless you live in the wilds of Africa.

Of course where Glyn live looks more like the Malibu of Africa than the wilds.
They charge him $50 just for being such an 'old tart'.

26 posts just to get around to charging it.
And at least 15 posts lamenting the lack of basic tools, without so much as checking the voltage.

And you wonder why I was sitting and eating popcorn.....Duh.. dude, can I sell you a clue?
The automotive forum equivalent to: "I've fallen and I can't get up!"
For gods sake people, before you post, use the SEARCH button, this has been covered 3 thousand times,
and try doing some basic stuff before a running to your keyboard little billy.
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

[Karo]

Post #2 is where it should have ended lol

[Glyn M Ruck]

Originally Posted by C230 Sport Coup

35 posts to replace a battery and a 20 minute fix, more time spent at the keyboard than actually doing something about it. And how many days sitting on jack stands? Gaaaawwwd! Any auto parts store can test a battery for free...... unless you live in the wilds of Africa.

Of course where Glyn live looks more like the Malibu of Africa than the wilds.
They charge him $50 just for being such an 'old tart'.

26 posts just to get around to charging it.
And at least 15 posts lamenting the lack of basic tools, without so much as checking the voltage.

And you wonder why I was sitting and eating popcorn.....Duh.. dude, can I sell you a clue?
The automotive forum equivalent to: "I've fallen and I can't get up!"
For gods sake people, before you post, use the SEARCH button, this has been covered 3 thousand times,
and try doing some basic stuff before a running to your keyboard little billy.
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

Heh he! - I thought you would be seething you old scrubber.

Yeah! in darkest Africa Benz road service come to your home or wherever as do White Nights & the like while I look at my view & drink good red wine in the Jacuzzi.

[ChrisBrown]

Ok I'm jealous, I want to be there.

[krisv420]

Originally Posted by Glyn M Ruck

Heh he! - I thought you would be seething you old scrubber.

Yeah! in darkest Africa Benz road service come to your home or wherever as do White Nights & the like while I look at my view & drink good red wine in the Jacuzzi.

Thanks for the help Glyn glad to have you around.. Would have never been able to fix my other issues without yah =D

Your photo looks like my dream ^_^

[LILBENZ230]

How much did it cost you?

[C230 Sport Coup]

When you say good red wine, you mean Ripple, eh Glyn?
I paid 100 bucks out the door for a battery.
I had been monitoring it's demise courtesy of the local
"Batteries Plus" only to then purchase a new battery from Kragens, which
actually was an Autolite.

I enjoyed a good view this evening at a little soiree I attended, overlooking Santa Cruz and the entire Monterey bay.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, the view while not belonging to me, belongs to a land developer friend who owns a few Benz's. Fortunately because I was on the short list of invitees.
And yes, we enjoyed good wine. Or, well at least somewhat Mediocre wine.
Truely great wine starts at around 40 a bottle.
I'd guess there wasn't anything over $20.
But I certainly didn't refuse.
1st pic below I took off the deck of a nearby house last year...didn't bring my camera this time...
the other 2 with my camera phone, last year.

I think I saw the pic you posted online Glyn, not taken by you eh?

Originally Posted by Glyn M Ruck

Heh he! - I thought you would be seething you old scrubber.

Yeah! in darkest Africa Benz road service come to your home or wherever as do White Nights & the like while I look at my view & drink good red wine in the Jacuzzi.

[krisv420]

Originally Posted by LILBENZ230

How much did it cost you?

150 out the door. Guy was very nice came from the dealership Hoehn Mercedes Benz in carlsbad. I was pretty busy checking out his work car which was an suv benz. My car seems to run way better. Time to install woofers again

[mleskovar]

Originally Posted by krisv420

150 out the door. Guy was very nice came from the dealership Hoehn Mercedes Benz in carlsbad. I was pretty busy checking out his work car which was an suv benz. My car seems to run way better. Time to install woofers again

Just to make sure it was only the battery you should be measuring your battery for drain. I found that with bad seat modules the drain varies (I had two bad sets!!). As long as the car was driven for a while it always started the next morning. But when weekends came it would die by Sunday. Or you could just take your chances and wait to see if it will die at the worst time. Or not

[krisv420]

Originally Posted by mleskovar

Just to make sure it was only the battery you should be measuring your battery for drain. I found that with bad seat modules the drain varies (I had two bad sets!!). As long as the car was driven for a while it always started the next morning. But when weekends came it would die by Sunday. Or you could just take your chances and wait to see if it will die at the worst time. Or not

I will i plugged them back in.. I tend to drive my car every few hours or so.. Thanks again

Off to dana point for some beach fun =D

[Glyn M Ruck]

Originally Posted by C230 Sport Coup

I think I saw the pic you posted online Glyn, not taken by you eh?

No - taken by Tony Baldwin - my next door neighbour actually.

Monterey County is fabulous. Been to the Pebble Beach Concours a number of times & eaten at good restuarants around the bay.

[C230 Sport Coup]

Originally Posted by Glyn M Ruck

No - taken by Tony Baldwin - my next door neighbour actually.

Monterey County is fabulous. Been to the Pebble Beach Concours a number of times & eaten at good restuarants around the bay.

hehe...I just like giving you a hard time ya old blow hard...
2700+ posts and counting in less than year.
Amazing.

I just noticed, I'm at 2999 !! But that took 7 years...