I had the wife's X in the driveway Tuesday adding a can of R134 with the engine running and AC on Max. When I finished up, I pulled it in the garage. An hour later I went out and it wouldn't start - dead battery. It's an '02 with the orginal battery, so pulled the battery out and picked up a replacement. No problems for three days. Friday afternoon, I'm driving the X home from work with the AC on, stop by the wife's office to pick her up. When she comes out, the X won't start. Dead battery....
Get it jumped, come home check the battery - 'bout 12.5 volts. Start the car and rev the engine and it reads 14 volts. I'm thinking bad battery. Wife drives the car this morning and comes back in saying the battery light is on now...
I take the car to where I got the battery and they say bad alternator...
OK, before I order a Bosch golden alternator, is there something else that I should be looking for?
03-24-2007, 10:45 PM
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