Hey guys, I purchased an 03 vert about a month ago. A few days ago i noticed the battery light on start up, it would quickly turn off after a minute or two of driving. Today, the light stayed on the entire drive to work (25 minutes). So i decided I'd get it tested on my way home. Unfortunately I didn't make it 5 minutes into my trip after work, there's an AF ratio gauge that i've got.. It started blinking at me telling me i was dipping to about 7.5. Shortly after my abs light came on and the car started sputtering. I stopped and shut the car off.
A buddy of mine picked me up and brought me to the closest place I could grab a battery from. I had a feeling it was not the battery, but the alternator starting to fail. We dropped the battery in it and fired it up, battery light still on. I ended up deciding to try to make it home with the fog lights on to lighten the drain and made it. I'm wondering if there's and obvious answer here, I'm far from being a mechanic, i assumed it was the alt if the battery wasn't the issue.. but after research I'm seeing that maybe it's the regulator? Do these symptoms combined point to one over the other? The AF ratio thing threw me off a little bit?
Thanks for any replies!
A buddy of mine picked me up and brought me to the closest place I could grab a battery from. I had a feeling it was not the battery, but the alternator starting to fail. We dropped the battery in it and fired it up, battery light still on. I ended up deciding to try to make it home with the fog lights on to lighten the drain and made it. I'm wondering if there's and obvious answer here, I'm far from being a mechanic, i assumed it was the alt if the battery wasn't the issue.. but after research I'm seeing that maybe it's the regulator? Do these symptoms combined point to one over the other? The AF ratio thing threw me off a little bit?
Thanks for any replies!
