Charging system issues....

Hey i have a 2002 8g 4 cly... Couple of days ago the ORIGINAL alternator went out and i replaced it with one from advanced auto parts(2005 eclipse 95amp refurb) After install car started up but was still not charging the battery. I bought a new battery and tried it again and still same issue car is just running off of the battery. I was getting brake light and battery light that stays on.

So i removed alternator and had it tested to see if that was the problem.(autozone test in-car not showing any power from alt.) Out of car test show alternator working just fine so i re installed it. Same issue no power from alt.

I double checked the plug and ground on alt and its clean. I also cleaned battery terminals some corrosion but not bad. battery terminal fuse looks good. checked fuses in fuse box and they all look pretty good.

ANY IDEAS ON WTF IS GOING ON HERE ??????? Next step is taking it to a shop, but i would hate to do all that work and they connect one wire and tell me they replaced half the engine and charge me $600. THANKS IN ADVANCE

Maybe you should have gotten on 02 galant 85A alternator.

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Originally Posted by oakrdrs187

Maybe you should have gotten on 02 galant 85A alternator.

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has anybody had a problem with the 00-05 alternators....... i read they work in our cars and give more amps

check your connections, make sure you have a wire connected to a stud on the alternator
also if your running an eclipse alt you need a smaller belt

also check the fuse thats connected to the positive terminal on the battery

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Originally Posted by finald8ta

also if your running an eclipse alt you need a smaller belt

battery

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do i need to get the eclispe belt from 00-05?????????

I'm running a 2.4 eclipse 90A alt on my 01 2.4 8G and I used the same belt nothing changed

where would i pick up a alternator fuse????

Post a picture of what you need.

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Originally Posted by OMEGA PHX

I'm running a 2.4 eclipse 90A alt on my 01 2.4 8G and I used the same belt nothing changed

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I heard ppl using the same belt, its just I had to get a smaller one... Don't kno why. If it works it works

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Originally Posted by oakrdrs187

Post a picture of what you need.

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i found it. its a dealer only part. the fuse that goes on top of the + terminal. thanks. going to go pick it up now. hope that does it.

just picked up the alt fuse and the battery is charging now...... now on to the test drive.... but i think its fixed

yeah it was the fuse.........

I've seen those fuses at the parts stores.

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Originally Posted by oakrdrs187

I've seen those fuses at the parts stores.

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true that,
just keep an eye on it, if it pops again then you have other issues

So.....what do you do if you've changed to universal termimals without the fuse?

Explain

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both of my ends went bad at the same time i couldnt find the stock end so i just cut them off all together about a year or so ago and used the universal ones that you can get from Autozone.

If it work it work

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I have gold audio terminals no more stock fuse, works great.

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I dont even run a fuse on my alt wire see no point. if you know how to run your wire from alt to bat you dont need one really. some cars come stock without a fuse. i only fused my battery(front) to battery(trunk) wire on both ends.

Mines did not come with a fuse. What you could do is get a fuse holder like what guys use in music installation and connect it to the + wire before the battery with the same amperage as the original fuse.
Something like this
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i found a local dealership 25 miles away that had one in stock for $16..... the others had to order it for around 20 buck and 3 day shipping...... PROBLEM SOLVED

Did both lights go away or just batt. Light? I got.the same problem in was.lost.for a minute.