callMeYourKiller

ive gone through about 4 alternators in the past month and a half.
i dont have the air duct on the alternator but a lot of other people said they didnt have it on either.
i just replaced the battery terminals.
could i be putting the accesorry drivebelt on too tight?
thanks

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justin_b31

is your front oil seal leaking..letting oil onto the belt and than flinging it all over that side of the engine?

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SergioCR

umm... i think i have that issue... not leaking too bad but some oil might be flying out... can that kill the alternator??

makaveli

air duct........?

RBI*04

my main seal leaks like a mofo, but i havent gone through 2.5 alternators in a year!!


where are you getting these alternaotrs?

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callMeYourKiller

actually it turns out it wasnt my alternator this time!!
so replacing the cracked battery terminal must have fixed it.
its just not starting very well in the cold. i have to give it a few trys before it starts.
new starter???

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dStruct

Sounds to me like a bad battery cable maybe, either that or a starter on it's way out.

Next time your alternator goes out make SURE they replace it with a Mitsubishi and NOT a Hitachi.. That should last you atleast a few years.

On my 94 Sentra XE I was going through Hitachi alternators once a year atleast.

(How exactly do you replace a cracked battery terminal..?)

callMeYourKiller

ok so it was my alternator. i didnt think it was because my battery was still reading like 12.5 when my car died but i charged it and my car started again.
im going to try regrounding my battery and alternator.

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