2006 GT is burning up alternators
12-02-2011, 08:18 AM
#1
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2006 GT is burning up alternators
Help. 2006 GT is going through alternators about every six months, third one so far. Just replaced last night and engine light is back on and idling a touch lower than usual. Has cold air intake, Diablo chip.
12-02-2011, 08:30 AM
#2
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Dang, that sucks... Ok I'm no mechanic, but there are 3 things I think could cause this. 1) Bad brand of alternators, 2) under drive pulley, or 3) bad battery. This is how my thinking is going...
A) Perhaps the brand of alternator you have been buying is junk. Potentially try a different brand.
B) The alternator is turned and generates power that is output to the rest of the car (output only). The speed of the rotation is dictated by the rpm of the engine and compounded by the crank pulley. An underdrive pulley would affect this rotational speed.
If you do not have an aftermarket pulley on it, then it should be theoretically be turned at the appropriate speed to generate enough output.
C) A bad battery (bad cell) could cause the alternator to fry itself from what I have read here, but this is once again a recollection not based on actual knowledge.
Have you considered any of the above? If so, what did you determine?
Don
A) Perhaps the brand of alternator you have been buying is junk. Potentially try a different brand.
B) The alternator is turned and generates power that is output to the rest of the car (output only). The speed of the rotation is dictated by the rpm of the engine and compounded by the crank pulley. An underdrive pulley would affect this rotational speed.
If you do not have an aftermarket pulley on it, then it should be theoretically be turned at the appropriate speed to generate enough output.
C) A bad battery (bad cell) could cause the alternator to fry itself from what I have read here, but this is once again a recollection not based on actual knowledge.
Have you considered any of the above? If so, what did you determine?
Don
12-02-2011, 08:37 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Dang, that sucks... Ok I'm no mechanic, but there are 3 things I think could cause this. 1) Bad brand of alternators, 2) under drive pulley, or 3) bad battery. This is how my thinking is going...
A) Perhaps the brand of alternator you have been buying is junk. Potentially try a different brand.
B) The alternator is turned and generates power that is output to the rest of the car (output only). The speed of the rotation is dictated by the rpm of the engine and compounded by the crank pulley. An underdrive pulley would affect this rotational speed.
If you do not have an aftermarket pulley on it, then it should be theoretically be turned at the appropriate speed to generate enough output.
C) A bad battery (bad cell) could cause the alternator to fry itself from what I have read here, but this is once again a recollection not based on actual knowledge.
Have you considered any of the above? If so, what did you determine?
Don
A) Perhaps the brand of alternator you have been buying is junk. Potentially try a different brand.
B) The alternator is turned and generates power that is output to the rest of the car (output only). The speed of the rotation is dictated by the rpm of the engine and compounded by the crank pulley. An underdrive pulley would affect this rotational speed.
If you do not have an aftermarket pulley on it, then it should be theoretically be turned at the appropriate speed to generate enough output.
C) A bad battery (bad cell) could cause the alternator to fry itself from what I have read here, but this is once again a recollection not based on actual knowledge.
Have you considered any of the above? If so, what did you determine?
Don
12-02-2011, 08:45 AM
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Location: NW Arkansas
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Yea, big stereo?
And which Diablo 'chip' do you have again?
Buy a good aternator and not one of those
remanufactured pieces of parts store sheit.
www.PAPerformance.com ForTheWin.
Problem solved...
If you want to check the alternators speed,
here is a pully calculator...
And which Diablo 'chip' do you have again?
Buy a good aternator and not one of those
remanufactured pieces of parts store sheit.
www.PAPerformance.com ForTheWin.
Problem solved...
If you want to check the alternators speed,
here is a pully calculator...
12-02-2011, 09:03 AM
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yeah, sure do, just gotta find it..never used it, is it pretty user friendly? Just plug into computer? turn ket on? will it walk me through it? thanks!
12-02-2011, 09:19 AM
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Location: Texas
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Maybe this isn't entirely true, but i've heard that if you run it at WOT for like 6 straight seconds, then the alternator will continuously run until the car is shut off. Do you run the car really hard. Probably more-so at higher speeds where you are at WOT for a lengthy period of time?
12-02-2011, 09:22 AM
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Location: Michigan
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it plugs in below the steering wheel, just turn the key, you dont start the car.
this thread has alot of good faq's with information on tuners as well, you could also do a google search.
https://mustangforums.com/forum/2005...ead-first.html
this thread has alot of good faq's with information on tuners as well, you could also do a google search.
https://mustangforums.com/forum/2005...ead-first.html
