ticking noise from passenger side panel + battery gauge jumping.
06-02-2012, 05:02 PM
#11
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Unfortunately, I've never heard of anyone being able to REPAIR their SJB dur to the corrosion from the water leak issue; only replace it which also requires dealer programming. Not pretty or cheap.
Be sure to confirm that it's not a replaceable component on the SJB or that it's something on the SJB to begin with. And while you're looking at it, try to see if you have any evidence of a prior water leak by checking under the carpet.
Be sure to confirm that it's not a replaceable component on the SJB or that it's something on the SJB to begin with. And while you're looking at it, try to see if you have any evidence of a prior water leak by checking under the carpet.
06-03-2012, 01:23 AM
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Last edited by wayne613; 06-03-2012 at 01:34 AM.
06-03-2012, 03:56 AM
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Figured out the problem, quite stupid really, probably would have ****ed my entire electrical system had i not caught it today and drove it to work which is an hour away. Ill post pics and how i diagnosed it in the morning.
06-03-2012, 01:58 PM
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So essentially after finding out my fuses were black on the tips, and the clicking noise (which sounded like a relay going crazy) i figured it had to be electrical.
had the battery load tested and was pulling 14.6 volts at idle which meant battery should have been fine.
I ripped open the panel with the fuses and the 1 relay below the SJB and found out that 1 relay is the "accessory relay" meaning ac/radio/ etc.... and since the problem wasnt really occurring with the relay it had to be electrial in general as that relay was fine.
It then dawned on me i changed out the alternator about 6 months ago
I went to rip out the alternator and low and behold....
upon further inspection....
so yea, figured the regulator was bad on my alternator, and that's why the relay was ticking on and off so much, especially when i as accelerating on the highway, as the regulator was bad and feeding too much electricity to my electrical system. Ripped off the alternator, got a (free) replacement and everything seems to be in order. The **** that was scary, was i only drove my car for maybe 60 seconds to park it in my driveway to rip the alt out, and it was VERY hot. Like i couldn't even touch any of it hot. Extremely lucky it didn't catch fire or the connection to my battery didn't melt/weld as it looked like it was about to.
Thanks again everyone for your suggestions, hopefully this will help someone out down the line with the same problem!!!
had the battery load tested and was pulling 14.6 volts at idle which meant battery should have been fine.
I ripped open the panel with the fuses and the 1 relay below the SJB and found out that 1 relay is the "accessory relay" meaning ac/radio/ etc.... and since the problem wasnt really occurring with the relay it had to be electrial in general as that relay was fine.
It then dawned on me i changed out the alternator about 6 months ago
I went to rip out the alternator and low and behold....
upon further inspection....
so yea, figured the regulator was bad on my alternator, and that's why the relay was ticking on and off so much, especially when i as accelerating on the highway, as the regulator was bad and feeding too much electricity to my electrical system. Ripped off the alternator, got a (free) replacement and everything seems to be in order. The **** that was scary, was i only drove my car for maybe 60 seconds to park it in my driveway to rip the alt out, and it was VERY hot. Like i couldn't even touch any of it hot. Extremely lucky it didn't catch fire or the connection to my battery didn't melt/weld as it looked like it was about to.
Thanks again everyone for your suggestions, hopefully this will help someone out down the line with the same problem!!!
06-03-2012, 02:28 PM
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i only drove my car for maybe 60 seconds to park it in my driveway to rip the alt out, and it was VERY hot. Like i couldn't even touch any of it hot. Extremely lucky it didn't catch fire or the connection to my battery didn't melt/weld as it looked like it was about to.
Luckily, it sounds like everything is good aside from the B+ connector there. I'd still go over the rest of the main harness to make sure though.
Last edited by wayne613; 06-03-2012 at 02:39 PM.
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