tvmustang

My car is a 2004. The problem that I'm having is when I accelerate the battery light turns on on the dash. The battery is less than a year old. And reads just over 13 volts with a multi-meter. Unless it's something else I think that it's the alternator. I know that i can just take it into a autoparts store to get it tested for free. I just wanted to know if anyone else had this problem or had any other ideas first.

torchred02

my battery light turned on today actually. take it to my mechanic right away to get checked and he confirmed that my alternator is bad

tvmustang

Well I'm 16 years old and I rebuilt the engine in mine, and removed the transmission and had it rebuilt. The vacuum modulator is a small brass bell shaped part on the passenger side of the car attached to the transmission case. Here is what one actually looks like http://search.yahoo.com/mobile/s?rew...id&slider=open Then the transmission fluid. You will need type F transmission fluid. This type is needed because back in those days machining wasn't that great. Type F transmission fluid is basically gear oil to prevent wear on rough machined surfaces with imperfections. You will also need a gasket for the pan and you might as well change the filter. The filter you will find when you remove the pan. There is a certain way to get the fluid out with out spilling it every where. You loosen the bolts on the pan about 1/4" break the pan loose and let the fluid drain some into a pan. Then you take it off the rest of the way and poor out the fluid. Once you have the pan back on with the new gasket. You poor 3 quarts of fluid in through the dipstick, then you start it up, shut it off and then add 3-5 more quarts. If you try to put it all in at once it will try to blow out. I hoped that this helped.

tvmustang

Disregard my previous post about a transmissions. I put it up on the wrong tab. What I need help with is suggestions about the battery light.

Daehawk

haha I was wondering what that was after about 3 sentences.