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cez

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What is the gauge on the dashboard
#19201413 - 11/28/13 04:14 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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With the plus/minus and it's a box..Looks like a battery. Long story short this gauge in my car is leaning far to the left in the red and idk what this means
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: cez]
#19201418 - 11/28/13 04:15 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yep, sounds like your battery. Check the battery terminals and your belt for starters.
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: Le_Canard]
#19201424 - 11/28/13 04:16 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Looks like a battery. idk what this means
means its your battery
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: Le_Canard] 5
#19201425 - 11/28/13 04:16 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Please, if you don't know what the various gauges represent... never drive again.
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: luvdemshrooms]
#19201478 - 11/28/13 04:27 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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So does this sound like I need a new battery? How often does a battery need to be replaced?
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: cez]
#19201506 - 11/28/13 04:33 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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cez said: So does this sound like I need a new battery?
No. Your charging system... is not charging the system.
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How often does a battery need to be replaced?
Depends on a great many factors not the least of which is the quality of the battery.
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: luvdemshrooms]
#19201531 - 11/28/13 04:40 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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could be an alternator issue... ie your car is not recharging itself... go to any advance auto parts store or most other parts store, and they might be able to perform a free test on your battery and alternator to see what the deal is.
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: 404]
#19201569 - 11/28/13 04:53 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Would/Could this have anything to do with the oil change I just got?
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: cez]
#19201585 - 11/28/13 04:57 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Definitely possible. I saw all sorts of things get fucked up when I worked in a quick lube.
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: cez]
#19201590 - 11/28/13 04:58 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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cez said: Would/Could this have anything to do with the oil change I just got?
Unlikely, but not impossible. Did you notice the gauge reading when you left the lube shop?
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: luvdemshrooms] 2
#19201756 - 11/28/13 05:46 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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this thread is full of so many face palms its not even funny.
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luvdemshrooms said: Please, if you don't know what the various gauges represent... never drive again.

2nd da fuck dose a oil change have to do with his batter/alternator? no it has nothing to do with your oil change.
3rd loosen the negative terminal on your batter. (the big black wire coming from the heavy black box under your hood) crank your car, disconnect the negative terminal. if your car dies then its your alternator. if not then the batter needs to be replace.
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: evileye001]
#19201808 - 11/28/13 06:00 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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2nd da fuck dose a oil change have to do with his batter/alternator? no it has nothing to do with your oil change.
Lots of places check/fill other fluids and thangs, we always checked battery water levels. Lots of times people would try to pry off the terminal covers even when they're non-removable. Plus lots of the people who work in those places are subpar mechanics. What if they dumped some oil or coolant onto the alternator or belts?
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: cez]
#19202085 - 11/28/13 06:51 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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cez said: Would/Could this have anything to do with the oil change I just got?
completely different systems in the car... No.
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: luvdemshrooms]
#19203158 - 11/28/13 11:48 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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luvdemshrooms said:
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cez said: Would/Could this have anything to do with the oil change I just got?
Unlikely, but not impossible. Did you notice the gauge reading when you left the lube shop?
No the "check gauge" light came on today and that's when I noticed it..Got the oil change yesterday
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: cez]
#19203362 - 11/29/13 01:36 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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If the alternator were bad, the car would not run very long before the battery was completely drained - with headlights on, maybe an hour or two.
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: cez]
#19204176 - 11/29/13 09:41 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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coincidence... battery probably needs to be replaced. go to a parts store and they should be able to check it for free.
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: 404]
#19204471 - 11/29/13 11:10 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Go to a place and get your battery checked before you start fucking shit up.
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: cez]
#19204506 - 11/29/13 11:23 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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is there corrosion on the terminals? does a neighbor or friend have a charger you can borrow?
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: cez]
#19204526 - 11/29/13 11:31 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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The car manual would probably be more informative than any of us schmucks. At the very least it's far less condescending.
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: 404]
#19204562 - 11/29/13 11:42 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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StateOfMind404 said: coincidence... battery probably needs to be replaced.
Yes. But that may or may not be the actual cause. See, if the alternator or the rectifier/voltage regulator has/have died, then the battery will discharge and car batteries don't deal with completely discharging. So you'd have to replace the battery AND find out if it does or doesn't charge, and if it doesn't, solve the cause for not charging as well.
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