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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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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: koraks]
#19205089 - 11/29/13 02:33 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Going to a parts store now..
Wish me luck
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: cez]
#19205235 - 11/29/13 03:13 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I don't mean to make you paranoid about the quick lube but I think it is silly that people think it is impossible to cause problems in unrealted systems. Its unlikely, but far from impossible depending on the service and technician.
On the plus side if the lube tech is competent and trustworthy they will usually give free simple diagnosis for things like that even if it isn't their fault.
I think it is NTB that does free battery checks as well as free installation if you buy there. Much suerte!
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: moonrockmushy]
#19205414 - 11/29/13 03:55 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah, if anybody could fuck up an electrical system by doing an oil change, it'd be the quick lube guys
If the VM is reading low when the car is running, it is probably something in the charging system.
OP, do you know how to work a multimeter?
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: Khii Khwaay]
#19205488 - 11/29/13 04:15 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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alternator/battery issue.
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: JesusIsLord]
#19205592 - 11/29/13 04:49 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Alright y'all, it was a dead battery thankfully so I'm up and running again.
Thanks homieZ!
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: cez]
#19205608 - 11/29/13 04:53 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: evileye001]
#19205650 - 11/29/13 05:07 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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da fuck dose a oil change have to do with his batter/alternator? no it has nothing to do with your oil change.
You underestimate the complete incompetence of some people working at quick lubes.
My friend took his car to one once, they changed the oil and afterwards he drove around for a while until the engine started making real funny noises and smoking and then went BANG. Turns out they forgot to put the oil drain plug back on, or didn't tighten it.. he was running without any oil. Had to replace the engine. He had to sue them to get them to cover it.
Here is a picture one guy took of his air filter after he took it to a quick lube to get an oil change and filter replacement:

I definitely would not put it past most of those tards to not fuck up something related to the electrical/charging system.
I will NEVER take my car to a quick lube place. I either do it myself or take it to my VW performance shop. They charge like $75 but they do it right.
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: 404]
#19205664 - 11/29/13 05:10 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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StateOfMind404 said: 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: Shroomism]
#19205686 - 11/29/13 05:17 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: Shroomism]
#19205693 - 11/29/13 05:21 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Here is a picture one guy took of his air filter after he took it to a quick lube to get an oil change and filter replacement:

Is that what I think is going on there? An air filter on top of another or two filters jerry-rigged together to make it fit?
Think the worst I did was overfill a brake fluid resivour because it was so filthy I couldn't see the level. I told my manager and asked the best way to rectify it and he was like "Shhhhhhh! Don't let anyone see!" and he sopped up the excess fluid with a filthy rag 
Lots of other shady shit wend down though. Overfills, underfills, draining the coolant instead of oil, pretty much anything that can go wrong does. I know a bit about cars but not a whole lot and they just asked me if I knew "lefty loosie, righty tighty" and threw me on topside because I was apparently the most competent one there
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: moonrockmushy]
#19205696 - 11/29/13 05:22 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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-------------------- Something there is mysteriously formed, Existing before Heaven and Earth, Silent, still, standing alone, unchanging, All-pervading, unfailing, I do not know its name; I call it tao. If forced to give it a name, I call it Great (ta). Being great, it flows out; Flowing out means far-reaching; Being far-reaching, it is said to return. It's just a shot away..
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: Khii Khwaay]
#19205697 - 11/29/13 05:23 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Oh, and BTW, OP. Keep an eye on the state of charge of your battery. If it drops like a stone tomorrow, that means the problem was actually something in the charging system, and the napa guy sold you a battery that you don't need.
It is good to know how to use a multimeter. They are cheap.
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: moonrockmushy]
#19206702 - 11/29/13 10:14 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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moonrockmushy said:
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Shroomism said:
Here is a picture one guy took of his air filter after he took it to a quick lube to get an oil change and filter replacement:

Is that what I think is going on there? An air filter on top of another or two filters jerry-rigged together to make it fit?

two filters jerry rigged together to make it fit  I guess they didn't have the right size.. so it looks like they cut a part of his old filter and popped that in with the non-correct size filter. Absolutely ridiculous..
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Re: What is the gauge on the dashboard [Re: Shroomism]
#19206853 - 11/29/13 11:02 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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gotta love the iffy lube places.
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