electrical

[corwtra]

ok 3 or 4 months ago i bottomed out my car. i found out that my car would cut out at the top of every gear and didnt want to even build boost without cutting out. drove it home to find my battery wouldnt stay charged. so i got a new battery and it still would drain it in less than 5 or 6 hours. now it will run with out dying but at the top of every gear it almost sounds like its hitting that fast fuel cut just viberats the whole car. tired taking the neg off the battery to see how much it was drawing when everything was off. it pulled 12v untill i unpluged the dome lights and alternator then it pulled .27 ### help

 

[rebuild4g63]

Sounds like a dumb question but how old is your alternator? I sort of had that problem and that was it. Check all the wires that connect to the battery especially the one that goes to your fuse box. Hope this helps Make sure everything is tight. A way to see if your alternator is bad is turn your car on and unplug your battery. If it stays running your alternator is good. Or turn your head lights on and if they go dim while running alternator is bad or the water in your battery is low.

 

[corwtra]

so when the car is running you should be able to unplug your battery right ? ive tired that and it dies because thats what i though to. but ive started the car probably 15 times and took it down the street unpluging it every time i was done so it wouldnt drain. and could that be the drain to ?

Went out this morning and it still had power so it would have to be the alternater because I unpluged it last night ? I'll look it over after school

 

[corwtra]

Today pulled off the battery cable off while it was running and it dies ? A little history I bottomed out a few months before and the battery wouldn't charge so I got a new one and it would cut out like it isn't getting enough fuel it just kind of viberates at top end. The battery also dies in about 5 hours if I leave it olives in.So im not sure if it is the alternator or a bad ground if someone had a picture of the grounds that would be alsome thanks

 

[Jeff90Z99GST2G]

9 times out of 10 when the vehicle is running and you pull the negative cable and it dies it is the alternator. I suggest pulling it and taking it in and having it tested.

 

[Richrd]

Did the car immidiately start draining the battery after you bottomed out or did it take a few days? It might have bin a councidence that your battery is being drained. Well first of all make sure all the wires are secured nice and tight,check your ground that comes off the battery & make sure it is not lose,and check the wires on the alternator itself to see if they are damaged or lose. After all that is checked and you are sure everything is connected properly & your car still draines he battery then pull it off and take it to get checked out

 

[eli96talon]

Richard is right,if the car started these issues after the car hit somewhere then the issue could be like a grounded wire or a short.

 

[Richrd]

Ok i forgot to ask do you by any chance have a sterio system in your car? If so it could be a your system killed your alternator. Dsm's tend to have weak alternators so a banging spund system could have overworked your alternator and killed it.

 

[corwtra]

No there is no stereo in it and all this happened right after I bottomed out in like 10 min it is the original alternator but it's weird how it happened right after I bottomed out which makes me think there's a short somewhere but not sure I'm going to look to night take it off and have it tested tomorrow night thanks for the help

 

[corwtra]

Best trans fuild for a 97 gst and how much

 

[JayB12]

Best trans fuild for a 97 gst and how much

Auto or manual trans?

I know MT-90 is good for manuals, Fwd holds 2.1 qt. Or just fill it till it starts spilling out when sitting level.
Not sure about autos.

 

[corwtra]

the car is a 97 gst spyder just had the hole front painted new bumper new head lights hood.The car has 160000 miles trans is starting to go but motor runs really strong great running motor 272 brain cams with cam gears and all new belts apr head studs, New act 2600 clutch new alternator radior hoses a couple of vavle covers suspention bushings. It also has a big 16 intercolor kit 660 injectors with spark teck coil over plugs walbo 255 fuel reg. New front tires 17 inch rims(gun medal gray) white car tinted windows black top. Aem wide band 3inch stanless steel down pipe all new ball joints control arms. The head was also ported with stiffer value springs a short throw shifter, if new master and slave cycnder and shifter folk. I have a lot of extra parts alone with a 1g head and a ciped computer i might tho in with it car has a lot of time and money into it im probably forgetting a lot of stuff hoping to get 3500 to 4200 for it ### let me know what you guys think. thanks

 

[eclipse gsx]

the car is a 97 gst spyder just had the hole front painted new bumper new head lights hood.the car has 160000 miles trans is starting to go but motor runs really strong great running motor 272 brain cams with cam gears and all new belts apr head studs, new act 2600 clutch new alternator radior hoses a couple of vavle covers suspention bushings. It also has a big 16 intercolor kit 660 injectors with spark teck coil over plugs walbo 255 fuel reg. New front tires 17 inch rims(gun medal gray) white car tinted windows black top. Aem wide band 3inch stanless steel down pipe all new ball joints control arms. The head was also ported with stiffer value springs a short throw shifter, if new master and slave cycnder and shifter folk. I have a lot of extra parts alone with a 1g head and a ciped computer i might tho in with it car has a lot of time and money into it im probably forgetting a lot of stuff hoping to get 3500 to 4200 for it ### let me know what you guys think. Thanks

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