Hey everyone, recently my 1991 fj80 has been acting really weird—
The other day, when I went to start the car it cranked slower then usual. Stupidly, I continued to drive and the battery didn’t charge, so the car eventually died. Due to this, I thought it was the alternator.
I got the battery charged and tested at Napa, put it back in the car, and the car started and drove just fine for about and hour. On the way home, however, my battery lost charge again. Luckily I was able to make it home. Once home, I let it idle for a second to see what would happen, and the engine sounded really weird. It was like it was turning on and off again. I also saw that the oil pressure gauge was all the way down, but I wasn’t sure if that was due to low battery.
Are these all symptoms of a low bad and/or bad alternator, or is something else going on?
I have a video, but I still need to figure out how to post it.
The other day, when I went to start the car it cranked slower then usual. Stupidly, I continued to drive and the battery didn’t charge, so the car eventually died. Due to this, I thought it was the alternator.
I got the battery charged and tested at Napa, put it back in the car, and the car started and drove just fine for about and hour. On the way home, however, my battery lost charge again. Luckily I was able to make it home. Once home, I let it idle for a second to see what would happen, and the engine sounded really weird. It was like it was turning on and off again. I also saw that the oil pressure gauge was all the way down, but I wasn’t sure if that was due to low battery.
Are these all symptoms of a low bad and/or bad alternator, or is something else going on?
I have a video, but I still need to figure out how to post it.
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