[destroyeerr]

my problem started a little while ago

First time: I turned out on the service road to get on the highway, I had the pedal mashed down all the way in 3rd and all of a sudden i lost power steering, oil light and battery light came on. I pulled over turned the car off and restarted it and everything was fine again.

I thought that the belt was slipping bc i was under power and since then I've replaced the belt and tensioner and I didnt see the problem for over a month until yesterday. this time I was in neutral rolling to a stop and the same thing happened again :hmm:


anyone know whats going on with my car?
I was going to go to a track this month and it would really suck if this happened at high speeds.

TIA

 

[OrientBlau]

If I had to guess, your alternator. How old/new is it?

 

[delmarco]

Sounds like your battery and/or alternator is going.
Has the weather been getting cold where you live at nights (like in the 30s and 40s)?

 

[destroyeerr]

its the original one, the cars got 116k on it, but I tested the alternator 2 weeks ago at autozone and it was fine

 

[destroyeerr]

it has gotten colder but not 30s i live in texas, its gotten to 60 but when this happened it was warm out

and before when it happened it was hot
ill go get my battery tested this week,
any other ideas?

 

[DiscoStu]

Is it stalling?

 

[destroyeerr]

no didn't stall or anything, just lost power steering and lights came on. i drove the car into a parking lot to restart it

 

[PerronKY22]

it sounds like your battery and or alternator

 

[dreyo27]

alternator. The car should run fine without a battery.... if the alternator dies the battery discharges and dies, but if that the case you wont be able to start it back up.

 

[HyphyMovementZ]

Why not go to AutoZone and let them charge your battery and check your alternator?

 

[BMW_Matt]

Alternator. Your battery is fine.

 

[cvx5832]

I recently just went through this. For me it was the Voltage Regulator, and also went out on hard acceleration. I felt a shudder, tranny went into limp mode, and instrument panel lit like a Christmas tree. Battery light also went on and off, as if it was going to fix itself at some point.

I was able to pull over, restart, and all the lights went out, except for the battery light. That was fixed when I swapped VR's.

Your case may be different, but does sound consistent with all the VR failures reported on this board. At your mileage your alternator bearings may also need checking. I have 70k on mine, and bearings were still perfect.

On a side note, it's good to take the alternator out anyway. Lots of debris get sucked into the duct and decrease the cooling efficiency of your VR. At least it was on mine. Plastics, bugs, leaves and all other stuff.

Regards,
Paolo

 

[OrientBlau]

Voltage Regulator DIY:

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=583423

 

[JosephZ]

I have to agree with Voltage Regulator.

 

[destroyeerr]

ill check the battery and get the alternator checked again and see what the deal is.

ill report back later this week when i get everything checked

thanks everyone!

 

[SW222]

It's Emily Rose inside your engine. That fcuking little biatch keeps fcuking around like she's a damn contortionist.

 

[Redline]

this happened to my car when the ccv was broken.