Vehicle Is Not Charging: How Do We KNOW It Is The Alternator?

In this video I show you my process I use to make the call on an alternator that I suspect is faulty. How do I know 100% for sure? Simple, TEST DON’T Guess! -Enjoy!

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20 thoughts on “Vehicle Is Not Charging: How Do We KNOW It Is The Alternator?”

Thank you.

Thanks. I understand a lot better now!

All thst testing and all that jabber. Didnt even ripple it. Now we dont know if ya even got a good reman.

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I am in the middle of changing an alternator on a 2016 Cherokee with a 3.2L. I had vocational automotive training back in the 1980s and have been fixing my own stuff ever since, and this has been one of the most frustrating experiences I have ever had. I spent almost 5 hours trying to get the top 2 alternator bolts out. I finally went and bought a flex head ratchet wrench and was able to get it out. Ugh.

You can do it, I still can't do it. Good video.

awesome

Thats sonata funny

It's sonata charging that's richðŸ˜‚

As someone who is just getting into the trade at 33 years old and have been having a tough time learning all the things to do with cars, thank you for the simplistic and incredibly helpful explanation. You've earned yourself a subscriber from this video alone, and i look forward to continuing watching your videos for a detailed, thorough and simple explanation as to how to do these tests. Thanks so much!!

Buen dia
Cordial saludo desde colombia
Me gusto su video
Facil de entender para los que estan aprendiendo
Muy bien.

Thanks for staying late

Much better details you're awesome

when you are using the wire probes for the u-scope, do you have to repair the wire afterwards? since you just punctured a hole in it? or can you just leave it