1994 TOYOTA CAMRY
260,000 MILES
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TSLCSTACY
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I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND HAD THE STARTER AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED,ALL CHECKED FINE. THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN START THE CAR IS TO JUMP START IT.WHEN I SHUT IT OFF IT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING,NO INTERIOR LIGHTS,NO DASH LIGHTS,NOTHING. HAVE ANY IDEAS?
Dec 24, 2012 at 6:39 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Was the alternator tested in the car or out of the car?Do you have a multi meter to do some testing?
Dec 24, 2012 at 6:48 PM
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IT WAS TESTED OUTSIDE THE CAR BY A PARTS STORE. HE SAID THE OUPUT WAS A LITTLE LOW .5V, BUT IT PASSED THE TEST.I DO HAVE A MULTI METER.I TRIED REMOVING THE NEGATIVE LEAD ON THE BATTERY OVER NIGHT AND HAD POWER WHEN I HOOKED IT BACK UP BUT STILL NOT ENOUGH TO START THE CAR.IF I LEAVE THE BATTERY HOOKED UP IT KILLS THE BATTERY SITTING THERE NOTHING ON.
Dec 25, 2012 at 5:54 PM
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Never unhook the battery cable with it running on a computer controled car you can damage the computer.With it idling measure the voltage at the battery?
Dec 25, 2012 at 6:09 PM