96 Camry Charging system issue. Please help.

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10-13-2009, 07:36 PM

melb2780

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96 Camry Charging system issue. Please help.

Please help. I have a 96 toyota Camry Le that keeps dying on me. We have replaced the alternator and had the battery tested. I just bought this car a little over a week ago because I desperately needed a car and now I can’t get it to work enough to even get me to my job. When I first got it the battery light came on and shortly after the car died while I was driving it. We took the alternator out and had it tested and it was bad. So we replaced the alternator. Ever since then the battery light has been coming on and off while I drive it. If the battery light stays on too long the car dies on me as I’m driving it. On Saturday we took the alternator off and had it tested. They said it was fine. So my boyfriend put the alternator back on and changed the serpentine belt since it was kinda cracked. So the battery light is still coming on and off and when the battery light stays on for an extended period of time, the car dies. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? What could be draining the battery while the car is running that causes it to die? There is an aftermarket stereo in the car so our next guess is that maybe the stereo is hooked up wrong and draining the battery but I don’t know if this makes sense because shouldn’t the alternator be charging the battery as it is driving? Please help!

10-19-2009, 08:10 PM

ltyree007

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Replace the alternator again,when a parts store ck's the alternator,they bypass the regulator inside and full field it.Try another alternator and beware of the lifetime warranty brands.

10-26-2009, 03:03 AM

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96 Camry Charging system issue Please help

That high timing map is real messed up, I am using PS13/rps13/RNN14SR20DET Address, because it is the only one I have.Does anyone have the good addess for the 89 240 sx?