How much oil needs to leak into an alternator to cause th?
Alternator had oil leakage in it. He replaced battery and alternator made several stops again and dropped my car off Sunday Evening. My husband drove the car Monday morning to drop my son off at work and upon returning home battery lights came on radio died and car died.
Can a leaking alternator cause the transmission to fail?
My car’s transmission is unknown to me. It would be difficult to say exactly how much oil it would take to cause the alternator to fail. However, oil leaking on the alternator due to leaking valve cover gaskets can cause it to fail.
When do you need a new battery and alternator?
Saturday afternoon, he calls to tell me that I need a new battery and alternator. He said he drove it made several stops and Saturday morning took it to pick up parts. Upon returning to my car it would not start. He removed the battery took it home to charge and found battery and alternator needed to be replaced. Alternator had oil leakage in it.
What to do if your alternator is leaking oil?
I would recommend having the alternator replaced if it has oil leaking on it as well as resolving the valve cover gasket leak to prevent it from happening again. You may try to use a different mechanic who is more upfront and honest in the first place. Consider YourMechanic as services such as this can be completed from your home or office.
My car’s transmission is unknown to me. It would be difficult to say exactly how much oil it would take to cause the alternator to fail. However, oil leaking on the alternator due to leaking valve cover gaskets can cause it to fail.
When to hit idler pulley bolt on alternator?
NP, my biggest take aways were – hit the idler pulley bolt and the lower alternator bolt with PB Blaster early and often as soon as you realize the job is one you’re going to do (even if it’s a day or two before.)
What’s the crappy thing about a new alternator?
The crappy thing is afterward while putting the new belt on, I broke the tensioner bolt on the idler pulley (rusty threads – snapped the thin bolt) and had to order one – the local parts store didn’t have one within 300 miles, so I got one rush order off the internet. It’s all Gravy, baby!