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Response to madamesilverspurs (Reply #31)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 11:22 PM

Niagara (3,017 posts)

32. Excellent news!

I bet you feel a great deal better knowing it wasn't too expensive to have fixed and now you can run errands.

One more thing, make sure that your vehicle is driven at least once a week, even if it's only around the block. It's hard on a battery when the vehicle isn't driven on a regular basis.

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32 replies	Author	Time	Post
Car question? [View all]	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	OP
It's not the alternator. What's the engine?	mahatmakanejeeves	Dec 2020	#1
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I think that last "8" is actually a "B."	mahatmakanejeeves	Dec 2020	#8
You are correct, it is a B.	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	#10
From here it sounds like bearings.	gibraltar72	Dec 2020	#2
Check engine light was on for three years?	frazzled	Dec 2020	#3
When it first came on	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	#6
To check your alternator	nykym	Dec 2020	#4
Thanks, but	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	#15
How about a friend?	Karadeniz	Dec 2020	#26
So did it just keep turning over, but never actually started?	mr_lebowski	Dec 2020	#7
...	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	#9
How old is the car battery?	mahatmakanejeeves	Dec 2020	#11
Battery is about two years old.	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	#12
not sure if a 2002 has one	Squidly	Dec 2020	#13
Back in the day, I'd say your battery terminals need cleaning	Brother Buzz	Dec 2020	#14
I have personal experience with just such a situation.	mahatmakanejeeves	Dec 2020	#18
I'd wager you experienced your problems when the weather turned cold	Brother Buzz	Dec 2020	#21
February, March, something like that. It's been a while. NT	mahatmakanejeeves	Dec 2020	#22
That sounds more like a starter problem.	nykym	Dec 2020	#16
heres an easy trick that sometimes works	Squidly	Dec 2020	#17
If you can reach it. NT	mahatmakanejeeves	Dec 2020	#19
yea, im not familiar with Caravans	Squidly	Dec 2020	#20
Sounds like a weak battery or	Disaffected	Dec 2020	#28
Okay as others have mentioned, your battery is low ...	mr_lebowski	Dec 2020	#29
Thank you,	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	#30
All better!	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	#31
Excellent news!	Niagara	Dec 2020	#32
Start with the battery (that's the cheapest)	bluestarone	Dec 2020	#23
Any time I have a warning light on my dash I take my car to Auto Zone. They'll read your	abqtommy	Dec 2020	#24
Sounds like a weak battery, or poor connections at the starter.	Worried2020	Dec 2020	#25
I'm not a mechanic by any means.	Niagara	Dec 2020	#27

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