Stock Z Alternator Output?
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Stock Z Alternator Output?
Hey guys, what voltage does your stock Z put out on the volt gauge? I keep popping ballasts in my 03 touring (OEM HID) and I have no idea why. I noticed my voltage IS kind of high, like 15 always, but it goes up to 15.5v, maybe even more. I never really paid attention to the voltage gauge though so this may be how it operated the whole time. I never really had a reason to check the gauge, I'm stock. I was thinking maybe the voltage regulator in the alternator might be bad.
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15.5 is too high for consistent, steady state output. normal range is like stated above, with acceptable and very rare fraction-of-a-second spikes into the 15s, but never constant and all the time. get your alternator checked out
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Yeah I though that's what it was supposed to be. I'm by no means a rookie when it comes to working on cars, I just didn't know if Z's ran higher. Like I said, never had a reason to look at the volt meter until now. There's a shop by my house that rebuilds alternators so I'll have him take a look at it.
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Yeah I though that's what it was supposed to be. I'm by no means a rookie when it comes to working on cars, I just didn't know if Z's ran higher. Like I said, never had a reason to look at the volt meter until now. There's a shop by my house that rebuilds alternators so I'll have him take a look at it.
Thanks guys!
Thanks guys!
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