I really need some help with my car ..

[pedro]

Google is your friend...or try an auto electrician.

[Guest]

id rather keep my 2 legs and 1 arm lol..

gonna buy a volt metre and see if the alternator is putting out the 14v+ and if it is then i really dont know..

i havnt changed anything else apart from , battery, power steer pump, alternator.

would the sporty steering button not working have anything to do with this?

is there a computer that controlls that? maybe its shorted out or something?

who knows about the "sporty steering"? note: it hasnt been working since before i got the car and iv done about 4000km since owning the car.

[DRFVDR]

How do you mean the pulley almost stops when to tight, which pulley ??

run new earthing cables from battery to bolt on alternator(the big Swing one) then from there to the opposite sides strut tower.

Check alternator is charging

check battery ( or get it checked as jsut seeing if it has 12 v in it is not enough)

Why is the sporty steering button not working figure this out as well

You are obviously in over your head, I would get some one who Knows more than you do to have a look at it

[Guest]

 DRFVDR said:

How do you mean the pulley almost stops when to tight, which pulley ??

the power steer pulley slows right down when turning the wheel.

[Guest]

 DRFVDR said:

Check alternator is charging

check battery ( or get it checked as jsut seeing if it has 12 v in it is not enough)

have charged up the old battery on full charge. still does the same.

purchased new battery and still no change.

[Guest]

 DRFVDR said:

Why is the sporty steering button not working figure this out as well

i'm not sure, it never worked since before i purchased the car. the light does not come on when you push the button.

[DRFVDR]

if the pulley slows right down on the power steering pump i would suggest the bearings in the pump are toast which could be your whole issue, renew pump and see is it helps

[Guest]

iv already replaced the pump. this is the second one. also the pump is not electrical so it doesnt explain why its losing the power..

[DRFVDR]

so battery drains while it is sitting

was the Alt new or second hand

pump known good ?

[Guest]

battery drains while driving...

its hard to explain.. its fine for about 15 minutes or so then it starts losing power when indicating / stereo etc...

alternator was from car wrecker. pump from wrecker as well.

will check the voltage on the alternator when i get a multimeter and see how it is.

the original power steer pump started screaming its guts out a month ago and i replaced it and had no issues until this electrical thing came up. ( ps was same issue last time when the pump dies minus the screaming noise )

[DRFVDR]

My guess would be alternator not charging hence everything being run of battery

[Guest]

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?s=2d2758432c202a1f60b4f6356a6c972d&t=114981&page=2

found this.. maybe its the same issue?

[Guest]

from a bit of googling iv found it could be a) stuffed alternator or b) the wires may be frayed in the lead.

ill test the alternator to see what volts its charging at. hopefully thats the issue.

if not the bloody things up for sale haha

[DRFVDR]

elelctrical faults are a pain in the arse to sort out

[Guest]

they sure are..

and alternators are VERY hard to find in the 3 pin variety.

[ODB]

go through your engine bay and look for any obviously loose/buggered wires.

[X]

 DRFVDR said:

My guess would be alternator not charging hence everything being run of battery

that was my first guess too

[Guest]

the alternator is fine, its putting out over 12v as checked by voltmeter.

this is getting rediculous!!

[gotasuby]

how much over 12v?

[Guest]

think it was 12.4?

[gazzy2000]

should be 14v or just over bud

if its the brushes in the alt u can put the volt meter on and try a good tap on the body of the alt with the handle of a screwdriver and watch if the volts jump up to 14 (if the brushed are too far gone this wont wrk.. sumthing to try)

[Guest]

argh!!

has my car been invaded by gremlins or what?!

[gazzy2000]

 BF5GT90 said:

argh!!

has my car been invaded by gremlins or what?!

nah, prolly just dodgy alt

[Guest]

hmmm...

if the alternator was completely screwed wouldnt it be showing a much lower voltage?

or is 12.4v already too much of a lower voltage

[gotasuby]

12.4v will be battery voltage, as soon as car starts it should show around 14v. I can look at it tomorrow if you want?