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03-21-2015, 02:10 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2015 yaris le Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: hamilton, on
Posts: 149
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Accidentally Shorted Alternator.
I accidentally shorted out the alternator, and the car stopped charging. I noticed the power steering and shift was locked too. Car and dash started acting strange. I checked most of the fuses except the rely's and mega fuses and they were fine. Some didnt read anything on the multimeter sound test, but there was like 3
Last edited by xdarkxfirex; 03-22-2015 at 10:36 AM. |
03-21-2015, 03:59 PM | #2 |
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It is one of the two large fuses built into the positive battery terminal
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03-21-2015, 04:46 PM | #3 |
Drives: 2015 yaris le Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: hamilton, on
Posts: 149
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I really hope it is. I looked at them not thourougly, but they looked fine. Anyways,I got the car towed to the local dealer free. I hope it's not a bad ecu.
The tow truck driver had to bypass the shifter,and managed to get the wheel to turn, but the car was going funky climbing up the ramp. |
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alternator, mega fuse, short |
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