any ideas? alternator problems...

[kobe]

hello again!..so im having major issue with my car charging..replace the alternator twice and its still not charging...pull the cluster and changed the bulb, the bulb was good but i replaced it anyways..tested the battery and its full...the alternator i have is a champion brand..gonna go with bocsh now..but my question is, is there a third wire for a ground? i only see two wires..any help would be greatly appreciated...cheers!..:p btw i love this site and how helpful strangers can be..love the e30 peeps...

[Ryann]

Do you have access to a decent multimeter? If so we can help.

[kobe]

yup, i tested it and it was running good..13 something on charge but it seems not to hold ...it was running great for two days then crap out. also are reman bocsh good choice? or buy a brand new oem for the stealership...up in edmonton it gets really cold in winter and i dont wanna have problems..

[Ryann]

Test for continuity to a good ground from the alt. case.

[kobe]

sorry im really new at fixing cars, still learning...how do i do that? thanks

[b*saint]

But it on this mode Ω\«(( and put one lead on the ground lug and one on the frame.

[kobe]

thanks for all the great advice..finally got some sense and got a bosch alternator...works great now! hopefully its fixes all. once again thanks rv3 limited!...:D

[StereoInstaller1]

Hey kobe, in the future, when posting a question about your car would you please identify what year and model it is?

[kobe]

For sure! Thanks again y'all! Cheers!