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  1. 05-30-2011, 10:51 AM #1
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    Battery and engine light

    Hey there I`ve got a 99 camaro. The battery seems completely dead. Last week it just stopped wanting to start the car and wouldn`t hold a charge. I jump started it yesterday and drove 150 miles home. It was fine on the motorway doing 80mph. As soon as I slowed down the engine light came on and it started running lumpy and sounded like it was missing. Is this likely to be a result of the battery? I figured its cause the battery isn`t getting such a charge at lower rpms?
    I`m gonna buy a battery this week, so that should tell me, but am curious and impatient to find out.

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  2. 05-30-2011, 10:56 AM #2
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    Sounds like your alternator is dying out on you. Check the battery first to see if the battery just won't hold a charge.
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  3. 05-30-2011, 10:59 AM #3
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    you might want to check you alternator too. if the alternator isn't working it will not charge the battery and it will kill it.
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  4. 05-30-2011, 11:01 AM #4
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    cammed goat beat me to it. haha
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  5. 05-30-2011, 11:02 AM #5
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    The volt meter on the dash shows about 14 volts when its running. I charged it after work for about 3 hours with an old charger and it started no problem about 3 times. I was going a long way the next morning so left it on charge all night with a different newer charger I`ve got and the next morning it was flat? So we went and just took a jump starter pack.
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  6. 05-30-2011, 11:07 AM #6
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    Sounds like the battery isn't holding a charge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cammed goat View Post
    Sounds like the battery isn't holding a charge.
    I agree.

    Take it up to the autoparts store and have them test it to double check.
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  8. 05-30-2011, 11:19 AM #8
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    I`ll get it tested tomorrow. Batterys are so expensive now!
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    Quote Originally Posted by supersmooth View Post
    Batterys are so expensive now!
    How expensive are they over there?
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    £95 on ebay. I just converted that, its $156.
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    I just worked out fuel. Its £1.35/litre here which equates to $8.33/us gallon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by supersmooth View Post
    £95 on ebay. I just converted that, its $156.
    That's around the price for an Optima here.
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    $8.33/gallon!!! SHIT!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by supersmooth View Post
    £95 on ebay. I just converted that, its $156.
    Wow, you can get a one from a local superstore for $50 here.
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    I just worked out fuel. Its £1.35/litre here which equates to $8.33/us gallon.
    And I bitched about $4/gal....
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