Mitsubishi Chariot battery intermittently flat, also fan belt breakage
Variant: diesel
Model Year: 2000
Categories:
Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
Two problems
1)Fan belt problems over the past year: squeaky when starting, increasingly bad over time, has been tightened and checked at garage. First time replaced because it was virtually shredded. Three weeks later it broke again while driving (resulting in no brakes & steering!). Each time it's replaced/tightened it's fine for a few weeks then starts squeaking again.
2) Intermittent flat battery. Car starts but if only a short journey then car wont start again - sometimes so flat even a jump start wont sort it. Doesn't seem to give any warning signs.
Battery only couple of years old, garage checked it, fine. Alternator checked, charging ok. Everything checked again at garage only last week, but still having to put battery on overnight charge at least once a week.
Any ideas? (in plain English please as I'm not really a car person).
1)Fan belt problems over the past year: squeaky when starting, increasingly bad over time, has been tightened and checked at garage. First time replaced because it was virtually shredded. Three weeks later it broke again while driving (resulting in no brakes & steering!). Each time it's replaced/tightened it's fine for a few weeks then starts squeaking again.
2) Intermittent flat battery. Car starts but if only a short journey then car wont start again - sometimes so flat even a jump start wont sort it. Doesn't seem to give any warning signs.
Battery only couple of years old, garage checked it, fine. Alternator checked, charging ok. Everything checked again at garage only last week, but still having to put battery on overnight charge at least once a week.
Any ideas? (in plain English please as I'm not really a car person).
Posted: Jun 5, 2009 (15 years ago)
if the engine is snapping-shredding drivebelts there must either be a tensioner/bearing problem or the belt is not running true. pehaps one of the ancilaries i.e altanator, power steering pump, a/c compressor is out of alignment. this same fault could contribute to the non-charging of the battery.
just a thought!! hope this helps!!
just a thought!! hope this helps!!
Posted Jun 5, 2009 (15 years ago)
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