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Sun Jan 20, 2019 8:07 pm
Happy New Year Q45 Gang!
Over the past few months, I'd hop in the Q, turn the ignition, nothing. Then a second later turn the key again and the car fired right up. I had a feeling the starter was going bad. But figured I'd wait to handle it on another day.
I think that day has come. Yesterday, I pull into a parking lot, and notice black smoke coming from below and up by the passenger side mirror. I also heard a slight clunking noise. I get out and take a look, no more smoke or noise. I park, kill the engine, and do some shopping. I come back out to the car, and it won't turn over.
Thinking it was a faulty alternator (black smoke and clunking) i went and got one from the junkyard and swapped it. I also noticed, the metal frame piece That holds the alternator, the whole that the small bolt goes into and then threads into the the alternator itself, is broken. That frame piece looks like it attaches to the belt tensioner housing or the block. I'm going to have to replace That. Fun. Afyer putting everything back together, I tried to start the car. Still nothing. So now I should test the battery and try replacing the solenoid after testing the battery? Does Autozone sell a decent solenoid?
Alk the best,
~HollywoodJackson~