Could blown fuses cause a battery or alternator to go bad???? My car just died on me coming to work. About a week ago i blew out a fuse for the gauge cluster while trying to install a GSR cluster. The car today just started hesitating while anything electrical was running ( ie lights, radio, windsheild wipers, brakes, a/c.) After I turned my car off at work... I tried to restart it. When I turn the key all you hear is......... tick tick tick tick tick. The ticking repitition is quite fast. Does anyone know what the problem is here?

 

As long as that fuse has been replaced and is not continuing to blow out I would think that it is unrelated to your current problem.

Between the hesitation when turning on your accessories and the click click when trying to start I would say that it sounds as if your charging system is kaput. The hesitation probably occured when the battery was getting too low to run the ignition and injection properly and now that the battery is too low it can't do more than click the starter solenoid.

It could just be a coincidence that the charging system has gone out at this particular time or perhaps it is related to your mods.

Check to see if your alternator light comes on when you turn on the key. If not there is some sort of problem.

If you have a voltage meter connect it to your system once the car is charged up again and running. If the system does not have more than 13.5 volts when the engine is above 2000 RPMs you definantly have a charging system problem.

On my porsche the alternator light is used to pre-charge the alternator windings so if that light burns out or is disconnected my system wont charge. I would assume that your modern system would not have such a circuit, but you never know.

 

its the battery go get it tested first, if its not that its the charget system have that check to at any local parts shop ex: Advanced. My hatch did the same thing it was the battery.

 

do your lights all come on at normal brightness? I am just curious, becasue if it is a fast tick, tick, tick, that sounds more like a bad starter, or starter solinoid.

 

hmn had same problems when my alternator died


replaced 2 battaries til it hit me that a Relle worn out inside alternator



well me being a cheap ass i picked the thing apart and replaced the relle with a home made one muhaha worked perfectly

 

Just go get your shit cheked out iam saying its just the battery. Go get it checked out. Thats tick tick fast tick sound right after another is telling you
got to go get your battery checked. Replace more then likely. Have them check the chargeing sys. I doubt its that though.

 

ok i re read your post again


i didnt notice the tick tick tick.... tick sound is starter... electricity gets there but the relle that actually gives power to kick in the motor is probably worn out...

 

Exactly!!!!!It's sounds like the starter to me also, go get it checked out........

 

theres even a place doing free diagnostics specials right now. ill see if i can find out where again. you can go and have them check it all for you for free.