What should i do? Battery Keeps Dying!!!

[Ran4it2 10+ year member]

ok first off heres my sub setup

92 civic cx stock electrical

amp-p1000bd

sub- 1 12" L7

running 4 gauge wiring

well i have had this setup for a pretty long time now

but all of a sudden my battery keeps going out I had a cap on it im not sure how many farads but it was a digital lanzar one with that my lights dim somewhat and i thought it was b.c it was going from 4 guage power to like 8 gauge to my amp so i took off my cap thinking it would solve the problem but no it made it even worst!

so idk what to do i dont want to do the BIG 3 until i swap the motor out in my car. I let it charge i drive around for awhile but it still doesnt help when i let my car sit for 4 hours + the battery is always dead

help me out what should i do?

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[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

the big 3 takes 15 minutes to do. i'd do it anyway.

 

[Ran4it2 10+ year member]

so its really worth it in the end?

i used to hate caps but since i had one i just used it

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

Ummm... sounds like your alternator is not working properly

invest in a new one, preferably with higher output than stock... what do civics come with 70a alts?

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

get the alt and battery checked. if its the alt get that fixxed and do the big 3 and if the battery is ok use it until you can afford to get an agm battery like a kinetik.

 

[Rookie_80 10+ year member]

Ummm... sounds like your alternator is not working properly
invest in a new one, preferably with higher output than stock... what do civics come with 70a alts?

agree.

check alt - might not be charging your battery properly

 

[Got_Bass89 10+ year member]

Car would not run with a bad alt... If your battery is dead and you jump it to make it run your alt is keeping your engine running... So its your battery its bad... not holding a charge. Go to a autoparts store like autozone or kregen or whatever though and have them test your whole car with that big machine.. Its free wont hurt

 

[Blove1991 10+ year member]

Car would not run with a bad alt... If your battery is dead and you jump it to make it run your alt is keeping your engine running... So its your battery its bad... not holding a charge. Go to a autoparts store like autozone or kregen or whatever though and have them test your whole car with that big machine.. Its free wont hurt

By jumping that battery all the time and putting all that work on the alt to charge the battery up in the long run will kill your alty.....Same thing happened to my S10 back when it had a POS battery.

 

[Got_Bass89 10+ year member]

Thats true dont run it too long with a crap battery alt be workin extra hard and burn up

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

jump it, drive to autozone (or done jump it and have someone drive you with the battery), remove the battery, and ask the guys there to do a battery load test.

im betting $20 it will fail....

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

as mentioned above. get your battery checked at an advanced auto or similar. they'll check and even charge it for free. it is possible that your battery may have a dead cell in it.

 

[Enellz 10+ year member]

as mentioned above. get your battery checked at an advanced auto or similar. they'll check and even charge it for free. it is possible that your battery may have a dead cell in it.

Do this

 

[jrwalte 10+ year member]

Car would not run with a bad alt... If your battery is dead and you jump it to make it run your alt is keeping your engine running... So its your battery its bad... not holding a charge. Go to a autoparts store like autozone or kregen or whatever though and have them test your whole car with that big machine.. Its free wont hurt

Your car can run with an alternator that is going bad and has a reduced output - enough to run the car but not enough left over to charge the battery. The alternator can't be ruled out.

 

[rumple4skin 10+ year member]

Your car can run with an alternator that is going bad and has a reduced output - enough to run the car but not enough left over to charge the battery. The alternator can't be ruled out.

yes your car can run with a faulty alty( if your talking about a lose connection in the alty) but that wont cause it to not ****ing start off the jump, not at all. you are not thinking about the components of the car incorrectly. it is def the battery.