Concat
Veteran Member
So I'm pretty sure my serp system needs some attention.
It started out a couple months ago with the battery light coming on for a couple seconds during one drive home. Could hear the air conditioning slow down like it was only drawing from the battery. Never happened again, so ignored.
Past couple days, however, I'm hearing a bit of a groan coming from the area. It's an obvious noise that was not there previously. When the backlighting is on in the car, it occasionally flickers very fast.
Seems obvious it needs to go in, but I'm hoping someone can tell me some quick visuals/audio checks I can do on my own to narrow down the issue. Any tricks or tips?
If voltage test is fine, does that likely mean the alternator is ok and it's just a pulley about to grenade?
It started out a couple months ago with the battery light coming on for a couple seconds during one drive home. Could hear the air conditioning slow down like it was only drawing from the battery. Never happened again, so ignored.
Past couple days, however, I'm hearing a bit of a groan coming from the area. It's an obvious noise that was not there previously. When the backlighting is on in the car, it occasionally flickers very fast.
Seems obvious it needs to go in, but I'm hoping someone can tell me some quick visuals/audio checks I can do on my own to narrow down the issue. Any tricks or tips?
If voltage test is fine, does that likely mean the alternator is ok and it's just a pulley about to grenade?
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