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Originally Posted by Delgado
To answer your question there was some corrosion inside on one of the terminals to the point where it just flaked off so it was virtually doing nothing. It wasn't all over the alternator either, just the wire which is odd but not uncommon with mitsubishi (I learned they make our alternators). That and the front bearing had some play as well, you could both hear it and feel it so they just opened her up, replaced it all and sent me on my way in about 45 minutes with everything fixed and tested infront of my own eyes and only $110 charged for a great service. They are also very friendly.
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Thank you for this - I plan on calling Sammy tomorrow. If i drive there, will they uninstall and reinstall the alternator, too?
Background: Car is a 2013 FR-S, and the old OEM batter has been drained to zero a few times by my wife who tends to leave the dome light on. She's done this about 4 times.
A month ago, I was parked for about 20 minutes with the radio on, and I drained it far enough to stop it from starting the car. After a boost it was fine.
Today I got stranded on my commute home - battery died shortly after I started driving home; tried to limp it to Crappy tire, but the alternator alone wouldn't take me that far.
Hoofed it to CT, bought a battery and a 10mm wrench, walked back and swapped the battery... I made it home, but the dashboard battery light is still on. Everything else works, but the car also doesn't feel as powerful as normal.
Tested the voltage: 12.4 while off, then 11.99 with the car idling and no accessories on... I guess the alternator is toast. I'd like to swap it myself, but cant seem to find a good DIY write up to follow.
Thanks again for the reco.