So a few weeks back (a month ago exactly) I thought something went south when I jumpstarted my months in laws Camry. I replaced the voltage regulator and there wasn’t much change. I was just getting low voltage at idle and when the lights where on and electric fan kicked in it dropped the voltage by about 4 volts. Today I was driving and the “L” dash light began flickering for a few minutes then went solid. Hmm…ok so I rushed back home and took a look. I began to check the connections on the back of the alternator and they were all solid, but the rear of the alternator moved when wiggling the wires. Then I hear and see sparks from the alternator. I am guessing thats fried…here is some video….
Altenator from John Rhone on Vimeo.