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04-11-2012, 02:53 PM | #1 |
Giant spark while connecting battery
Hi everyone,
I have a 240sx with a sr20det swap and recently i changed out my alternator. After installing it i went to connect my battery and give it a try, however once i connected the negative wire to the battery there was a big spark and the lights that always would turn on when i did this before changing my alternator were not turning on. If i left the battery connected after this spark the only thing that would work were my headlights. I could turn those on easily, but nothing else works, car wont start and i haven't got a clue what it could be. Any advice would be much appreciated. before install. after. Last edited by Deimos; 04-12-2012 at 01:44 PM.. |
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04-11-2012, 04:59 PM | #4 |
I did, I supose i should of mentioned this sorry, after i had connected alternator i didnt connect the grounding wire, i put it behind some other wires to get it out of te way while installing, and completely fogot about connecting it. infact it wasnt even connected before to my old alternator it was just bent towards it and touching the outside shell of the alternator. i had a duurrr moment, lol. anyhow so when i connected my battery i blew the fuse, i just bought two new ones, grounded the alternator and put fuse in and same thing happened as before, there was a giant spark and nothing besides head lights work, car wont start. Also new fuse is dead. I have one good fuse left so want to figure this out, lol. Is it possible i may have fucked up my alternator from not grounding it? or what else may i have messed up? I figured the fuse would of protected all that stuff like it is suposed to.
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04-11-2012, 05:31 PM | #6 |
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You have the small ground wire on the alt in the wrong spot. Double check where u have it bolted. It's the 8mm bolt if i remember correctly. U most likely bolted it in a whole on the alt casing instead of the hole It's supposed to be.
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04-11-2012, 06:51 PM | #7 |
I checked it, and yeah i have it connected on the outside 8mm bolt. I just brought in the alternator to get it tested so see if that got messed up and it tested ok. So i dont know what to do. I asked the guy from advanced auto what he thought, lol... just to get more opinions i know not to trust them. He was useless.
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He's not sayin starting, he's sayin when he connects the - it sparks like crazy. It's a alternator or ground issue
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just had a similar issue with a buddies car. some weird weird electrical problems.. his starter was fried. after replacing the starter it still did it. so i unplugged his entire lower harness and put it back in. one plug at a time checking to see if the battery would spark after each plug was reinserted.
turned out. once the problematic starter was changed out and everything disconnected and reconnected everything worked fine. started right up. my suggestion. unhook the starter and leave everything else connected. attach pos. battery cable. watch for sparks. if it doesnt then you have a fucked starter.. |
04-12-2012, 01:12 PM | #17 |
Ok this sounds like a noob thing to ask, ive got everythign installed again, im plugging in the clip on plug and theres an orange rubber thing that slides inside, is it supoed to be there? cuz its a bitch to plug in with it and it goes on great without. I was thinking maybe the last time since i had it in there it wasnt plugged in all the way?
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04-12-2012, 01:17 PM | #18 |
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That's just a water seal to keep water from gettin into the plug. That's not going to cause your issue
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04-12-2012, 01:50 PM | #21 |
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U have that small ground wire on the wrong spot, u have it on the edge of the casing. that's not where it goes
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04-12-2012, 01:52 PM | #22 |
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see on your first pic where it has the letters AT? Look left and diagonal, see that threaded hole? That's where it should go
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04-12-2012, 03:16 PM | #23 |
ok well thats good news, lol. im still confused how my old alt worked cuz that ground wire wasnt even attached so i just put it there kinda close to where old one was hanging, and that is an 8mm bolt so figured that was it... anyhow... it didnt come with a bolt to put into that threaded hole so do i go out and buy one? what kind of metal does it have to be and what should the length be, also what size is the hole? 8mm? and how is that spot differnet than the other, its all touching the outside casing? Im guessing the bolt that goes inside touches something that grounds it? im just curious... thanks or the help.
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04-12-2012, 04:36 PM | #27 |
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