Car will not start

Tiny
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  • 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 100,000 MILES
It was really cold last night, around 10 degrees. Today it tried to turn over and then rapid clicks. Boosted it off, let it run a bit shut it off and wouldn’t restart. I think it’s the battery. Would it have shut off while it was running if it was the alternator?
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Friday, January 29th, 2021 AT 11:26 AM

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Tiny
DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

It could be one of two things. Either the battery is not holding a charge, Or the alternator is faulty and not charging the battery. Auto parts stores will test both for free. Here are tutorials showing how to battery load test and an alternator test:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-car-battery

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-car-battery

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-alternator

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-an-alternator

You will need to remove the serpentine belt to remove the alternator. Here is a tutorial for that as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-serpentine-belt

I've attached picture steps below on how to remove and replace the alternator on your car. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
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