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1998 Other Toyota Models Altenator

Tiny
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  • 1998 TOYOTA
  • 6 CYL
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  • 28,000 MILES
Dear Sir,
When I am in traffic (idling) with the A/C turned on and the car lights, after about 30 minutes the battery light starts to come on and the power in the battery goes down to eleven volts. With the A/C off and the lights off it rises to about fourteen volts!
The engine idle speed is about 500RPM (is this too low?)
After 30/40 minutes the battery is nearly flat!
What do you think the problem is?
The car is a Toyota Aristo 3000 GTE Twin Turbo VVTI (1998)
Regards, Terence.
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 AT 9:48 PM

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Tiny
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HI there,

The engine idle speed is far to low, I would first have the A/C idle up inspected and if that is OK, have the engine idle speed re set, start here.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 AT 11:25 PM
Tiny
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Hi Mark,
Thanks for the info. Do you you know what the idle speed should be set at, at idle (tick-over)?
Regards, Terence.
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008 AT 2:09 AM
Tiny
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Hi there , V6 idle speed and adjustment as per instructions.

Mark (mhpautos)


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Thursday, August 21st, 2008 AT 4:59 AM

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