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Old Jun 24, 2018 | 05:06 PM
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Okay so I was at red light (with the ac on) and i died after about 30 seconds of being there. Battery is too low to crank over. I can only guess alternator here. Any other ideas?
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Old Jun 24, 2018 | 07:52 PM
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Test, don't guess. Get a jump, and measure the voltage when running.

This would be an excellent time to do a complete clean up of your battery cables, including the grounds.

All four cables. Yes, four.
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Old Jun 24, 2018 | 07:59 PM
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I forgot to mention it won’t crank over, I did get the battery tested a few moments ago and it was still holding a good charge. Also not showing any engine lights.
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Power from the battery to the car is fine as well
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I would still check all power and ground wiring , all it takes is one bad connection .
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I would still check all power and ground wiring , all it takes is one bad connection .

Yep.

Please read this post.
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Checked the wires (grounds etc one was pretty dirty but that was really about it.) also checked the fuses this morning since I could actually see in the daylight and saw that a 30amp fuse had burnt out. Replaced it and didn’t think much of it until it died again later today... It ended up being a short in the O2 sensor since it managed to come off the bolt and got caught on the driveshaft.
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There ya go. Sometimes ya just gotta get under there and get dirty.

Thank you for letting us know the resolution.

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