Altinator question.

[Malc]

3 hours ago, lazzlo amundo said:

n/s front exhaust has minor leak of gasses'

my indy welded the area there twice during my 7.5 years ownership , simple fix for him and about £40 a pop  ..... if it's the same issue

Malc

[lazzlo amundo]

1 minute ago, Malc said:

my indy welded the area there twice during my 7.5 years ownership , simple fix for him and about £40 a pop  ..... if it's the same issue

Malc

I do all my own welding,i do most things myself.

[lazzlo amundo]

 I charged my Battery up yesterday,i came to start my car this morning and it was as flat as a witches tit.My new altinator will be hear tomorrow,would a bad altinator drain the Battery even with the car locked up for the nght.

[scudney]

It is possible that the Battery is also dead,so no amount of charging will bring it back to life

[lazzlo amundo]

11 minutes ago, scudney said:

It is possible that the battery is also dead,so no amount of charging will bring it back to life

It's brand new.

[scudney]

If thats the case I would say no,except there is something else draining the Battery,have you had any electrical work done recently?

[ambermarine]

Short answer to that is yes,

The alternator is probably shorted and that will in turn create a circuit which will drain the Battery.Take the Battery off the car and charge it up and after you have fitted the new alternator re- connect .

Anyway you should always disconnect the Battery before doing any type of electrical work on a Lexus Ls 400 mainly to protect the 32 ecu's on the car.

[Guest]

Lazzlo, I am newish to the LS 400, if you get yours up and running and sorted with a bit of effort it will be worth it. No finer car period. Good luck with the project.