Ok So My Alternator went Bad about A Month Ago and In That Month Ive Been Taking My battery Up To Advance Auto parts and charging it for 30 mins about 2 or 3 times a aday...so last night i was driving and my battery died because i was using my lights so i had a mini portable jump starter and charged it for about 5 mins then started it and it went for about 1 more mile then it died again..i plugged the chrger up again and kept trying to start it but the car would turn on but it wont start up..also i put a new alternator on yesterday and charged my battery for 30 mins but still no start up...i opend the hood and asked a friend to turn the key while i listen for any sounds under the hood and everytime he turns the key i hear a small pop/click noise to the right of the winsheild fluid tank...is this my starter thats not workin? someone help please thanks

 

Does sound that way. But you could have corrosion on the battery terminals, the big cable on the starter, and if you follow the negative cable down beside the radiator you will find a bolt where it bonds to the frame. All of these spots need to be clean and tight. Also, in the underhood fuse box, there are two bolt down lugs at the front of the box, these need to be clean and tight as well.

 

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so basically just clean them?

 

Electrical connectors that carry high current only need a small bit of corrosion to cause a drop in voltage that would prevent operation. Use something on the order of a small wire brush, steel wool, fine sandpaper, a green scrubby pad. They should be bright and clean, and tightened.

 

Try charging the battery fully.

 

If there's any corrosion on the battery or terminals, you can pour warm water over the whole thing to clean it off. (It won't hurt the components or short anything out, don't worry.) Auto parts stores sell battery terminal cleaner in a little spray can, that works pretty good as well.

 

i was thinking that might be the case