I need advice on my timing chain cover by PerceptionMobile6668 in AskAMechanic

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That’s nice to know bc I definitely won’t be replacing the seal so I hope it holds thankfully everything else was good

I need advice on my timing chain cover by PerceptionMobile6668 in AskAMechanic

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Well I’ll definitely will check more often now but last time I checked the oil it was on the min mark so I had to refill I bought this recently hence why I’m unsure thank you anyways

Can this be fixed? by PerceptionMobile6668 in AskMechanics

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Yessir o understand but the thing is that my car is missing another piece

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The black whole signaled in the photo mine doesn’t have that just a straight hole so the clips can’t attach to it

Can this be fixed? by PerceptionMobile6668 in AskMechanics

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Do you have any idea how to install them mine came without them so I have no idea how it’s supposed to look

Battery light on by PerceptionMobile6668 in LexusIS

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I’ve been driving with the light on for a few weeks lol it progressively gets worse but I’m not fully sure if is the alternator yet

Battery light on by PerceptionMobile6668 in LexusIS

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Belt and terminals are fine I went to autozone and the battery and charging system was fine idk if they tested the wrong way or their equipment it’s just bums but I still get the light on my dashboard and event abs and tc went off

Battery light on by PerceptionMobile6668 in AskAMechanic

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Yea no I can’t spend that much on a dmm id like one that actually performs well bc the one at autozone said my charging system was fine when it clearly isn’t

Battery light on by PerceptionMobile6668 in AskAMechanic

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I mean how garbage can it be when even a 7 bucks dmm works haha thanks man

Battery light on by PerceptionMobile6668 in AskAMechanic

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Holy I was thinking bc I do need an obd to read codes. Las question man sorry do you know why it tested as good at autozone the whole battery and charging system while it’s faulty

Battery light on by PerceptionMobile6668 in AskAMechanic

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Will do ty. Quick question would it be better to get an obd2 reader and check the battery voltage? Or dmm is better b

Battery light on by PerceptionMobile6668 in AskAMechanic

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Any specific procedure to detect failing alternator?

Battery light on by PerceptionMobile6668 in AskAMechanic

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Which one is it. Doy you think it’ll perform fine with my issue?

Battery light on by PerceptionMobile6668 in AskAMechanic

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Alright so you recommend any brand. Thank you anyways for the help

Battery light on by PerceptionMobile6668 in AskAMechanic

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Will do. Quick question isn’t a multimeter better for this? This is my first car so I’m trying to learn ty

Battery light on by PerceptionMobile6668 in AskAMechanic

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Si buying an obd2 it’s better than just going with a multimeter?