Situation Critical: Alternator Dead.. Smokes..

[gotdamsg]

While driving, electronic parts already showing the power loss. Everything on and off because of loss of power. Things getting worst and the car start jerking and the RPM meter unstable. My home is not that far away so I push the car a little bit, working hard to reach home. I felt the car and engine working very hard when I press the pedal. Suddenly there is a sound like a blow up (like a fire with blow up sound) in the exhaust, everytime I push the pedal. Once I reach home, the engine is off itself. There is smokes coming from the bottom of the car and exhaust.

What happen with the smokes from the exhaust and from the bottom of the car? Expert advise please. (tomorrow will check further and hopefully just the alternator need a replacement :( )

 

[C99D-MMC5537]

not very sure. but want to warn u to pull off the battery terminal first. if can, take off the battery from engine bay if possible.

 

[DanzEterna]

is there petrol smell as well?
happened to me before, suddenly car died on the highway, engine shut off, when try to start again...got blub blub sound, like car running on 4 pistons (im using v6), followed by petrol smell & alot of smoke immitting from the exhaust.

at 1st i tot the fuel pump had kong, when i pop the hood, the air flow hose connected to the throttle body had popped off. popped it back on & car back to normal.

u should try checking your hoses bro.

 

[gotdamsg]

no petrol smell i think.. just like burning/hangus smell. normal smell when overheating. but the engines temperature is down when driving in the bad mode.

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maybe need to check the plugs, some people said might be the plugs flooded with oil.

 

[DanzEterna]

have u checked your timing belt? still in good order? sometimes i would just snap itself.
hopefully nothing serious la.

 

[gotdamsg]

timing belt and engine just done complete overhauled last week bro..

 

[Izso]

That sounds like a hose problem.

If alternator dead it wouldn't react like that. Check the plugs for oil like you said and pray it wasn't the overhaul that screwed up the car!

 

[^pomen_GTR^]

alternator dead=weaken battery comes to dead=engine misfiring before dies=damage to piston/conrod??not sure....


but if u says got popping sound of fire in the exhaust then most likely the engine was missfiring during that time....

 

[DanzEterna]

got to send back your car to the workshop that did your overhaul.

 

[gotdamsg]

the battery is still few days new, can weak? can misfiring damage any internal part of the engine?

 

[mark_andrews]

Got the same problem before, the only difference is mine has no smoke. From what I remember,I just brought it to a mechanic and he just repair some alternator parts and its done.