To fellow B14 owners out there...
my B14 GA16DE was behaving strangely recently. Hope you guys can shed some lights in this.
Starting early last Dec, i noticed do not have enough charge, while driving at night, the lights suddenly dimmed, all internal dashboard illuminator dimmed, even the ABS lights was on. The CD player was off for a second, then on again. same goes for the lights, dimmed for a second before regained it's brightness. that was with aircon, cd player, and lights on.
while driving at daytime, it wasn't so bad. at cruising, the CD player will also auto off for a second, then on again, though this is not so frequent. However, if stuck in traffic jam, it will get very bad. i noticed this happen when the aircon fan kicks in, where the was sudden surge in power charge.
At first, I've changed the alternator, it only good for a week before all the symptoms above re-appear. so changed a battery. again, it works for a week only. Bring to another mech, he mentioned the battery is those cheapo china made battery, so changed to a Delkor 55D23L MF battery.
few days later, those symptoms came back. this time changed another alternator. sad to say, problems still not resolved. so all in all, i've changed 2 alternators & 2 batteries and problems still persist. i've tighthen the earth cable connecting from battery to the starter as well.
any of you guys have any idea what's happening?
i'm still new with B14, so this is really puzzling me.
cheers.