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my brother in law bought a suv from calgary and asked if i can drive him to pick it up since i had the day off work... i grab my brothers vast stage 3 s4 (since he is in euro and will never know), load up my tools just in case and head down to calgary. after passing red deer i noticed the battery light some on, i pull over and check the voltage across the battery.... 12.5 volts..... conclusion alternator isn't charging but battery is full. so i decide to keep driving and in calgary i'll replace the alternator. i turn off anything that needed power and kept driving. i make it to calgary around 4 and head down deer foot to a canadian tire i had picked out on the gps.... low and behold the car dies in the left lane in rush hour, but with the momentum i had i made it to the right shoulder. yada yada yada.... tow truck drives me to a napa that had an alternator half an hour before it closes. i buy the alternator only to realize that i forgot my socket set at home the guy at napa let me borrow what ever tools i needed to get it done then closed up and told me to leave the tools in the alternator box with the core at the receivers door.
but i don't get the tools i need to remove the fan cover which is the only thing left to get the alternator off...... few hours later i give up and tow the car to the glenmore audi dealership
where it gets a new alternator the next day
tow trucks make good jacks
props to the tow truck driver and the napa for all their help
and thanks to the dealership for getting it finished so quick
my brother in law bought a suv from calgary and asked if i can drive him to pick it up since i had the day off work... i grab my brothers vast stage 3 s4 (since he is in euro and will never know), load up my tools just in case and head down to calgary. after passing red deer i noticed the battery light some on, i pull over and check the voltage across the battery.... 12.5 volts..... conclusion alternator isn't charging but battery is full. so i decide to keep driving and in calgary i'll replace the alternator. i turn off anything that needed power and kept driving. i make it to calgary around 4 and head down deer foot to a canadian tire i had picked out on the gps.... low and behold the car dies in the left lane in rush hour, but with the momentum i had i made it to the right shoulder. yada yada yada.... tow truck drives me to a napa that had an alternator half an hour before it closes. i buy the alternator only to realize that i forgot my socket set at home the guy at napa let me borrow what ever tools i needed to get it done then closed up and told me to leave the tools in the alternator box with the core at the receivers door.
but i don't get the tools i need to remove the fan cover which is the only thing left to get the alternator off...... few hours later i give up and tow the car to the glenmore audi dealership
where it gets a new alternator the next day
tow trucks make good jacks
props to the tow truck driver and the napa for all their help
and thanks to the dealership for getting it finished so quick
.. nice work dude!
If it's smoken it ain't broken
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