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My voltage was low when I started the car tonite. So I began troubleshooting. I found a broken wire on the voltage regulator connector at the alternator. I also found some brown grease in the area of the connector. It doesn't smell burnt or anything, but I was wondering where it came from.

Also, can anyone tell me how to figure out if my alternator is original or not? I don't care too much about numbers matching -- I just want to know how old the beastie is! :yesnod:

74FLCONV

The broken wire might have something to do with your voltage issue. The technical term for the offending brown grease is "gunk". I have the same stuff on almost every connector under the hood (water temp sensor, oil pressure sender, etc.).

D. Ocean
Miami, FLA

Gary79

it could be dielectric grease that someone put on and it has turned brown after sucking up dirt, or sometimes AC compressors like to sling their oil around the front part of the engine, although most of this winds up on the bottom side of the hood.