New battery but battery light still on

[wreckingballs 2]

Do i need a new generator? If so, are they easy to install? I also
recently installed a new serpentine belt,

 

[Blah blah]

Do i need a new generator? If so, are they easy to install? I also
recently installed a new serpentine belt,

Sounds very likely. Some parts places will check it at no charge. There
are core exchanges. Make sure you get one with a lifetime warranty.
Charge your battery up prior to running your car with a new alt. Low or
bad batteries will work alternators hard.

 

[MR]

Sounds very likely. Some parts places will check it at no charge. There
are core exchanges. Make sure you get one with a lifetime warranty.
Charge your battery up prior to running your car with a new alt. Low or
bad batteries will work alternators hard.

Good advice! I'll second that on a bad alt. killing a battery or vice
versa. Also, when I changed out the alt. on my 97 sl1, it was a very
tedious job since the power steering pump had to be removed and was
very difficult to reach the back connections on the alt. with one
hand, since I had no lift available and had to use jacks etc. But, it
was cheaper for me to do it myself vs. the $400 Saturn dealer quoted.
MR

 

[Kirk Kohnen]

Actually, the alternator replacement on a 97 is relatively easy. You remove
the right front wheel and the splash guards. You remove the belt, the
cables, and then you drop the alternator down and out from the bottom.

 

[BANDIT2941]

Good advice! I'll second that on a bad alt. killing a battery or vice

versa.

In reality, a bad alt will only kill a weak battery and vice versa. If the
battery/alt is in good shape, it won't die from working hard - that is, after
all, what they're supposed to do