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 Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:33 am |
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This may be really simple, but I want to make sure before I go to a garage.
Basically my battery light comes on when the engine is on and stays on until I go over 2k revs then it goes off, but as soon as I brake or go under 2k revs the light comes back on again.
Is this just that the battery needs charging? It started just after a 2hr drive up to buxton so I would have thought the alternator would have charged it? :S
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:38 am |
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| Abzynthe wrote: |
This may be really simple, but I want to make sure before I go to a garage.
Basically my battery light comes on when the engine is on and stays on until I go over 2k revs then it goes off, but as soon as I brake or go under 2k revs the light comes back on again.
Is this just that the battery needs charging? It started just after a 2hr drive up to buxton so I would have thought the alternator would have charged it? :S |
Its a long shot but maybe the alternators weak and its not charging efficiantly below 2k rpm?
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:39 am |
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maybe, it doesnt struggle to start or anything and all the electrics work fine without the engine running.
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:40 am |
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thats what iwould have thought too, get a voltmeter on it 
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:42 am |
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ill have to pinch one off my dad, do you just put the probes on the +ve and -ve on the battery?
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:34 am |
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I hate to tell you this but that's what happened on mine, I took it to the garage and had a new one put on, cost me £100 quid or something! :0
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:42 am |
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 one thing after another 
im sure it will be ok for a little while until I can afford it.
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:46 am |
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There not hard to change your self tbh, if it needs doing.
Make sure all you earth straps etc still all ok too,
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:59 am |
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weak alternator, doesnt put enough charge in untill its spinning faster then idle
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:57 am |
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Is your aux-belt ok and not slipping?
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:56 am |
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| V9977 wrote: |
| Is your aux-belt ok and not slipping? |
Seems to have sorted it out at the moment. But I had the aux belt changed in June, so shouldnt be slipping.
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:46 am |
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Aux belt tensioned properly?
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:48 am |
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I hope so, I paid for a garage to fit it. If it comes back i'll take it back to the garage to have a look.
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:52 pm |
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Location: north east
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mines doing exactly the same only my light wont go off until after 3000 revs
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