#1: Battery light Author: Abzynthe, Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:33 am ---- 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
#2: Re: Battery light Author: Big_Rich180, Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:38 am ----
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?
#3: Re: Battery light Author: Abzynthe, Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:39 am ---- maybe, it doesnt struggle to start or anything and all the electrics work fine without the engine running.
#4: Re: Battery light Author: Antknee, Location: ManchesterPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:40 am ---- thats what iwould have thought too, get a voltmeter on it
#5: Re: Battery light Author: Abzynthe, Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:42 am ---- ill have to pinch one off my dad, do you just put the probes on the +ve and -ve on the battery?
#6: Re: Battery light Author: iainlovatt, Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:34 am ---- 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
#7: Re: Battery light Author: Abzynthe, Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:42 am ---- one thing after another
im sure it will be ok for a little while until I can afford it.
#8: Re: Battery light Author: NorthantsBen, Location: Raunds, NorthamptonshirePosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:46 am ---- There not hard to change your self tbh, if it needs doing.
Make sure all you earth straps etc still all ok too,
#9: Re: Battery light Author: MrrNoName, Location: UKPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:59 am ---- weak alternator, doesnt put enough charge in untill its spinning faster then idle
#10: Re: Battery light Author: V9977, Location: Athens, GreecePosted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:57 am ---- Is your aux-belt ok and not slipping?
#11: Re: Battery light Author: Abzynthe, Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:56 am ----
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.
#12: Re: Battery light Author: mattievrs, Location: LeicesterPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:46 am ---- Aux belt tensioned properly?
#13: Re: Battery light Author: Abzynthe, Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:48 am ---- 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.
#14: Re: Battery light Author: ian89, Location: north eastPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:52 pm ---- mines doing exactly the same only my light wont go off until after 3000 revs
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