Batt Light @ dashboard

[UndYinG]

my batt was crap few days i was running on batt that was almost empty and i was planing recharging it..and one day red light BATT apear on a dashboard...i recharged it ... and its still like that changed batt but nothing...the problem is that when i move my key to acc my dashboard wont work...i turn the engine and still nothing (except backlight and speedmetter) when i press gas and torque moves ~3000rpm+ dashboard starts "working" then it shows my batt is low and fuel is low fuel/temp gauges wont work and RPM gauge is stucking and not showing right?! any ideas? i was really @ low batt few days..but engine starting was good and charging looks ok...ye when i start the engine charging wont work voltage about 12v when i press the gas pedal it starts charginf 13.5v(normal for my bad charging) sorry 4 bad eng but it pwnz!

[Rusty_CallyT]

sounds like the alternator isnt working properly, should be getting over 13v on idle

[dj_smurph]

i had this check the fuse for the cigarette lighter

[EY]

Does sound like the alternator, have you checked the wiring after fitting the new batt, could have a bad connection.

[UndYinG]

hm i m changing/recharging my batt very often...its not in connection...didnt checked cigarette lighter but its possible (i used it few days ago usually i dont use it [img]/smile.gif[/img] ) will check it tnx....btw since i bought cali (2000) it was @ bad charging about 12v and my neibgour ownz an batt service so we fixed it @ 13.7 but i got a lot ****s that spends my enery and no time to recharge it ....will try 2morrow something....tnx all

[UndYinG]

hm i think its dashboard cause i was pulling it out...and then i saw its like i described...so i reconnected connectors on dashboard and it was OK...2 days...and then again started bugging like i said up^ and now reconnecting dash wont help?! pfff [img]/sad.gif[/img] cant find new dashboard 2 try i forgot to mention i was pulling out dash in my 1st post...

[UndYinG]

thanks guys...it was cigarette lighter fuse...its OK now...

[dj_smurph]

no problem it confused me until i showd my mate and he went straight for it

[Leigh]

Ooh, talk about timing!
I got a phone call midday in work from our security (while I was stuck in some boring training session(), saying "your car alarm is going off" (I guess it pays to have the only calibra in the car park and be obsessed with it [img]/smile.gif[/img]
When I got to the car the alarm had stopped. I suspected my disclok had slipped onto the horn (it sits really close to it, even sets the horn off sometimes when I'm close the door!), hence setting the alarm off.
Got in, tried the horn......dead.hmm...... checked the fuse , it's blown.
No prob, took heated seats fuse out (which I'm pretty sure is the same for cig lighter?) put it in horn slot, pushed horn .....<click> heard the fuse pop.
Started the car no problem, no dash lights on the right hand side apart from the batt light glowing (no headlights , ABS lights etc), and batt gauge showing 0!
Also, the fuel gauge stopped working , and the 'Range' on fuel comp hadf 'F' (probably cos no signal...but when I was driving it shot up on the fuel comp to 350 odd miles (only got about 90miles worth in the tank at the mo)

Haven't got any more spare 10A fuses in the box..I'll pop past Halfrauds on the way home and get some more spare fuses,
Fingers crossed I hope it's just the cig lighter one gone bad or something.
Anyone think of anything else off the top of the head? (I jump started a mates cally on friday a couple of times during the day, but car was fine all w/end, was careful to follow the correct sequence for the leads, hope mate didn't rev his car when it started and fry mine!)
Had to happen the day before I go on holiday didn't it !!

[Leigh]

Done! replaced the fag lighter fuse on the way home from work and now got a working dash, no glowing batt light (I'm a bit relieved to say the least that it's not a fux0re alternator)
Now I need to find out why the horn blows its fuse immediately when I try it

[UndYinG]

pfff now my torque isnt showing right...its showing less about 800~900rpm any ideas? When i start engine it should be @900 now its close to niddle and sometimes falls on it...when i push gas it works but not right...

[dj_smurph]

the only way that you can get the engine speed is to have a strobe timing light my mate proved how inaccurate the rev counter is.

[UndYinG]

dont get it [img]/sad.gif[/img]

[dj_smurph]

my rev counter was showing 900 but the true engine speed taking of a ht lead was 1100

[UndYinG]

hm but i had 900 before this fuse blow and now when engine si ON sometimes it falls to 0 i told u up^...