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 Nov 5, 2003 - 8:38 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jul 31, '03 From GA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Ok, so my battery light went on sometime last week. I went to autozone and they test my alternator and my battery. verdict is that the battery is weak(bad cell maybe) but the alternator is fine. ok, i go to wal mart and buy a new battery. (the 29.99) "Autostart" battery. put it in and the light continuse to stay on. drive around a lil and it is still on. i decide to drive to autozone again and get them to test it. the battery and alternator both read good this time. he mentions that i may need 15 min to clear my ecu for the light to go off or i cuold simply drive around for a little while. i then drive around for 20 more min and park it. take the postive off my battery for about 20 min. put it back on, and the light is still on. anyways i'm home now and the postive terminal is off, going to attempt to let it sit overnight. any suggestions?
thanks cormudgen |
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Nov 9, 2003 - 1:16 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 17, '03 From Ontario, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
If you can get your hands on a wiring diagram you may be able to find it. I am not sure where the sensor is. OBDII may help, but you need a technician who understands the systems. There is a ton of data in those things that most mechanics don't understand. I always prefer a guage over an idiot light, then you would have a better idea of what was really going on.
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Cormudgen new battery prolem Nov 5, 2003 - 8:38 PM
macavely you should have left your battery hooked up... the... Nov 5, 2003 - 11:42 PM Cormudgen i drove for more than 20 min turnend the car on an... Nov 5, 2003 - 11:46 PM macavely are your connectors clean? Nov 6, 2003 - 12:40 AM 96stcoupe Some places have crappy testing equipment. I know... Nov 6, 2003 - 1:52 AM Cormudgen it has been tested at 2 places... just for backup ... Nov 6, 2003 - 9:16 AM boosted_K2 you may just trie resetting the ECU. Nov 6, 2003 - 10:02 AM Cormudgen QUOTE (K2_Celica @ Nov 6, 2003 - 8:02 AM) you may ... Nov 6, 2003 - 1:46 PM Cormudgen ok, my positive terminal was left off over 14 hour... Nov 6, 2003 - 5:59 PM Mynzeyes take the gauge cluster out and take the battery li... Nov 6, 2003 - 6:30 PM Cormudgen QUOTE (Mynzeyes @ Nov 6, 2003 - 4:30 PM) take the ... Nov 6, 2003 - 6:32 PM Mynzeyes CEL == Check Engine Light Nov 6, 2003 - 6:44 PM Cormudgen QUOTE (Mynzeyes @ Nov 6, 2003 - 4:44 PM) CEL == Ch... Nov 7, 2003 - 1:12 PM GeEkBoY The battery light comes on when the alternator is ... Nov 7, 2003 - 1:54 PM Cormudgen yes, it was tested on the car and read to be fine.... Nov 7, 2003 - 2:41 PM KAMiX If you disconnect the positive terminal and then s... Nov 8, 2003 - 9:44 AM
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