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General => General Technical => Technical Stickies => Topic started by: fd3szhi on March 13, 2011, 11:45:05 AM

Title: help plzzz strange 1
Post by: fd3szhi on March 13, 2011, 11:45:05 AM
i have got a 95 fd just been put back on the road after the harsh winter the we have had, anyways the 1st thing i did was a new battery so after that, the car some times wont start due to flat battery but now its all fine. 1 night i was going home the add oil and coolant light came on so i was sh*tt*ng myself wondering what the f**k i should do anyway i pulled over stop the car and engine check everything it all ok so i started it up again gave it a few revs then it appears that the battery charge light is on as well so i revs it some more then all 3 lights fades away as the revs gos up and its off by 2.5-3k revs any ideas? the car is running fine and the lights is on every now and then? plz help thx in advance it this help the car is chargind fine at 14.2v
Title: help plzzz strange 1
Post by: fd3szhi on March 16, 2011, 12:33:17 AM
has no1 got any ideas as to why this is happening?
Title: help plzzz strange 1
Post by: fil_auto on March 16, 2011, 09:29:27 AM
clearly something electrical, think it maybe down to a dodgy / faulty F100 relay....

Hopefully a few others will jump on and advise....

Phil
Title: help plzzz strange 1
Post by: fd3szhi on March 17, 2011, 09:51:24 PM
but the thing is that the light will only come on every now n then not all da time and it goes off after a while so i just stuck for words atm
Title: help plzzz strange 1
Post by: rust on May 11, 2011, 01:16:55 AM
have you check all the earth cables are well earthed? bad earth will kill any battery.
Title: help plzzz strange 1
Post by: Indian on June 10, 2011, 12:10:28 AM
^^^ agreed.. check that..
Title: help plzzz strange 1
Post by: SiH on June 10, 2011, 09:10:04 AM
Check your alternatot :)
Title: help plzzz strange 1
Post by: Indian on July 26, 2011, 09:24:16 PM
yup.. sounds like Alternator problems
Title: help plzzz strange 1
Post by: wolfie1 on July 26, 2011, 09:35:47 PM
+1 for alternator