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***update*** Dashboard warning lights?
blingsta:
so i jump started her around 9:30pm last night and when for a 2min drive and let her idle for 10mins... ABS, ESP, TPMS are still lit up but i also have the yellow steering wheel to join them now!! :thinking:
anyways, she started 1st time in the morning and i drove to work, battery voltage was 14.3 on my drive in and 13 on idle.
im surprised it held charge overnight and started this morning, and it looks like the battery is being charged,
LC5F.... you got me thinking about that relay now :thinking: :signLOL:
do Euro's sell them? and if the battery is charging, why all the lights on the dash? or could it be that a abs sensor is actually out and now a have a relay problem too? :signLOL:
i suppose i have to find someone with a scanner
LC5F:
You need to check the voltage with engine off - the good news is 14.7v is healthy alternator.
I got mine from TPS IIRC it was the usual VW expensiveness of around £40 - there is the same relay on the other side of the panel, you could swap them over to see if there is any improvement - but check the voltage first before diving under the dash.
blingsta:
--- Quote from: LC5F on November 21, 2021, 02:35:30 pm ---You need to check the voltage with engine off - the good news is 14.7v is healthy alternator.
I got mine from TPS IIRC it was the usual VW expensiveness of around £40 - there is the same relay on the other side of the panel, you could swap them over to see if there is any improvement - but check the voltage first before diving under the dash.
--- End quote ---
I really appreciate your time with this matey... :happy2: thank you..
i used the car info page on my android stereo which showed the battery voltage at 12.5v (this was after i jumped her last night and let it idle for 10mins or so... i switched engine off and it showed a stable 12.5v)
LC5F:
No problem - That sounds healthy, but try it again first thing in the morning, something may be draining it overnight.
Could it be the android head draining the battery?
blingsta:
Hmmm !! :thinking: not sure about the headunit. it seems to power off completely when i take key out of ignition.
but... ive had the car scanned today and mechanic said its my rear left sensor that comes up with error!.. so i'll take it to him on friday and he will check the condition of the sensor and try to verify if it might be worth changing the wheel bearing too. :happy2:.... i might even change the battery while im at it :grin:
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