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(Message started by: nigelyzf56 on Feb 25^th, 2010, 9:03pm)

Title: Battery Light
Post by nigelyzf56 on Feb 25^th, 2010, 9:03pm

Hi all, have a slight problem with the scorp 2.9i 12v.. Battery light stays on all the time when the cars running..

i have fitted a new battery and a new alternator but it hasnt fixed the problem.

does anyone have any ideas of what else it could be?

Cheers
Nige?

Title: Re: Battery Light
Post by tonyboy on Feb 25^th, 2010, 9:57pm

What type of battery i.e Ah and what type of alternator have you put in........ Is the battery light bright while the engine is running.... or is it a dim light.... going brighter whilst reving the engine or does it go dim whilst reving the engine.........

Title: Re: Battery Light
Post by nigelyzf56 on Feb 25^th, 2010, 10:07pm

the alternator is the the one that came with the car i had it reconditioned and checked , the battery
was from halfords as per the spec for the car .
cheers nige .

Title: Re: Battery Light
Post by goonerwill on Feb 25^th, 2010, 10:21pm

check the terminals when i had the alternator on my 2.5d rewound there are three terminals on the alternator only two wires i wired it two the wrong terminal battery light stayed on changed over and out she went

Title: Re: Battery Light
Post by nigelyzf56 on Feb 25^th, 2010, 10:30pm

hi tony, if anyhing the light goes dimmer when you rev the engine .
also i check the wires again .
thanks nige.

Title: Re: Battery Light
Post by tonyboy on Feb 25^th, 2010, 10:47pm

on 02/25/10 at 22:30:03, nigelyzf56 wrote:

hi tony, if anyhing the light goes dimmer when you rev the engine .
also i check the wires again .
thanks nige.

Hello nige when the light goes dim when reving the engine that indicates the alternator output is lower than the battery output, Whilst the engine is running the battery and the alternator voltage should be the same HTH

Title: Re: Battery Light
Post by nigelyzf56 on Feb 25^th, 2010, 10:56pm

cheers tony , thanks for the info i will check 2moz , i let you know .
nige.

Title: Re: Battery Light
Post by tonyboy on Feb 25^th, 2010, 11:01pm

Here's link .... http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/electsystemtest.htm