Battery light

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2007 Leeds Posts: 2865 172 Cup, Mk2 VTR
    #1
    Morning all

    My battery light is on a lot of the time im driving it, it will come on randomly and then go off again for no reason, checked voltages with the light on came out as between 14.2 and 14.9v

    Sometimes when im sat in traffic the dials will all die too but everything else elctrically works fine, they come back on with a little rev.

    Any ideas what it could be, im thinking either a loose connection somewhere or my alternator/battery is dying
  2. Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Lurgan Posts: 767 2001 black saxo furio 2001 black saxo vts
    #2
    alternator giving up the ghost or not tensioned fully. check the alternators connection before buying stuff
  3. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #3
    As said sounds like your alternator is on the way out,mine did exactly the same thing,clean up the connections on the alternator 1st though.


    Steve.
  4. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Telford Posts: 4501 Black corsa c SXI.
    #4
    sounds to me asif the voltages are wrong across the electrics, i had same problem, took mine to an electrical car garage and thats what they found.
  5. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Mansfield Posts: 179 2003 Citroen Saxo Furio 1.4
    #5
    this happened to mine, i checked alternator and battery they were both fine. i found my problem to be the cable from the alternator had come loose, i plugged it back in and fix!!
  6. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2007 Leeds Posts: 2865 172 Cup, Mk2 VTR
    #6
    cheers guys, ill take a look at all that stuff tomorrow
  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2009 Dorking,Surrey,M25 J9 Posts: 2616 Static -80mm Peugeot 405
    #7
    As Ryan mentioned, just check the cables are in good condition, replace the terminals for a few quid before buying a new alternator.