HELP!!!!! Battery light always on ???????

[D_G_SAXO]

hi all got a little problem with my saxo and just wondering if anyone could help!!! my battery light comes on and stays on when i take the keys out could anyone help me with this problem asap thanks dave

[Ax_beefy]

when the engine is off presumably?

[D_G_SAXO]

yes when the engine is off it comes on

[Ax_beefy]

sounds like an ignition short... is it just the battery light?.... does the battery drain?

[D_G_SAXO]

it is just the battery light that comes on and yes the battery dus drain after about 5 days

[Ax_beefy]

What appears to be happening is that when you turn the key off the ignition circuit is remaining open.... (I presume it goes away after startup?) I think this is possibly a fault within your ingnition barrel i.e. the ignition switch is not completely closing... see what some of the others say but I reckon a new barrel will sort it

[D_G_SAXO]

yes mate the light goes off whent he engine is on. do u reckon i will have to go to citroen to get a barrel or is there anywhere else i can go can u recomend anyone???

and if not thanls for ur help and time

[m20pub]

read the maual ,ight have some info

[D_G_SAXO]

manual dosnt have anything in it so i guess i need to find somewhere to get it looked at if it is a barrel will citroen have to do it???

[Ax_beefy]

Auto electrician will be able to tell you if its a wiring fault or switch fault... the barrel will have to come from a scrappers or citroen.,... this depends on the immobilser you have

[SaxOmniaC]

have u recently put a new stereo in?????

[D_G_SAXO]

no i havent recently put a new stereo in but i have had a clifford 650 with intelly start but that was fitted 5 months ago and it went bk to sextons and thay have checked all that out so it is nothing to do with the alarm so would i be able to get one from a scrappy or can u tell me what sort of price i would be looking at for a second hand barrel and a new one from citroen?? and what about fitting cost and would citron have to do it???

[Ax_beefy]

What model saxo is it? and if it has an immobiliser is it keypad or transponder?

[D_G_SAXO]

it is a saxo 1.4 westcoast 1999 and it had a transponder immobilser but that was taken off before i got the car so i had the clifford fitted

[Ax_beefy]

then the ignition barrel should be easy to do with second hand parts... why was it taken off?

[SaxOmniaC]

How long has it been happening?

[D_G_SAXO]

it was taken off because the immobliser messed up so he had it removed. what sort of price would i be looking for a second hand barrel and is that all i will need is the barrel what about keys ??? and where would be a good place to get one???

[D_G_SAXO]

for about 2 months now starting to piss me off now hehe so decided to find out whats wrong with it need to sort it asap

[Ax_beefy]

You would need keys aswell.... don't know wheres best to get one and don't know how much they are for saxo's from citroen... I'd just raid the local scrappers.... try taking it to an auto spark first though mate

[SaxOmniaC]

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if the barrels been taken off then beefy on the ball mate!

(i missed the bit about the barrel being off soz!)

[D_G_SAXO]

ok so next step is to get an auto spark to look at it what should i tell him it is ??

[D_G_SAXO]

the barrel isnt off the immobilser was taken off because it messed up

[VTaaRon]

like beefy says its basically if you can imagin the key is being turned when you switch off but the circuit isnt being seperated tell the auto electrician that there is a problem with the ignition barrel circuit and its not turning off properly they should be able to sort it fairly easy if not check for a key and barrel set on ebay

[D_G_SAXO]

thanks a lot for all ur help