Battery light problem

[yerdusk]

iv had this problem going on for a while now. when i am driving along, and get to around 3000revs, the battery light comes on and gets brighter the faster i go. It even does it when you rev the car when its stationary. I have tried charging the battery but it stills does it. Also its recently had a new alternator. Anyone have any ideas?! cheers.

[David]

Never heard of it before mate... New battery? If not then maybe get it checked out... :y:

[yerdusk]

ok mate nice one, will try a new battery, and if not, its off to the garage!

[Predator_R32]

alternator and battery test from halfords :y:, was the alternator brand new of from a scrappy or even refurbished

[Robbo]

ive got the same problem mate. my problem is the little black plug on the top of the alternator. it keeps working its way loose. get someone in yoru car while its idling and the light is on then mess around i.e. push the plug and wiggle it and see if it is the alternatyor plug thats causing the problem. :)

tell us if it is or if you fix it, might give me an idea on how to fix mine

[Predator_R32]

ive got the same problem mate. my problem is the little black plug on the top of the alternator. it keeps working its way loose. get someone in yoru car while its idling and the light is on then mess around i.e. push the plug and wiggle it and see if it is the alternatyor plug thats causing the problem. :)

tell us if it is or if you fix it, might give me an idea on how to fix mine

wouldnt get me doing that when the engines running mate, theres betls and pulleys lol

[Robbo]

wouldnt get me doing that when the engines running mate, theres betls and pulleys lol

lol theres a little bit of distance. main worry is the heat off the manifold... ow!

[Predator_R32]

some nasty words there lol, little bit of distance :panic:

[Robbo]

some nasty words there lol, little bit of distance :panic:

just gotta have a steady hand dont ya ;)

[Predator_R32]

well am getting on a bit so i dont :p you crazy MOFO

[Robbo]

im sure if your hand started to get mangled in the belt it would end up coming off the pullies anyways.... fair doo's you wont have many fingers left but at least you wont be worried about the battery light anymore :oops:

[yerdusk]

cheers for the advice guys! will try first thing in morning when ive got some light, and let you all know! also the alternator was brand new.

[Robbo]

cheers for the advice guys! will try first thing in morning when ive got some light, and let you all know! also the alternator was brand new.

any luck?

[yerdusk]

yea, i played around with the black plug on the alternator and hey presto, no battery light flashin!!! thanx!!! one happy man again!

[Robbo]

yea, i played around with the black plug on the alternator and hey presto, no battery light flashin!!! thanx!!! one happy man again!

it might start working loose again and do the same thing, ive put silicone all over mine and for some reason it still seems to do it :(

really getting to me!

[yerdusk]

lol, i might try and stick it down somehow then, if i find something that works, i will let you know! cheers mate.

[jinx100]

Did you manage to get it sorted? I've been having exactly the same problem with a Peugeot 106 at high revs, had the alternator changed 4 times (under warranty of course!) and the battery once, without any luck. I'm going mad with this problem and have been searching Google for any ideas, when I stumbled on this site - I'll have to see next time the battery comes on if the black connector seems to be at fault. Good luck anyone else with the same problem, it's a nightmare - just when I let myself start to think it may be fixed, it flashes again aargh!