Battery Light always on- da9

[Cold Fusion]

my battery light is now consistantly on, does anybody kno why this would be? my battery is fine and working fine but the light remains to be on

thanks :)

[Iwishiwasa Type R]

Thats your alternator. Yes i know sounds dumb but the battery light is almost never for your battery.

[Cold Fusion]

****!

[OZ#227]

Yep...ALT for sure....But check your fuses first... :D
The light just means your battery isn't being recharged...

[TRU32U]

if car starts fine as usual its the alt, the brushes inside needs to be replaced, about 70 bucks or so but better to get reco saves you the time and hassle of messing around.

[Cold Fusion]

can any maerchanic do it pretty much? or do i need a specific merchanic to reco it? (i kno a few merchanics)

[Iwishiwasa Type R]

Well I had the same problem. It sucks balls. I think reco is the best option. Most mechanics send it away. It was awhile ago but I think it costs around 130 to get recon, but dont quote me on that. Also try not to drive at night and turn your cd/radio off if you you want to prolong the inevitable..lol

[FR33K]

have fun taking your altenator out.. ITS A BITCH :)

[Slow96GSR]

It's not that hard, just time consuming!

[LO_N_SXC]

I had the same problem, lucky for me I had a spare lying round to swap it with, try any auto elec (sparcky) would be more than able to do this for ya and for a good price too!

[TRU32U]

yhea its an ass fuel canister has to come out and aid of zip ties help! jus a tip for ya.

[majic777]

i just dropped the passenger side axle to change my alternator.. actually a lot quicker than it sounds :D

[Cold Fusion]

how long can i drive with it being ****ed? and how many days will it take to repair if i get recon? argh i cant live without a car :(

ill prob ring my mate uop whos an appretise merchanic and get alot of shit done all at once and it can be HIS problem for a few days :)

[SKREMN]

it should be rapaird or exchaged same day
remove it your self its not that hard
you cand rive around untill your battery dies in the ass and has no more balls to crank the car over
you want be able to clutch your car if you got no alternator

[Cold Fusion]

so u mean soon lol

yeh ill riong my merchanic tomorrow, she needs a good look over anywhay (new o2 sencor, check brake fluid and lines) and all alot of little stuff :)

thankfully i get paid tomorrow :)

[A-man]

does a DA9 have a fuel light?

[TRU32U]

i dont think they got fuel light...
anyways yeah should be recond in an hour.

[Cold Fusion]

does a DA9 have a fuel light?

nar for some reason it doesnt (god knwos why) and its really annoying coz my fuel gauge is broken so ive run out of fuel 3 times haha

and an hour? thats cool, im gonna ring a few places today :)

thanks all :)

[LO_N_SXC]

Cold Fusion - This might help ya out with the alternator http://www.g2ic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83122 props to G2IC.com for the info.

[A-man]

lmao coz im like always braggin sayin my car is great ive neva had the fuel light on once coz my mates all drive comos lol

[LO_N_SXC]

Yeah I wonder why they never came with that light but then again you know you're low on fuel once you go round a turn too fast and the car starts to surge on fuel.

[Cold Fusion]

thanks for the site LO_N_SXC :)

my light isnt on now though, ive driven it for about 40min today and it hasnt been on once...what do u think that would mean?

[Dtegra]

hay cold fusion i had it a while back reason was i was rubbing back my car etc.. heaps of dust got in the engine bay and im assuming the brushes on the alternator got dirty i literally covered up my battery and dizzy and jus washed my engine bay with a hose..never had a problem since ..

[LO_N_SXC]

thanks for the site LO_N_SXC :)

my light isnt on now though, ive driven it for about 40min today and it hasnt been on once...what do u think that would mean?
The real problem with mine was that the Green plug (round) at the back of the alternator was playing up, every time I moved it abouts the current flow would decrease and be real iregular depending in which direction I held it, I tried first by changing the plug from my old wirring harness that came with my new engine and still no go! I was like WTF? so I changed the complete Alternator for the one that also came with the new engine and ever since then its been ok.

I suggest to try and see if the same hapens whe n you have a play around with that green plug if it is then might have to clean it with some elec contact cleaner, and if that don't fix the problem then you might have to change the alternator like I did.

Give that a go see what hapens???

[TRU32U]

its the dammn brushes sometimes it has contact sometimes it dussnt.

[Cold Fusion]

...dumb question but..wheres the alternator lol

[LO_N_SXC]

...dumb question but..wheres the alternator lol
NOt at all mate, if you have a look under the inlet manifold on the passengers side you should be able to see it next to the pulleys for the PS, A/C etc etc..

[A-man]

LMAO I HOPE MINE NEVA BREAKS....

that seems waaay to hard lol

[FR33K]

do what i did
carry around a hammer and a multimeter
everytime it starts to die open up the bonnet and bang the shit out of it till it started charging at 14v again lol
i did this till it totally rooted and i no longer had headlights and indicators one day..

[Cold Fusion]

...where the inlet manifold

its being taken to the merchanics on tuesday to get a service and stuff, there gonna check the alternator for me and do any nessecery adjustments.

[FR33K]

if you dont know where the inlet manifold is i suggest u dont try n change the altenator...

[SKREMN]

does a DA9 have a fuel light?
The Aus spec dont but the JDM do
if you really wanted to you could get the JDM cluster and connect it up some how?

[Cold Fusion]

"its being taken to the merchanics on tuesday to get a service and stuff, there gonna check the alternator for me and do any nessecery adjustments."

"if you dont know where the inlet manifold is i suggest u dont try n change the altenator..."

shall i say it agian?

"its being taken to the merchanics on tuesday to get a service and stuff, there gonna check the alternator for me and do any nessecery adjustments."

:)

[LO_N_SXC]

"its being taken to the merchanics on tuesday to get a service and stuff, there gonna check the alternator for me and do any nessecery adjustments."

"if you dont know where the inlet manifold is i suggest u dont try n change the altenator..."

shall i say it agian?

"its being taken to the merchanics on tuesday to get a service and stuff, there gonna check the alternator for me and do any nessecery adjustments."

:)
NO that not acceptable you should know where the inlet manifold is! jks Yo

have they given you a quote on how much you're looking at fixing this? coz if I were you I wold have tried to at least taken it out of the car, might save you an extra $20 or so instead of them taking it out, seriously man it aint that hard of a thing to do.....

[majic777]

tru32u is right its def. the brushes in the alternator... LO-N-SXC the reason it started charging again sometimes when you wriggled the green connecter on the alternator, is because that moves the worn brushes slightly, and they temporarily make contact with the slip rings again, which makes you think its just the wiring :) but yeah 11 times out of 10 its just the brushes :)

[LO_N_SXC]

tru32u is right its def. the brushes in the alternator... LO-N-SXC the reason it started charging again sometimes when you wriggled the green connecter on the alternator, is because that moves the worn brushes slightly, and they temporarily make contact with the slip rings again, which makes you think its just the wiring :) but yeah 11 times out of 10 its just the brushes :)
Ok koolz at least I fixed it my self but yeah that makes sence :thumbsup:

Cheers!

[A-man]

u can easily find the intake manifold by following ur airbox to the engine... and its that thing and goes into the side of the engine its on the side closer to the windscreen...

[LO_N_SXC]

NOte:this have been taken from the Helms manual and are just for reference, also you will notice that these instructions are for the USDM cars and not AUSDM cars but the same principles apply.

if you would like more images please PM me. :p

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[LO_N_SXC]

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