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Post by cameron3200 on Oct 18, 2007 10:52:24 GMT -5
Hi guys, lately about a couple times a week, my 1992 4WD ECVT 5dr 1.2 EFI Justy has been showing me two lights on the dash. The battery light and the clutch/e-brake light will come on while I'm driving. This happens a couple times a week. When it happens, I pull over, turn the car off for a few minutes, then start it back up, and the lights are gone.
Why is this happening, and what does it mean?
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Post by cameron3200 on Oct 19, 2007 7:50:31 GMT -5
Nobody?
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Post by cameron3200 on Oct 20, 2007 7:38:48 GMT -5
Yea, I just think it's a specific error because both the battery and brake light come on in unison. Thanks though, I have a voltmeter in my hatch, I'll check around with it, brake fluid is good.
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Post by smitch on Oct 25, 2007 12:22:44 GMT -5
I know its a long shot, but my 04 impreza had the same lights come on when the alternator was going out.
It wouldnt hurt to check out the cables for corrosion and check the grounds.
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Post by cameron3200 on Nov 11, 2007 11:49:51 GMT -5
Yea, turned out that my battery had some corrosion and threw the alternator into overcharge mode which burnt some plugs under the hood. Lesson for everyone: always use a voltmeter, not just a test light. So I bypassed the burnt plugs put in a new alternator, all was good. My dad runs a Canadian Tire store so I had all the labour done for free, and I had one of his mechanics follow me there as I needed to be boosted 4 times to get to the shop.
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Post by gearheadeh on Nov 11, 2007 12:43:39 GMT -5
I wouldn't doubt that your battery was boiled dry too!.
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Post by cameron3200 on Nov 12, 2007 12:22:16 GMT -5
Battery is fine.
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