Got a Land Rover Discovery 2,5 TDi 1992
Just yesterday when I turned off my car's engine the no-charge warning light (the red accu) remained on. When I turn the car on the light goes off. I assume alternator is charging the battery as lights, wipers, heater/blower has no problem even on parking, no lights blink when turning more aplances. But when I left my car for the night, next morning battery was totally drained...
2007-11-08 09:16:24 · 4 answers · asked by Bartolini 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Today I removed all leads from alternator and checked if the warning light is still on to be sure it's not a short-circuit. The light went off..
2007-11-08 09:31:33 · update #1
The diode inside your alternator is blown.You need to replace it.
2007-11-08 09:28:51 · answer #1 · answered by the rocket 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Rocket is right. Most likely you have bad diode in the alternator. There are several diodes so take the car or the alternator to a shop so they can be tested.
2007-11-09 02:18:18 · answer #2 · answered by Hondu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
somewhere in the ignition circuit is still drawing current and that light staying on is a warning of that. check stuff like the earth (you could have a leak of charge to earth if insulation is shot, the battery could be earthing itself to the car's bodywork or the engine block).
2007-11-08 09:22:55 · answer #3 · answered by guesswhoextra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to put it on the computer to find the problem area.
2007-11-08 09:24:30 · answer #4 · answered by Irish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋