Red Battery Light

[Statik]

Hey folks,

 

Started my car this morning, let it warm up for about 20, then went to head out, when I noticed the red power light was on. I turned off everything electrical, and restarted, no bueno.

 

Checked my alternator, belts and everything looking good (it's a fairly new alternator I put in a while back), battery connections are clean and tight, not sure what it is.

 

Any ideas?

 

I drive a wonderfully shitty 1990 accord by the way

[KamiKatze]

Check the fuses, or maybe read the manual of the car. That will help.

[ELSknutson]

dirty terminals maybe try a little backing soda on the terminals and scrub them with a brush to your battery and also make sure that the lead are corded take them off and  scrub them also 

then put them back on tight.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

Check alternator and battery voltage as step one.

[Statik]

Check the fuses, or maybe read the manual of the car. That will help.

Fuses are all fine. I'm in and out of that box all the time. They're golden.

Also my car is a 1990, that manual probably disappeared around 10 years ago.

 

dirty terminals maybe try a little backing soda on the terminals and scrub them with a brush to your battery and also make sure that the lead are corded take them off and  scrub them also 

then put them back on tight.

Like I said, terminals are clean, and tight. -clamps are too-

 

 

Check alternator and battery voltage as step one.

I don't have a working volt meter, etc atm.

I'll have to go rooting around in my garage, or give a family friend a shout (mechanic, but he's working at this wonderful hour.)

[ELSknutson]

battery might be going out take it to a auto zone or pep-boys and they Will diagnose it for you usually for free.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

I don't have a working volt meter, etc atm.

 

It's a good excuse to get one then.

[bcredeur97]

wait so the car is still able to run and start itself but the battery light is on?
 

sounds like either an electrical issue OR the light is false

[WinNut]

I'd think that it might be low voltage. Is it cold in your area today?

[Statik]

battery might be going out take it to a auto zone or pep-boys and they Will diagnose it for you usually for free.

The battery is new. Got it in October/November ish.

 

 

It's a good excuse to get one then.

At 9:30am without a car?

I really should.

 

 

wait so the car is still able to run and start itself but the battery light is on?

 

sounds like either an electrical issue OR the light is false

Correct. It very well could be false, etc, but I don't want to drive across town and risk it for a biscuit.

 

 

I'd think that it might be low voltage. Is it cold in your area today?

It's only about -6 to -10C this morning, so not really.

[ELSknutson]

The battery is new. Got it in October/November ish.

 

 

At 9:30am without a car?

I really should.

 

 

Correct. It very well could be false, etc, but I don't want to drive across town and risk it for a biscuit.

 

 

It's only about -6 to -10C this morning, so not really.

new doesn't always meed that its good 

[WinNut]

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-6 to -10C is still pretty cold. My Acura TSX (which is basically an EU-spec Accord) has problems starting in this kind of weather because of the really small battery, even though it was changed in the same timeframe as yours. I'd recommend that if this is the case, run it every morning for like 10 minutes to charge the battery up a bit.

[Statik]

-6 to -10C is still pretty cold. My Acura TSX (which is basically an EU-spec Accord) has problems starting in this kind of weather because of the really small battery, even though it was changed in the same timeframe as yours. I'd recommend that if this is the case, run it every morning for like 10 minutes to charge the battery up a bit.

That thing starts and runs great in -40. Surprisingly well actually for such an old car.

 

Regardless, I hate a cold car, so every morning it runs for about 10-20 mins before I go anywhere.