Jon Dor
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I tried this one under Mozz Smith's guidance yonks back.
Datatek
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There is it's the P LED but quite hard to see as it's very dim.
Jon Dor
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Council have upgraded street lighting. Guess where stricken P38 is? No prizes for guessing this one correctly...directly below a street light... Hahaha!
Datatek
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An empty toilet roll tube placed over the LED works if you can get your eye down to it
Jon Dor
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Good suggestion! I was thinking I'll borrow my dad's glass eye Keith `~]An empty toilet roll tube placed over the LED works if you can get your eye down to it
RangeRoller dt
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I’d disconnect the battery let it cool, then put it on charge for tonight before trying. 2 nights charge always took with me when I ran a dead battery with the intent purpose of tracking the drains. Took about a year
Marshall8hp
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Someone may have mentioned this, but I think you will find it is a blown rectifier in the alternator, allowing current to drain back via the alternator when it isn’t running. Pretty standard symptoms.
The LED at neutral does the same.. if the car is in neutral
There is another tell.. a faint hum.. i presume it's a fan on the becm.. you can hear it stop when it goes to sleep.. and start again when it wakes up. You need good ears and somewhere very quiet
Colthebrummie
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My money is also on a dodgy alternator
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Datatek
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There is no fan in the BECM, nor on mine is there any hum.
Something makes a noise.. i can't isolate it.. could be a coil in a relay somewhere.. really don't know
RangeRoller dt
Well-Sprung Member
I’ve got no hum? Never seen fan under any of the seats either. Used to get a faint sound from what I presume was a vent fan when the hvac dial wouldn’t go right down
it might be in the dash somewhere or even under the hood... i should really trace whats making the noise if i can.. its very faint
Dopey
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Just don't kiss him, he won't turn into a prince
Datatek
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There is a fan in the dash behind the little grill above the radio.
Mine has low pump noise after switch off, but only sometimes. It sounds like the tank pump running for a few mins but never found out why. Always stops after a min or two. Aspirator in dash stops as soon as HEVAC goes off.
Some Thor have fan in engine ECU housing, but again don't know if it's on a timer.
Some Thor have fan in engine ECU housing, but again don't know if it's on a timer.
It's not that
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
My Hankook was fine until it wasn't.
I remember driving to work and it was fine, and then a few hours later it was dead.
As for the sleep test, the LED near the gearlever is surprisingly bright to me, mine too has an odd noise inside that disappears when the car goes to sleep.
Just over 2mins it takes for it to sleep IIRC.
I remember driving to work and it was fine, and then a few hours later it was dead.
As for the sleep test, the LED near the gearlever is surprisingly bright to me, mine too has an odd noise inside that disappears when the car goes to sleep.
Just over 2mins it takes for it to sleep IIRC.
Jon Dor
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I know...tried that...most diskappointed... Hahaha
