Bern
Member
Hi all,
Hope everyone is well?!
Just had a strange issue with the battery warning light.
Driving home from the office (50 miles in a diesel series 3!!) I noticed the battery warning light came on dimly while I was braking. I tried the lights the warning light flashed then went off. Then all was OK with the warning light. Well, for a few miles.
The warning light came on again again with the brake light, and flashed with the indicator, and came on full with the lights on.
I made it home, and have just started it again (started with no issues). The battery reads 13.5-14V with the engine running. I can put the brake on and the voltage drops a tiny amount but the battery is still charging!
Any ideas?
At the weekend I changed the brake flexible hoses, and noticed that the cables running to the rear are actually house wiring 1.5mm cable!! I'm guessing that anyone that has done that could've bodged up something else so I'm certainly going to re-wire the rear half of the vehicle at least.
Cheers,
Bern.
Hope everyone is well?!
Just had a strange issue with the battery warning light.
Driving home from the office (50 miles in a diesel series 3!!) I noticed the battery warning light came on dimly while I was braking. I tried the lights the warning light flashed then went off. Then all was OK with the warning light. Well, for a few miles.
The warning light came on again again with the brake light, and flashed with the indicator, and came on full with the lights on.
I made it home, and have just started it again (started with no issues). The battery reads 13.5-14V with the engine running. I can put the brake on and the voltage drops a tiny amount but the battery is still charging!
Any ideas?
At the weekend I changed the brake flexible hoses, and noticed that the cables running to the rear are actually house wiring 1.5mm cable!! I'm guessing that anyone that has done that could've bodged up something else so I'm certainly going to re-wire the rear half of the vehicle at least.
Cheers,
Bern.