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    battery light

    What's up guys? So a few months ago I bought a 91 wagon, it came with some projector headlights, the other morning one of the low beams was out so turned on the high beams, as soon as I did that the battery light turned on and a few days later the battery died. Today I put on the factory headlights, checked the fuses in the engine bay and charged the battery, turned the car on and the battery light is still on, did I miss something?
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    Originally posted by JDMPR View Post
    What's up guys? So a few months ago I bought a 91 wagon, it came with some projector headlights, the other morning one of the low beams was out so turned on the high beams, as soon as I did that the battery light turned on and a few days later the battery died. Today I put on the factory headlights, checked the fuses in the engine bay and charged the battery, turned the car on and the battery light is still on, did I miss something?
    First make sure that the battery terminals are clean and the connections are snug. If so...

    You should check that the battery is receiving a charge. The battery light comes on when the voltage of the battery is below i particular unit. It may be that your alternator is not supplying an adequate charge.
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      Yea my alternator is bad, could this be why my radiator fan doesn't come on?

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        If the car did start up with the battery okay at the time it is possible that the alternator might not be maintaining a charge. You're probably going to need to slow charge that battery back up if its completely dead.

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          Originally posted by JDMPR View Post
          Yea my alternator is bad, could this be why my radiator fan doesn't come on?
          Not exactly, that could just be an issue with the fan itself or your water temp sensor. The big point here is to get that alternator replaced...i strongly advise you do not drive the car with a bad alternator. If tht battery goes dead you could damage the cells and that would be more money out of your pocket. The fan should come on regardless of the battery charge, probably would not spin as fast though.

          If you are having fan issues check the connector for the fan is still intact, also verify the water inlet temp sensor is connected. Check the fan itself, spin it a little, see if it grinds or makes any noise...tht could indicate a defective fan. If all this stuff is squared, check the fuse box, observe the fan relay, take it down to you local auto parts store to verify it works if you do not have a multi-meter.
          If you can get the codes from the ECU then you might be able to skip all of this, because it will tell you what is non operational on most occasions.
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            I second the Don't drive your car with a bad alternator part. Prior owner drove my car with the main ground not connected to the battery so what little grounds where attached where trying to pull all the power. One almost started a fire, and it killed the battery because it wasn't getting a full charge.

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