hello all i have a vn calais it has an ecotec conversion t5 5speed and all the goodies but for some reason it is over powering the battery when the car is of when i connect up a battery charger it says it has over 6amps and the car is off i cant get ignition lights nothing anymore it was all working fine then it just f...ed up any1 can help please let me know chhherrrssss neeed help asap
so its not charging? when you had the engine upgrade done did you get rid of the whole wiring harness? I had the same sorta problem when I did my engine conversion, mind you it wasnt a ecotech! What it was, I used the original wire harness wich had the alternator plug on it, and the battery harness from the new donk wich also had a alt plug, now it all connected up fine and run sweet for about 5 mins then all dead! Cause I had a spare alt wire it wasnt charging the battery, I basicaly run that wire direct into the alt wire that was already plugged in, it was sweet as then I actualy had charge! This might be way of your problem but woth a look!
cheers its charging but for some reason it is overcharging but when the car is not running if i connect up a battery charger to the leads it says it is putting in 6amps of battery charge wat can cause this i dont know
What voltage is the alternator charging at?? Should be between 13.8 and 14.2. It almost sounds as though your voltage regulator is shot. What brand is the alternator?? Depending on the brand it should really be a straight forward replacement.
What's the difference between understeer and oversteer? Understeer is when the driver is scared. Oversteer is when the passenger is scared.
i cant get a reading from it coz there is no power from the battery to the car i cant get ignition lights nuttin when i hook up a new battery it just starts shorting out and when u put a battry charger on the leads with no battery it says it sucking all the charge out of it im lost dose anyone now of any good auto elecs in the st albans area plzzzzz let me know
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Posted - 01 Jun 2008 : 12:46:38 PM
