help please sumint up with my mk1

braindamage · 04-05-2007, 05:37 PM

i have been driving my mk1 mr2 about 2nite after a good clean, and all of a sudden after driving about for about a hour, i noticed my battery light and another light 2 the left of it cumming on dimm and the more i revd the brighter they come, then i lookd @ the battery gauge and it was high so i put my rear de-mister and my heaters on to bring the gauge down and they went off and all seemd normall, so sumhow there is too much curent getting to my battery, does any 1 know what is wrong please or how to test what is wrong?

thanx

canadam · 04-05-2007, 06:03 PM

The charge light along with another indicator light means your charge system has a problem. Sounds like the voltage regulator to me. Depending on the year of your car, it may be part of your alternator, or separate.

braindamage · 04-05-2007, 06:08 PM

the car is a 1987 mk1 . hope its not 2 hard 2 fix

CpuZapper · 04-06-2007, 11:26 PM

Pull the alternator out and take it to Advance/Kragen/Shucks/Other Autoparts store. Most of them will test for free. I believe the '87s have an internal regulator. I think it was only the SCs that have external.

braindamage · 04-09-2007, 05:08 PM

since i had this problem yether night , my car has been fine and it hasnt happnd again ??

canadam · 04-09-2007, 05:11 PM

nator z prolly onnitsway out.

mr2silvertop · 04-09-2007, 05:15 PM

if you washed the engine bay you could've knocked a ground loose or something and its still hangin on check your grounds happened to me b4

04-05-2007, 05:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
braindamage No Skills Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	help please sumint up with my mk1 i have been driving my mk1 mr2 about 2nite after a good clean, and all of a sudden after driving about for about a hour, i noticed my battery light and another light 2 the left of it cumming on dimm and the more i revd the brighter they come, then i lookd @ the battery gauge and it was high so i put my rear de-mister and my heaters on to bring the gauge down and they went off and all seemd normall, so sumhow there is too much curent getting to my battery, does any 1 know what is wrong please or how to test what is wrong? thanx

04-05-2007, 06:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
canadam MidshipExpress Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beautiful British Columbia Posts: 10,399 Thanks: 120 Thanked 142 Times in 121 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (34/100% )	The charge light along with another indicator light means your charge system has a problem. Sounds like the voltage regulator to me. Depending on the year of your car, it may be part of your alternator, or separate. __________________

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04-05-2007, 06:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
braindamage No Skills Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	the car is a 1987 mk1 . hope its not 2 hard 2 fix

04-06-2007, 11:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
CpuZapper RallyRacer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 482 Thanks: 7 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Pull the alternator out and take it to Advance/Kragen/Shucks/Other Autoparts store. Most of them will test for free. I believe the '87s have an internal regulator. I think it was only the SCs that have external.

04-09-2007, 05:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
braindamage No Skills Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	since i had this problem yether night , my car has been fine and it hasnt happnd again ??

04-09-2007, 05:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
canadam MidshipExpress Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beautiful British Columbia Posts: 10,399 Thanks: 120 Thanked 142 Times in 121 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (34/100% )	nator z prolly onnitsway out.

04-09-2007, 05:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
mr2silvertop the guy w/da mr2 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: dallas,georgia Posts: 183 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	if you washed the engine bay you could've knocked a ground loose or something and its still hangin on check your grounds happened to me b4