This came on all of a sudden out the blue, and may well be a result of normal wear and tear, or it might be an earth or relay or something, but if someone could point me to a rough location it'd help massively.
Basically my car seems to be lacking in electrical power for some reason. The battery has been tested and is fine.
When i turn the engine on, it starts fine, runs fine. However every electrical system in the car causes a drop in either voltage or current, causing dash lights to dim, stereo to reset, climate control to reset, windows to stop working, ABS light to light up, and airbag light to flash. The less electrical items turned on, the better it is. Also, the coolant temp gauge maxes out (the car isnt overheating though).
When i lift off the throttle or make a harsh change in acceleration/deceleration, all the needles blip down and up for that split second.
The side mirrors do NOT affect anything when folding them in or out, so my guess is theyre on a different circuit.
I've looked at the wiring diagrams, schematics, ground locations, etc on the service manual, and having no joy to find a starting point.
The headlights cause the problem to worsen, ie more components not working, and dimming bits/warning lights. BUT the headlights themselves do NOT dim down.
Also the wipers run a bit funky, sometimes doing a 'slow time' wipe which does more harm than good.
Any ideas for a starting point? like i said, i've tested the battery, and i'm convinced it has to be an earth or something, but ive visually checked all earths i can find and they all seem sound.. unless a cable somewhere has melted or something?
The thing i hate most is the temperature needle maxing out! makes me panic! help! (also just noticed today i think i can hear the walbro whine when the system isnt under a lot of electrical load, but when lights go on, the whine stops..
Any ideas? Cheers
Basically my car seems to be lacking in electrical power for some reason. The battery has been tested and is fine.
When i turn the engine on, it starts fine, runs fine. However every electrical system in the car causes a drop in either voltage or current, causing dash lights to dim, stereo to reset, climate control to reset, windows to stop working, ABS light to light up, and airbag light to flash. The less electrical items turned on, the better it is. Also, the coolant temp gauge maxes out (the car isnt overheating though).
When i lift off the throttle or make a harsh change in acceleration/deceleration, all the needles blip down and up for that split second.
The side mirrors do NOT affect anything when folding them in or out, so my guess is theyre on a different circuit.
I've looked at the wiring diagrams, schematics, ground locations, etc on the service manual, and having no joy to find a starting point.
The headlights cause the problem to worsen, ie more components not working, and dimming bits/warning lights. BUT the headlights themselves do NOT dim down.
Also the wipers run a bit funky, sometimes doing a 'slow time' wipe which does more harm than good.
Any ideas for a starting point? like i said, i've tested the battery, and i'm convinced it has to be an earth or something, but ive visually checked all earths i can find and they all seem sound.. unless a cable somewhere has melted or something?
The thing i hate most is the temperature needle maxing out! makes me panic! help! (also just noticed today i think i can hear the walbro whine when the system isnt under a lot of electrical load, but when lights go on, the whine stops..
Any ideas? Cheers
