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Old 10-07-2006, 05:16 PM   #1
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Default Low voltage...need help!!!

hey everyone

well every time i try to start my xe (efi) on my volts meter, it shows im getting hardley any volts at all.( if you own a xd-xf, and you have the sports dash, its in the green level). does anyone have any idea's at all or any help, i really need to get it running.

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Old 10-07-2006, 05:20 PM   #2
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At the risk of stating the obvious... what condition is the battery in? Tried a peak charge for it?

A good condition battery with the appropriate CCA shouldnt have any dramas starting the car, regardless of the condition the alternator/reg is in...
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Old 10-07-2006, 06:49 PM   #3
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the battery is fine, i tested it and it came up almost full
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Old 10-07-2006, 10:30 PM   #4
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alternator (or something to do with the alternator ie regulator/bushes) is cactus 100%

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Old 11-07-2006, 08:02 AM   #5
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Battery.
Did you test the battery with a load or just a meter? A meter alone can read full voltage, it's not till you put a load (like a starter motor) on the battery that the volts drop.
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Old 11-07-2006, 12:58 PM   #6
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Battery.
Did you test the battery with a load or just a meter? A meter alone can read full voltage, it's not till you put a load (like a starter motor) on the battery that the volts drop.
thanks troppo mate, you were right , cheers guys
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