Had engine cleaned, now battery light coming on, suggestions?

281pony

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i had my engine bay cleaned. they sprayed simple green i believe then steam cleaned it while the car was idling. we left and stopped to eat. ever since turning it back on the battery light is on.

it is on all the time at idle, when moving above 1500 rpm's it goes out. any suggestions what happened? its obviously alt. related since the lights dim a bit when the light comes on/off.

i blew on it with our blower, still on. should i give it awhile to dry or what? i called the place and all he is telling me is its my battery cables or the alt is "going out".

 

281pony

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this is for the cobra i just bought, so i made a duplicate post in svt basically.

always something

 

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Dragstr05

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Well if your battery light is on, then its either not charging like it should be, or the computer just thinks its not charging. I had a problem with my dad's 91 ranger when I sprayed that engine bay down (used simple green as well), and ended up that I started overheating, but it turned out it was just the electrical connector.

Really dont know what to tell you. Maybe once everything dries out completely the problem will go away. You could unplug a few things and check if water got in the connector.

 

281pony

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so far it seems like water saturation, its definately not charging as the lights dim.

here is a vid of it taking off from a stoplight for a good reference.

http://media.putfile.com/charging-bs

 

javsvt

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Check the alternator.

 

281pony

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ill have to buy a voltmeter tomorrow if its not fixed.

i had two and they both got broken.

 

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Go to Auto Zone or whatever and have it tested, after an engine cleaing, my alternator got a short in it, and had to be replaced.

 

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I'm betting it's shot. See my post in the SVT forums

U.M.

 

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Hmmm...did they not bag the alternator when they were spraying it down?

Ummm...gotta ask. Why the friggin' hell would you let someone else clean a Cobra engine bay!?!? Shoulda made the dealer do it as a stipulation of buying the car.

 

merc123

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i always wash mine when it's off.