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battery light? #877554 02/19/04 09:29 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 65 1 1999sesport OP CEG\'er
OP 1999sesport CEG\'er 1 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 65	my battery light comes on when i hit 4500-5000 rpms why? i have a duratec engine if that helps

Re: battery light? #877555 02/19/04 10:04 PM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 254 CT S svtavino_dup1 CEG\'er
svtavino_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: May 2001 Posts: 254 CT	Time for a new alternator. I was able to rebuild the one that went bad on my wifes car but it was involved. Getting it out is not very easy but getting a shop to do it will be expensive. My wifes car was driven for at least a year with the light coming on in the upper rpms. So with that said Good Luck. Green 2000 SVT #1166 mods-K&N and Custom heat shield, optimized y pipe, Magnaflow center resonator, DMDhttp://www.geocities.com/savinoss/Cars.html -Wifes car 99 Mystique V6 5 spd

Re: battery light? #877556 02/19/04 11:04 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 7,117 West Palm Beach, FL - Going to... T TourDeForce Hard-core CEG'er
TourDeForce Hard-core CEG'er T Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 7,117 West Palm Beach, FL - Going to...	Originally posted by svtavino: Time for a new alternator. I was able to rebuild the one that went bad on my wifes car but it was involved. Getting it out is not very easy but getting a shop to do it will be expensive. My wifes car was driven for at least a year with the light coming on in the upper rpms. So with that said Good Luck. I got mine replaced at a shop. That top bolt was just too much of a challenge & I had other things to do. Be sure to get an alternator with a lifetime warranty on it. Labor was about $165, the alternator cost me $137 after the core charge was returned. Car runs smoother all around with the new alternator. You'll get blinky lights when cold (at idle especially - effect is less pronounced when cruising, but still there) & dimming lights with a battery dash light when you rev over 4500. Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.

Re: battery light? #877557 02/20/04 04:45 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 9,602 KC, MO D DemonSVT_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
DemonSVT_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er D Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 9,602 KC, MO	Sounds like the voltage regulator is starting to fail. If you are not comfortable with replacing the regulator and brushes yourself (~$60) then paying $150 for a lifetime reman'd is a good idea. You also get all new bearings as well. I have always had good luck with Worldwide products. I know Autozone carries that brand. 2000 SVT #674 13.47 @ 102 - All Motor! It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.

Re: battery light? #877558 02/24/04 03:10 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 85 Pittsburgh, PA I Ian in Pittsburgh CEG\'er
Ian in Pittsburgh CEG\'er I Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 85 Pittsburgh, PA	The battery light on my 99 SE Sport is now on solid whenever the car is running. I think the alternator is dead. The light used to flash whenever I was in the high rpms, now it's solid whenever, and the lights, which used to flicker at idle, stay solid. - Ian in Tampa 99 SE Sport T-Red MTX 66k

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