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Battery indicator, what can be wrong?

Windwaver

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Do you all constantly measure your battery with volt meter?

 

If I don't have volt meter, how do I tell when to change my battery?

 

Can I change when I start to need to crank twice? Will it be too late?

You just be more alert when your battery reaches 2 years of usage. Then when you find difficult in starting for a few days in a row, then better change the battery.

 

Crank twice to start may not be a good indicator. It could be you turn your key too fast (& release) ......

 

 

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Pisces69

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You just be more alert when your battery reaches 2 years of usage. Then when you find difficult in starting for a few days in a row, then better change the battery.

 

Crank twice to start may not be a good indicator. It could be you turn your key too fast (& release) ......

 

 

Not a few days. As soon as the carnk is slow n strained, better change.

 

Now battery damm fast die. I kenna in the morning slow crank n then in the afternoon cannot crank at all. [smallcry]

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Pisces69

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Since dot 3 n 4 compatible

And light nb shows up after a week

I jus leave it first ha ha

 

 

Ya after u top-up n it still ok then prob just yr brake pads worn n the fluid drop.

 

If u need to keep topping-up then prob u got a leak in the system.

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You just be more alert when your battery reaches 2 years of usage. Then when you find difficult in starting for a few days in a row, then better change the battery.

 

Crank twice to start may not be a good indicator. It could be you turn your key too fast (& release) ......

what do you mean difficult in starting? as it it coughs a few times before engine started?

 

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what do you mean difficult in starting? as it it coughs a few times before engine started?

Yes, something like that....

 

Or it takes more than 2-3 times to start. Usually, with a healthy battery, just one start and the engine will fire up!

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Ya after u top-up n it still ok then prob just yr brake pads worn n the fluid drop.

 

If u need to keep topping-up then prob u got a leak in the system.

You got bino eyes

I strongly believed it's my rear brake worn but wth I jus changed brand new 1.5 yrs ago

It's really too fast ha ha

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Pisces69

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You got bino eyes

I strongly believed it's my rear brake worn but wth I jus changed brand new 1.5 yrs ago

It's really too fast ha ha

 

 

Cud b the replacement pads slightly thinner than the original or some difference so the fluid drop a bit more.

 

Usually when I change pads, I wil flush a bit of the fluid from the calipers so the fluid near the calipers wil b fresh again. Thats the place that gets very hot n the fluid wil breakdown n absorb moisture.

 

If u dun wan to flush the whole system, at least flush the fluid near the calipers better than nothing.

 

Also new pads wil compress a bit when u use for abt a month so u sud top-up the reservoir after abt a month after changing yr pads as the level wil drop a bit.

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Cud b the replacement pads slightly thinner than the original or some difference so the fluid drop a bit more.

 

Usually when I change pads, I wil flush a bit of the fluid from the calipers so the fluid near the calipers wil b fresh again. Thats the place that gets very hot n the fluid wil breakdown n absorb moisture.

 

If u dun wan to flush the whole system, at least flush the fluid near the calipers better than nothing.

 

Also new pads wil compress a bit when u use for abt a month so u sud top-up the reservoir after abt a month after changing yr pads as the level wil drop a bit.

 

I see, think you are right , should top up a bit fluid hor

My mech got bleed the fluid I saw

I think he didn't tell me about the top up

Will penalized him next trip

Ha ha so far so good

Tks

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I see, think you are right , should top up a bit fluid hor

My mech got bleed the fluid I saw

I think he didn't tell me about the top up

Will penalized him next trip

Ha ha so far so good

Tks

 

 

Ya just monitor for the next month n if it dun drop again, then all is well.

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Alan39

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Sorry to bring dig out a old thread..Recently i also got the same issue..But the battery indicator light up only in heavy rain..And after 5 sec..The indicator light will goes off..

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Sorry to bring dig out a old thread..Recently i also got the same issue..But the battery indicator light up only in heavy rain..And after 5 sec..The indicator light will goes off..

 

Were your car moving while the battery indicator light up, in heavy rain ?

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