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ajmille 08-25-2011 06:45 PM

SRS lite
 
Hello I have a 2001 Disco II, recently my SRS lite came on, found out that it could be a low battery, so I charged it up with my battery tender, and the tender didnt charge the batt. So I bought a Optima, the light turned off for about a week and a half,now its back on and my battery is low again, now you all are going to say its the alternator, well I got that checked, once I had the new battery in place at a parts shop, they did the test with it still in the truck, and the reading was good, now could this be that the batt was good and fooled the tester. Any advice would be a welcome.

Thank you all for looking.

Spike555 08-25-2011 08:25 PM

Your alternator is toast, its not putting out enough voltage.
A brand new fully charged battery can mask a bad alternator.
It could also be a loose belt, if the belt is slipping just enough to not charge the battery fully or it is slipping at high rpm to not fully charge the battery your battery will run dead eventually.
Not to mention the added draw of the a/c on your battery.

ajmille 08-26-2011 05:48 PM

thanks, I thought so, belts are new. pretty soon all the parts on this truck will be brand new, the joys of owning a rover!

Spike555 08-26-2011 09:35 PM

Buying a new car one piece at a time.

disc oh no 08-26-2011 10:58 PM


Originally Posted by Spike555 (Post 264727)
Buying a new car one piece at a time.

Then when you get ALL the new parts, you go back and start over! It's like a perpetual NEW TRUCK!!!

buick215 08-26-2011 11:55 PM


Originally Posted by disc oh no (Post 264745)
Then when you get ALL the new parts, you go back and start over! It's like a perpetual NEW TRUCK!!!

Thats exactly how it is. :(


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