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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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Got a little problem with my car....Had the engine washed back in April and since then I sometimes get Warning lights(CEL,ABS,Handbrake,Rear Diff and Battery)come up and the headlights are dim.

They stay on for a bit then they just go off and the car is fine for a few months then they come on again,Unfortunately they've reset before I've been able to get it to a garage.

The last time it happened it reset but Powerstation got the error code and said it was battery/charging error,They checked the alternator/battery and their both fine.

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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 05:08 PM
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Probably a bad earth. Clean the earth cable connections and even add another from battery to engine
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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Probably your alternator on its way out it has a nice chip in there for the charging, get it too wet and it dies.
Not a good idea to wash the engine without wrapping all the electrics up.

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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by TonyBurns
Probably your alternator on its way out it has a nice chip in there for the charging, get it too wet and it dies.
Not a good idea to wash the engine without wrapping all the electrics up.

Tony
I thought he knew what he was doing .
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