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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 08:04 PM
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i got light come on dash pic of battery i believe its ignition warning light so my book says. anyone had this problam? also i read other posts about error codes coming up where do they show up in car? and whats the so called dash trick?
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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That's a warning that the alternator isn't charging the battery. Check with a meter what voltage you are getting across the battery. Forget the dash trick, it's useless and irrelevant, it only displays dash fault codes, not actual engine dtc's.
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 08:27 PM
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ok thanks where do dtc things show up on dash? i keep hearing bout them. and are you saying i need fix alternator to new one
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