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aaronjb Member Since: 26 Jun 2019 Location: Northampton Posts: 447 |
And not the good kind of Christmas tree!
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Wed Dec 16 2020 10:46am |
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gogsy1956 Member Since: 15 Jun 2013 Location: Tyne and Wear Posts: 942 |
I agree, first point of call is the battery. I've been caught out more than once just moving the car off and on the drive or leaving the doors open for a while especially when the battery is a couple of years old,,, takes very little to discharge it. 2010 RRS, TDV8
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Wed Dec 16 2020 11:46am |
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aaronjb Member Since: 26 Jun 2019 Location: Northampton Posts: 447 |
Hopefully it's just that - the battery is a 1 year old Varta and the alternator is the same age, but it isn't exactly doing any long journeys at the moment..
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Wed Dec 16 2020 5:19pm |
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aaronjb Member Since: 26 Jun 2019 Location: Northampton Posts: 447 |
Well .. it was fine for a couple of days and then spat the dummy last night:
The faults paint an interesting picture, though.. most of them happened last night (20-12-2020) but some happened earlier with very similar wording. Trying not to join too many dots, though! I think the instrument pack one is related to the occasional 'flicker' which probably means it is dying inside, the cornering lamp failure is clearly because .. well, the bulbs are blown (I did wonder!) but the rest look like a CAN-fart. Battery voltage was reported as 11.7v when I checked the fault codes, though, which for a brand new (year old) battery and a new (year old) alternator is basically flat dead.. time for some time on the charger to see if it recovers. If it isn't the battery, though, are there any known wiring faults? I think I've read about moisture ingress into the one under the scuttle in the battery box, and the passenger footwell where the BCM lives? Those probably need checking - any others? 2014 BMW 530d Touring, 2006 BMW 650i, 2018 Mini Cooper S |
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Mon Dec 21 2020 1:10pm |
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