Danger! Will! Robinson!

[Silent Shadow]

just cruisin along in rain the other day and all of a sudden my charge, brake, door, & fuel lights all came on at once. and they're still on!

there is nothing wrong with any of those things on my car, it's just a freak lol...

[blind_elk]

You sure the alternator is still working?

[DR JOSH]

Definantely your alternator, my car did exactly the same thing.

[Silent Shadow]

yea that would make sence ay.

cheers guys that's great!

[coupe72001]

There is a little black plastic pack on the back of your alternator. It is full of diodes. Diodes that are usually broken - causing all manner of electrical mayhem. Have a look inside and make sure they are still in one piece. Cheap to fix though - give it to an auto electrician to sort, or look for another 2nd hand one in better shape.

[BensDR30]

just cruisin along in rain the other day and all of a sudden my charge, brake, door, & fuel lights all came on at once. and they're still on!

there is nothing wrong with any of those things on my car, it's just a freak lol...

That will be the bulb-check relay turning on, due to a charging fault.

That relay gets it's earth via the alternator, so once it starts charging, the earth is lost.

If you get a 'xmas-tree' on the dash with the engine running, you can consider that it's kind of a BIG charge light!

[daisu]

Yep, all the dash warning lights come up when the alternator is stuffed.

Wouldn't bet on being able to repair this "black box" on the back of the alternator, alot of nissans have an internal regulator which involves disassembling it to have it fixed.

[66yostagea]

Yep, I got the Christmas tree lights on the dash. Altenator stuffed. Was on Freeway, battery dead. Hitched to a garage, new battery and taxi. $150.

[BensDR30]

It's happened to me twice (once on my old MR & once on the DR) - both times after washing the engine bay a little too vigorously...

(you'd think I would have learnt after the first time)

[Silent Shadow]

my battery finally ran out of puff lol. just gotta wait till pay day argh!!

any ideas what other cars share the same alternator?

[mastadd]

my battery finally ran out of puff lol. just gotta wait till pay day argh!!

any ideas what other cars share the same alternator?

what car you got? L Series i assume. 200b, 180b, 280zx, 240 & 260z, even r31 skyline RB30 alternator can fit

[Silent Shadow]

yea man L24. sounds too easy then! i assumed as much but thought id just ask first before i ran out there and bought the wrong one.

get to drive my baby again today YAY!

[Silent Shadow]

forgot to follow up on this sorry...

found a brand new Hitachi FN 50A unit for $75 new from a wreckers. took me a record 20 minutes to swap! easy as

"wham bam thank-you maam"

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