Trouble in paradise!! screw you 90!

GAWD!!

so new alternator is finaly back in. then start her up. was soo chuffed when she started up. left her running for a bit an turn her off. went out to see if it was just a fluke and to my surprise i got this light again:

now the battery was half dead when i started her up in the first place so i charged her up today, wacked the battery in an still nothing. just the same light. its like there's no life in the old girl

dose any one have any clue whats going on

cheers guys

ben

Which light? The transmission temp warning? Maybe a faulty sender if so.

yeah the transmition temp light. where can i locate the sender?

If you have a transmission temp sender on with a dead cold or little-driven vehicle then the sensor is most definitely buggered. Not sure where it is on an auto 90 but on auto RRC/D1 it's on the hose going to the oil coooler mounted across the front end - little dingus with two wires running to it.

They do fail - i've had it happen twice on an RRC (not the same car).

ajr

Wire it up to some over light

thing is my 90 is a manual, its not an auto. this is whats also confusing me :S

thanks for the replies guys

ok so thought id come back to the thread with the solution to my problem just incase anyone is has the same problem in the future.

turns out it was the solenoid in the top of the fuse box. the pins have quite a bit of corrosion on them so i just give them a quick wipe, some WD40 an jobs a gooden. cant believe it was something so simple but i'm still learning i guess.

thanks for the replies guys

Ben

Bayden_uk said:

ok so thought id come back to the thread with the solution to my problem just incase anyone is has the same problem in the future.

turns out it was the solenoid in the top of the fuse box. the pins have quite a bit of corrosion on them so i just give them a quick wipe, some WD40 an jobs a gooden. cant believe it was something so simple but i'm still learning i guess.

thanks for the replies guys

Ben

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Many apparently complicated electrical problems can be traced back to either bad earthing or corroded connectors. Simply clean the joint/connector and apply some petroleum jelly to prevent further problems. Dont use copper or lithium grease as they can increase corrosion due to electrolytic action.

Sound advice shifty! Thinking about cleaning everything to be honest, she's quite old and the rest might b in the same condition