LeonardTD5
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Hi all, Ive been reading the heaps of post relating to the 3 amigos on here.
I have had the 3 amigo issue happening for the last 2 years, every now and then the lights would come on (along with the beeping), I would turn off the ignition and then they would be gone, for a while.
Now...these 3 amigos have been coming on very regular over the last 3 weeks, until about a week ago when they would come on every trip I did.
This morning the wife took the boys to school, everything fine......I jumped in it a hour later and 2 mins down the road, the 3 amigos lit, 5 seconds after the stereo went cut out, the temp and fuel gauges dropped to nothing, and the beeps which happen when the 3 amigos usually come on, kept going off all the time.
I pulled over to the side of the road, switched off the engine, went to restart and it would ignite the starter then cutoff, then instantly reignite the starter then off,,,,this kept doing this in a repeated pattern.
I left the car where it was, came home, got online to checked faults and to try and get diagnosis, and it was then I found the common fault of the 3 lights were called 3 amigos!
I charged the battery, cleaned the battery terminals, played (wiggled) the o/s/r abs sensor, checked around fuse boxes including multiblock connections (best I could), and checked wires under the seats. The negative terminal had a little white corrsion, but not enough to cause trouble, and couldnt find no obvious faults apart from a 40amp fuse in the engine bay fuse box had blown (renewed with 35amp).
All seemed fine when I started it up again after 15mins of charging with the battery charger, took it out for a long drive....all ok, no lights, no problems.
Took it out after dinner this evening and 2 miles away from leaving, the 3 amigos came on.....5 seconds after the stereo goes off, dash lights go dim, beeping starts to happen! I notice the headlights are dim also. I take the long way round to return home and the battery went flat (while engine running) really quickly, to the point where it cut the engine out and wouldnt even provide enough juice for the hazards to work.
I parked it up, walked home and returned 30mins later with a friend to tow it back home, when I got to it the hazards were on (working), I towed it back home and when I turned the hazards off, the switch turned off but the hazards kept working. To be able to lock the car, I lifted the bonnet, locked the doors on the keyfob, diconnect the battery, and drop the bonnet.
Okay......any ideas please, I have some auto engineering knowledge, but this seems to be one where its time to ask a friend........the friendship of LandyZone
Jason
I have had the 3 amigo issue happening for the last 2 years, every now and then the lights would come on (along with the beeping), I would turn off the ignition and then they would be gone, for a while.
Now...these 3 amigos have been coming on very regular over the last 3 weeks, until about a week ago when they would come on every trip I did.
This morning the wife took the boys to school, everything fine......I jumped in it a hour later and 2 mins down the road, the 3 amigos lit, 5 seconds after the stereo went cut out, the temp and fuel gauges dropped to nothing, and the beeps which happen when the 3 amigos usually come on, kept going off all the time.
I pulled over to the side of the road, switched off the engine, went to restart and it would ignite the starter then cutoff, then instantly reignite the starter then off,,,,this kept doing this in a repeated pattern.
I left the car where it was, came home, got online to checked faults and to try and get diagnosis, and it was then I found the common fault of the 3 lights were called 3 amigos!
I charged the battery, cleaned the battery terminals, played (wiggled) the o/s/r abs sensor, checked around fuse boxes including multiblock connections (best I could), and checked wires under the seats. The negative terminal had a little white corrsion, but not enough to cause trouble, and couldnt find no obvious faults apart from a 40amp fuse in the engine bay fuse box had blown (renewed with 35amp).
All seemed fine when I started it up again after 15mins of charging with the battery charger, took it out for a long drive....all ok, no lights, no problems.
Took it out after dinner this evening and 2 miles away from leaving, the 3 amigos came on.....5 seconds after the stereo goes off, dash lights go dim, beeping starts to happen! I notice the headlights are dim also. I take the long way round to return home and the battery went flat (while engine running) really quickly, to the point where it cut the engine out and wouldnt even provide enough juice for the hazards to work.
I parked it up, walked home and returned 30mins later with a friend to tow it back home, when I got to it the hazards were on (working), I towed it back home and when I turned the hazards off, the switch turned off but the hazards kept working. To be able to lock the car, I lifted the bonnet, locked the doors on the keyfob, diconnect the battery, and drop the bonnet.
Okay......any ideas please, I have some auto engineering knowledge, but this seems to be one where its time to ask a friend........the friendship of LandyZone
Jason
